AUCKLAND NOTES.

Press, Volume L, Issue 8544, 26 July 1893, Page 5

AUCKLAND NOTES.

July 25. An address is in course of signature by a number of adherents of the Wesieyan Methodist Church for presentation to Mr W. Shepherd Allen, of Piako, on his return to Auckland from Taurahga. It thanks Jrim for his reply to the Rev. O. H. Garland's Conference lecture and endorses his emphatic and solemn protest against Mr Garland's viowe. The address goes on to say, " We are astonished that nothing has been published either approving or condemning the view in the lecture by any minister of the Church or in the editorial columns of the New Zealand Methodist, and not a few interpret such silence as acquiescence in the opinions and conclusions of the lecturer. In view of the remarks made by Mr Garland from his pulpit on Sunday, 16th inst., we riiay say that we cbmmend the spirit manifested in your pamphlet, Tegard your criticism as fair and reasonable, your conclusions as logical, your deductions as irresistible, and we regret and resent the language used by Mr Garland on the occasion."

It is generally felt just now that the Auckland detective force is undermanned. Inspector Broham had before bis transfer to Chris tchurch strongly urged upon the authorities the urgent necessity for strengthening the detective force, and that these representatations have been emphatically endorsed by Inspector Hickson, but hitherto without any appreciable results. At present in Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin the detective force is one-third stronger than in Auckland. The population is considerably in excess of any of those cities.

Mr John Lundon has instructed his solicitor, Mr W. J. Napier, to issue a distress warrant against the Natives who were plaintiffs in the recent action against Mr Lundon. The warrants are for costs amounting to £78 3s. Some apprehension is felt that the Natives will resist the seizure of their goods to satisfy a claim forcogts which they were forced to incur by the action of Government. It will be remembered that the Government acted under the instruction of the House of Representatives in bringing the action against Mr Lundon.