NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7872, 25 May 1891, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND.

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AUCKLAND, Mfty 8& Captain Hinckley, late master of the *M» Leading Wind, left for Sftn Francisco witfi Mrs Binokley to-day. Mr W. BhepheW Allen, of Te Aroha* and hie wife and family were also passengers to San Prancieco ©a route to England. , •

WELLINGTON, May 98. A petition signed by twenty-eight legal practitioners hoe been presented to tat Minister for Juetice protesting against the determination of the Department to oothbine the offices of Registrar of thj> Supreme Court and Sheriff at Wellington. Two firee have occurred at Poscton. one destroying L. Williame , flax mill, doing damage to the extent of JB4OQ. At the other, the stables connected with StdnsolFi Hotel and another building were The latter was covered by insurance in the Standard office. J

Contrary to expectation, judgment in tHe Edwards case waa not delivered this moming. The Chief Justice eaid it might be given on Monday, but they could not promise.

In Temanarba v P&T>Bc Trustee, a com affeotuig many leases vnder the Weit Coast) Settlement Act, judgment was for the plaintiff The point whether the lessee had the absolute right at eursonder of lease, and obtain a new one, or whether thoPublio Trustee had some option in the piatitor. The decision was that the lessee had not the absolute right. It was stated that some fourteen cases depended on the dodufon. Mr Bell obtained leave to appeal t)6 tfefl Privy Council.

WESTPORT, May S3. The total quantity of oo»l carried on t&e Wostnort Railway for the four weekly periods ended to-day amounted to tons, the largest on record. -

The ooal export for the week tnw 163 tads from the Wellington mine, 3974 too* from Denuißtxm; total, 4126 tons. !