NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume XLIII, Issue 6368, 16 February 1886, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

IFXB TBMSB ASSOCIATION J AUCKLAND, February 15. Sir Julia * Vogel will address the cuuens «n February 23rd. ...... Befexenoe tree made in the various shwni'inn oB Bundty to the earning licensing At tiie morning Bitting of the Pres-1 byterian General Assembly, s motion re the condition and prospects of Ptesbyterianiam was referred to a Com* nuttee, vi*., Ben. B. Sidey, SomerTflle, Paterson, and Erwin, for their report. An overture from the Auckland Presbytery re the training of students was referred to the Presbyteries for oonsideraAi teats could not be supplied by the eorcnuaent for the Easter encampment, it ha* been abandoned* ff; HAWEBA, February IS. The Stratford Belief Fond Committee hat decided to divide the eettlers who are fires relief into three classes. The first onitlaimi thoae deemed best able to bear thejoseea; the second, those to ■whom assistance v necessary to enable them to get through the winter, but who are not abeolefcelydestitute; and,the third class, those who are absolutely destitute, or would vary soon become so, but for assistance from the fund. The distribution will be in buiidißg and fencing material. The first wall incinde four or five shillings in the Jβ oa the amount of assessment of the toes; the seoond class, six shillings and eightpenoe to seven ahiliings and sixpence in the4; and the third, in fulL ' NAPIES, February 15. Henry Goodard, aged eighteen, engine driver at the sawmill, was drowned yesterday while bathing in theTutaekuri Biver. WBJI£INGTOJ«, February 15. ▲ warrant appointing the following for the Colonial aadladian Exhibition is gazetted =—Hon. e,M.Waterhonse, W. Keanaway, N. W. Levies, F. W. Pennefather, B. J.wTßitchie, GK G. Bussei', andFredk. Thif'firet appeal against the assessment efthe Charitable Aid Board, ia bang made hy the Hutt County Council, on the grands that the amount charged against tea a too large, and that the assessment isvßfsir. The case will be heard in a day Ja accordance with the wish of Cardinal Seta*, the banquet at which he was to Dβ tsfertained has been abandoned. Uβ Hon. Mr Larnaoh has been apgntea honorary Captain of the Peninsula «.4O»» wgoeet on the bod/ of young j unamt, a verdict of "Found drowned wssietmaed. MASTSBTON, February 15. M Jffrfw afternoon two men named 28?Spw*>Hy «nd William Burke were 3®g fetfeap, when the hoxse bolted. £™? '■ssjiaown out, and seriously inlumped out and fell on SγiS?"**** 6 diedin three-quarters of ••» aouttom oojjsaakm of the brain. =£. ■"■«., TIMABD, February 15. «Jh^?^^e ttMk * o* the prov neaTWincheeter, V ffiS?' *«ta»yed by fire last night. m iS?!^," 1 in the Union Insurance • the amount a unknown. Inoeneaesmamepected. BUHBDIN. February 15. J«eph«. Tho received serare burns 2e 800>e tiffie ** 0, hMMdi&d ~ m young men were charged to-day T. Famatrick ef a silrer while hewas aslesp in the flS&f-pfhaTe resfllTed to d&qualifjr rySjf '"•busy and her nominator, F. TS™S***a»sna-dee to the Club is «* sai th# atteatwn ef the Lomefen

.ClaWracing under the D.J.C. rules, is |fco Waniwn totbeir want of courtesy inailowing White to run the fitly at their meeting, pointing out also that under the new rules all hones racing at such a meeting would be disqualifiedThe temperarce party intend holding a monster open-air meeting to influence the licensing meeting. _ . , . Cardinal Moran leaves for Christehureh in the morning. Hβ will be accompanied by the Bishops of Adelaide, MaiUand, Wellington, and Auckland. IN VEB'JABGILL, February 15. The warm rains of the past few days have done great good throughout this district, especially to the turnips and grass. The Aparima river is in high flood, and it -ia feared that the Oreti will also overflow should more rain fall. In this event serious damage to the grain cropi, now well advanced.-wculd result. . - The test well for the snpply of water to the borough is now yielding 8000 gallons per hour. Immense quantities of fine sand are still flowing, and as it is intended to Bupply the water by the Holly, or some other direct pumping system, into the mains, without filtering, it will be futile to attempt to do so till the sand ia got " The* Borough Council held a special meet ing to-night, and in view of the success of recent Colonial loans, decided to offer their new loan at 4i instead of 5 per cent.;