NEW ZEALAND

Press, Volume XL, Issue 5857, 21 June 1884, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND

[P—t Pl—Bß ASSOCIATION.! AUCKLAND, June 20. Of twenty unemployed who gave in their names as accepting the City Council's terms for stonebreaking, and who were supplied with tools, only two turned up at the quarries. The New Zealand Frozen Meat Company send the first shipment of 100 cases of tinned meats per Doric for London. There will be a large shipment by the following steamers. 1000 tins a day are being turned out. Graham Ferry, a Victorian sculptor, has solicited the Council to purchase a copy of his terra-cotta portrait bust of the Marquis of Normanby for the .Art Gallery. The offer was declined with thanks. Chandler and Grey Momus were shipped by the Manapouri to Napier for the race meeting. . The City Licensing Committees are abolishing more public houses —one to-day in the City South, three are expected to in City North. These are all old woodvn buildings. It is rumored that it is the intention of Mr McArthur, the Principal of the Auckland Training College, to institute a civil action in the Supreme Court against David Goldie, timber merchant, the member of the Board of Education, for alleged slanderous statements made by Gollie regarding McArthur at several meetings of the Board lately. Mr D. Elbro and Mr Granger, architects, Melbourne, have forwarded working plans for the Free Public Library and Art Gallery. The work is expected to be open to tender shortly. At the Crown Lands Board meeting Mr Tole, Chairman, called the attention of members to a surveyor's blunder of remarkable character. A certain piece of land at Whangarei, eighty-nine acres, had been offered for sale at the upset price of £43, '. but it fetched -3120. The surveyor's report on it was that it contained " a few kauri trees." This sale was made the subject of i comment, as it was said the amount received was not commensurate with the value of the laud, as it containedaquantity of valuable timber. Mr Houston wrote respecting certain reports that he had purchased at au unfair advantage. The Assistant-Surveyor-General had made enquiries, and found, according to MoLeod's report, that the timber on the land was worth more than the money paid for it, and ihe had told the surveyors who had furnished the report that they could not be again employed under the Government. The Chairman said this was the first case of the kind that had come under his notice as a Government officer. At Morrinsville, Brown's Nottingham Castle Hotel and Btables had a narrow escape from destruction by fire. A wellknown character, Sandy Bussell, got drunk, and they put him in a loose horsebox. He managed to set the straw alight, and when rescued he was nearly suffocated. The fire was got under after destioyingthe ttable. The duckland Kugby Union resolved tonight to present medals to the Auckland contingent, aad to receive them on Thursday. I Captain D. H. M'_enzie has resigned his aeat at the Board of Education,.and Professor Tucker is a candidate for the vacancy. Canvassing is actively goin* on in the various electorates, and it is u_d*rstood that every seat will be contested. In Newton district alone 500 were placed on the roll in the last few days. HAWERA, June 20. A meeting of the—awera County .Licensing Committee was held yesterday. Application * for a new license for the hotel at Eltham was declined, because the house was not built. _. . NAPIEB, June 20. Five chains of railway line were washed away at Waits—gi „3t night by the encroachment of the H garuroro river. Traffic to day i* partia ly suspended. During the night the river broke through the beach, where works have been undertaken to open the channel, and the danger is now removed of the liver cutting into the Ahuriri lagoon. The weather is clearing, and the rivera falling. The Ngaruroro hag broken through at its old mouth, and has done further damage to the railway line theie. It is asserted that it is evident that some permanent works will have to be undertaken to pievent further encroachments in future. More than half of the beach between tho sea and the lagoon ha_ been washed away. The Eev. J. Campbell has resigned the head mastership of the High School. '1 he salary to be given to his successor is -2500 a year, with boarding fees. WANGANUI, June 20. At the inquest on Ann Openahaer, the verdict was death from natural causes. The jury censured the daughter, who knew of the death on Wednesday morning and '. said nothing. The daughter was the worse for liquor on Tuesday and Wednesday, and . could not account for her actions on those days. GISBOEKE, June 20. Furious gales prevailed the L-sc few nights, and early this morning the black buoy on Pinnacle or Luna Kock, fixed three years ago by Captain Crisp, broke adrift, and was found on the beach. This morning one beacon at the entrance to the harbor was also swept away.

ss^*WSsss?t _m2S2!£m, _*_S^__feSC' this.affcrnoon withoutZ believed that ■&!.• ,** £ &"H3___* Kie D*Pnty lSti_-__fo« feU,l » ' '_^-__2_ 1 " 8 horßß and -»derthebri> jThe,; plant has arrived for a <*_w.' came before the Court to-day a?' ?*"' was brought by Thomas McFttW.^! 10 ? Graham and Co.. for payment promissory note, by one Crawford tow?-? son and Sons, Auckland, endoSSfeffiSfe' son and tons to Graham and Co »3?* 1 endorsed by them to Whitaon The defence stated was thatthere «? 8, written agreement to renew notice of dishonor had beeni givenaSSSf Whitson's endorsement t"drfem}^S_ tha * vented the plaintiff, as the'r £&. defendants The Judge dir_oteS3_JS£ f « r J>* ymeat . to thedlef-d-IT without notification of dishonor bvt_ maker, was sufficient The jury fou_i fol the plaintiff on that point. JuaSfs Plaintiff with costs, reserving'fteSffl2 1? W ' th< k Judg S that™?*?, sidered the endorsement by Whitson fe£_ to plaintiff"a case. An appeal was granted _. WELLDS&TON7S» The suit of Grey vGreyforaaulutoV marriage has been discontinued by thi petitioner, it being understood that she i_ unable to substantiate her charges a a ,«. - L . DUNEDIN. June 20. • ■*. " ther . «citing occurrence took D kd» m the neighborhood at tho wharves Ste last mght-a totally naked manboardhw tho barque Neptune and behaving _rf very eccentric manner. The masterof _« vessel sent for a policeman, who recognisel the man as a lunatic named Wm Doaghertf who was committed to the Asylum oalr two days ago. Dougherty was «uickl» dressed and taken back to the Asylum anparently none the worse for his escapade His clothes were found in a bundle lym£ near the jetty. '^ The liabilities in the estate of Matheson Brothers (well-known crockery dealer*) •*»_ —Unsecured creditors, —5055 5% Gd 5 seouwd creditors, £253. The assets are £610513afid leaving a deficiency of Mi 9 12b Id. : In the District Court to-day, Judge "WswL held that it waa not necessary for _a' creditors of the Saddle Hill Gold *_ti.__r Company in liquidation to attend SS Court personally to prove claims. IWf by affidavit was quite sufficient. -~. 7 Messrs Matheson Brothers, earthenwareimporters, have filed a declaration of _>- solvencey. At the adjourned meeting of Geois* Turnbull's creditors, Mr Ferrier stated toe Bank of New Zealand was prepared to accept £4000 as their proportion of ft* amountdue byTurnbull. Itwatresol?— that Mr Turnbull's offer at £5500 be ao cepted for the assets, as previously stated, and the assignee be requested UarrWe at a. settlement with the Bank and New It—d__4 Loan Company on the basis offered by Mr Ferrier. Mr Ferrier then moved—at theassignee be requested to carefully investigate any cases of apparent preference, and be authorised to obtain legal opinion on the facts, and, if advised to do so, to bring a test case into Court. Noae ot the other creditors voted on the resolution, which was declared carried.