NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7777, 3 February 1891, Page 5

NEW Z EALAND.

• J . ■ ■ ■' . v- .. ~ (PRESS TELEGRAMS.) BTTS&ELL, February 2. '' The Whale Bock buoy has been ascertained by the Harbormaster to be 90 fathoms outside the rock, being 30 fathoms further out than gazetted in 1883. ; AUCKLAND, February 2. ■ The Auckland Liberal Association passed a resolution to-night expressing surprise and • ; regret '*■ that his Excellency the Governor practically ignored the petition forwarded praying him not to appoint 'members of the Council until met/* j. The incumbent ollSt. Matthews', the ißev. W. Tebbs, whojpeaves on a visit to - England to morrow, spas presented to-night With a purse of sovereigns. The steamer' Botomahana, trading between Auckland anrl Thames, and belonging to the Northern Steamship Company, was disabled on her trip to the Thames yesterday, her orank ih'ait breaking. : Four boys arrested! last night pleaded guilty to-day of stealing a quantity of biscuits and some bottles, the property of a baker in J?onsonby r The two eldest lads, sixteen and 'eleven years,, were ffofed 10s each/ and the other two,' eight and nine years, ordered to receive six strokes with the birch. "At the half-yearly meeting of the; Islands, Coal Company the Directors' declared a dividend per share, or 5i per, cent, for the half year on the original Capital. The profit and loss account balance stands at J81744. The remainder of the Southern athletes for the champion meeting have arrived.; All the representatives are steadily continuing their trainings . GISBOBNE, February 2. Edward Davis suddenly left the farm where he was working on the evening of January 23rd,'and has not* since been heard of. He had with him a cheque for. £12 103, which has not since been cashed.: He left at the homestead all his personal effects, also wages to the'value of £3. There ia no accounting for the mysterious * P^ara TOLIINGTO3r, February 2. It is understood that the appointment of Dr. Giles, 8.M., and Dr. Hassell, Medical Superintendent of the Asylum, as Commissioners of the Auckland Hospital enquiry, will be revoked, and that gentlemen from another district will be appointed. The argument in the Whitaker-Hutcbi-son libel action will be heard before the Chief Justice on Wednesday! In the Banco Court, before the Chief jus* tice, Mr Chapman moved for a decree that Eetimona Ngamate, an aboriginal native, should convey to Captain Meikle a piece! of land in the Chatham Islands, in accordance with the purchasing clause made in 1872. There was no appearance of the defendant and the decree was made with costs on the lowest scale, the amount to be deducted from the purchase money. j INVERCABGILLj February 2.

Benjamin Bowen, station cook at Wairaki,, was charged with harbouring John Henry Lewis, a prisoner escaped front Milford, and was remanded. Bowen had served seven years for arson and met Lewis in Lyttelton gaol. The accused's counsel said Lewis had a aneath knife in his possession and Bowen was afraid of hie life if he informed the police. Archbishop Carr of Melbourne, Bishop Moore of Ballarat, and Dγ Higgins. auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, arrived by the Manapouri. On arrival at Invercargill they were met by Biahog Moran and 4 large number of Catholics, who cheered aa the dignitariea drove off. _ ■