NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume XLVII, Issue 7505, 21 March 1890, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND.

(pfiESS ASSOCIATION' TBLBOSAICS.)

AUCKLAND, March 20. At a largely attended meeting of the Ohiaemuri agricultural leaseholders* a petition to the Government waa drawn up, praying that the settlers might be granted the freeholds of their sections, large same having been paid in rent. The Auckland University College have issued a circular to school committees and teachers of the Auckland education die trict stating that they intend, with the permission of the Board of Education, to offer prizes for agricultural science in primary schools, the competition to be open for scholars of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Standards.

News comes from Tahiti that the Council of Papeete has approved of, and will subsidise a regular line of mail steamers between Tahiti, the Samoan Islands, New Caledonia and Auckland, connecting at the latter port with the service to San Francisco.

The annualbalance-sheet of the Auckland Eifie Association shows a small sum to credit.

A protracted meeting of the creditors of D. F. Evans, auctioneer, was held to-day, when the debtor was examined by several creditors. The meeting was then, adjourned to enable Evans to furnish a statement of his income and expenditure since June, 1888. ■•■■■'■

It was resolved, at a special meeting of this Civil Service Supply Association; today, to wind up the Company. 'Mr Wardell, 8.M., from, Wellington, occupied the seat on the Bench at the Auckladd R.M. Court to-day for the flratj time, Dr. Giles having left for Wellington. An antimony mine is now continually worked at Great Barrier, & block of land of about 840 acres having been purchased by W. P. BnckUmd and others.

GUSBOEtfE, March 20. A race meeting was held at Tploga Bay on ißlbnday, and Arthur Cooper went to bed at the hotel there, that evening, with JJSO in his possession; in the morning it was gone. There is no clue to the robber. Spielers are suspected. The Sports ball, beld at GFisbprne on St. £atne&*s day, gave a profit of £XW to thq Soman "Catholic Church. WELLINGTON, March 20. i The Eev. J.. Still, of St. Paul's Church, who left for London by the Buapehu this evening, has been presented by the ladies or the parish with a purse of 160 sovereigns/ The Jubilee Committee , presented him with a Jubilee gold medal, in commemoration of the part Mr Still, took in qoanection with the children's fete.

PXJHEDIIf, March 20. ; At the Police Court, to-day, Mr Crombie, Deputy Property-Tas Commissioner, pro-: scouted James Hume, John Waldie and A. D. Butherfbrd for neglecting to furnish state* menta of their property. Mr Carew,B.M.» decided from the evidence that the neglect was not wilful and, therefore, came under Section 116. Hβ fined each, defendant £a and 7s. costs. . , : :,.;

The Caversham Borough Council are questioning the Benevolent Trustees regarding the case of the Portuguese leper, deceased, and wish to know on whose authority the payment of 15a per week for the man's keep for two years was made! and. the total amount paid, the Council having never been consulted in the matter. -•• . :

At a meeting of the Dane&in. Poultry and Dog Society, called by requieition; the cause of the aplifc in the Society which led to the Dog Show being abandoned was discussed, The President appears to have declined to call a meeting, out with tbe view of healing the breach a Committee was appointed to confer with the President and Committee.

The High School Governors intimated to the Education Board that, owing , to the straitened fiuanoea, they were unablo longer to continue free education to those who gain 50 per cent, M marks in"the Board's scholarship examinations.

The clothes of a man were found on the beach near»'Lawyer's Head last evening, and it Iβ supposed to be a case of suicide. .Xn a. waistcoat jppoket was'found a slip on whWw4s the name David Elgin. A ; pocket handker-" ohief was marked J'v' ! MtirpKy. ; Some of the servants at the Beach Hotel" think they* recogniee the clothes as those -worn By a man wh«called for a. bottle of beer and one of isringer ale and at the aame time borrowed a corksorew, which has not been returned. Prints of bare feet were able leading from the clothes. into the ocean. Search was made all day along the beaoh body bufe without effect, ■■.