NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7421, 21 September 1889, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND.

(PRBSS ASSOCIATION TECBBBAMS.]

AUCKLAND, September 20. A requisition was presented to Mr J. H. Upton to-day, asking him to allow himself to be nominated for the Mayoralty. Mr Upton consented to the request. A conference of the laymen of the Church of England in this district, opened last evening, was closed to-night. The subjects discussed during the conference were the provincial constitution of the Church, social reform, and Church finance. Dr. Cowie, Anglican Bishop of the diocese, presided. GISBOBNE, September 20. The statement of J. K. Scott, a bank* rupt, shows assets J&1518, secured creditors .£1709, unsecured .£2247. The principal unsecured .creditors are Dunlop and Bourke, spirit merchants, G-isborue, .£659 j P. Hajinan and Co., Auckland, JJ2QO; L. Levy, Auckland, i>l24; Speight and Cq v Dunedin, JB106; Jas. Allen, Sydney, £78-, McGregor, McGaven and Smith, Dunedin, .£6O. There are a large number of creditors in different parts of the colony. WELLINGTON, September 20. .

At the B.M. Court, "Wm. Edwin Bannister, late clerk in the Postal Department, was committed on two fnrther charges of having defrauded the Government by means of money orders. The other charges against accused were dismissed. k< .) Aβ the efforts made last evening to float the Huia, which grounded in the Mana--vratu river on Wednesday, were unsucce?S7 ful, Captain Bendall, Marine SuryejroV , to the Underwriters , Association, left for the scene by this afternoon's train in order to superintend operations. He took with him anchors, hawsers, and other necessary gear, including pumps in case of emergency. • ■ ■'' ;,! ■' .'■.. • '•''•• Parliament is prorogued by iSbutft? proclamation to . : , ; u H 'r The Hinemoa leaves for the, Chathani Islands to-night, taking four or five member of the Permanent Force, who jrUl act as extra police, and enforce the collection of the dog tax. r v • The Harbor Board has had a valuation of their properties made, showing a total of .£56,581, which ia considerably uude¥ that of the city valuer. This doea nafcjLtt,elude the wharvee. •. '. - - . - WESTPOBT. September f 50.,w The Mawhera from Manukau and the Moa from Wanganui, both bound for Greymouth, put in here for shelter this morning. The weather was showery and cold. ' There waa a. heavy f aU of .sjjcrifr oh ranges last night. The sea is very heavy, MASTEBTON, September 20. The £cv. C. Andrews was fined. £2 for i breach of the Babbit Act in respect to lea station. W. Menteath was committed for trial on a charge of larceny as a bailee "of a horse, saddle and bridle, value £2pl%hs property of W. Neill, in Decemberiast,. ;; DUNEDIN, September^; The strike at Simon Brothers' boob factory has been settled. It appears-there was a ™aimrt»T*tftiMiiTiff r ast the firm had no desire to reduce the number of filets per inch. *' ■"'. '..,', J-lSi Thos. Stevens, aged fifteeji, died injfre Industrial School this morning. .The deceased had been an, inmate of' the instfc tution, and had been licensed out, bu| being takes unwell wae retoroedoto, tjhe aohooi a few hours before he die<k . - : •