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Evening Post, Volume XXI, Issue 47, 26 February 1881, Page 2

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Cambridge, 25th February. The Land Court sitting, re Patotero, has been adjourned from day to day to afford time to examine the statement of disburse-" ments by the Government on account of the block. At to-day's sitting, Mr. James Mackay obtait ea a further adjournment till Monday, he guaranteeing that in the interim he would complete the examination, and ask for no further adjournment. Auckland, 25th February. James Fawst Bell, statibnmaster at Ohaupo, charged at the Auckland Court -with embezzling .£B3 of Government money, has been remanded. Mr. Buchanan's dwelling-house at Panmure has been burned. There is a probability of the natives arranging with the Government respecting Patetere, and it is now understood that the Patetere Association are willing to pay half of the .£12,000 claimed by the Government. William Smith, night nurse at the hospital, was found dead in bed. The cause of death was heart disease. The Education Board and City School Committees are in oollision re appointment of teachers. The committees demand to be consulted. This Day. Garrard, the unemployed agitator, charged his wife, at the Police Court to-day, with illusing and threatening to poison him. Mre. Garrard said her husband was a loafer, and would talk, but not work. The Magistrate dismissed the case, advising them to settle their domestic differences amicably. Mr. Rochefort, barrister, has advised Taiaroa that he is still a member of the Legislative Council, and therefore ineligible to hold a seat, if elected, for the Maori Electoral Distriot in the House of Representatives. Timaru, 24th February. A clerk named Holthouse, while practising with a pistol in a back yard la«t evening, struck a little boy named George Healy over the region of the heart with a bullet. The injury is serious, but not likely to be fatal. Holthouse has been arrested and remanded. Robert Boys, aged 12, was ordered to be whipped to-day, and sent to the Industrial School for a month, for stealing £2 worth of dressed timber. New Plymouth, 25th February. It is reported here that Barry, the gold prospector, has gone on to Tongapoutu, with the view of crossing at the head of the Mokau River. The natives are very enraged at his going on after they had warned him back, and an armed party ha 3 gone up the Mokau River to stop him, and bring him j back with force. A meeting of creditors in the estate of Pugh and Siutor, tailors, was held to-day The assets were set down at 6a 3d, and the liabilities at .£1373 19s 10d. An examination of tho accounts showed that the estate would probably realise 7s 6d in the £. Mr. C. Rennell has been appointed trustee. Christchuroh. 25th February. A threshing machine, the property of Mr. W. Judson, of Woodend, was burnt considerably on Thursday evening, all the riddles being spoiled. The men had retired for the ni^ht, and had 3een all safe, but at 11 o'clock they found a lot of straw burning in the interior of the machine. It was int-ured for .£2OO in the South British. Tho feeder of tho machine, a Norwegian, named Henry Jackson, has been arrested on suspicion of incendiarism. Dunkdin, 25th February. The bowling match between the Caledonian and Invercargill Clubs was won by the former by 25 pomt3. No hope is entertained of the recovery of Mayo, who was seriously injured by a railway - crossing accident the other night. Lloyd is still in a critical condition. This Day. Mayo died this morning. Lloyd is still in a dangerous condition.