NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2398, 9 December 1881, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[PEE PBESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, December 8. Progress-Fifty-nine thousand nine hundred and thirty-five shares have been applied for in the Meat Preserving and Meat Freezing Company. land SaleAt a meeting of the Waste Lands Board £2500 were received as a deposit in respect to Te Aroha settlement. Inquest. The body of Mr Alexander Donaldson was recovered at Russell. At the inquest the jury returned a verdict of “ Accidental Death.” A Larcenous Maori. A Maori, who stole Father Luck’s horse and sold it in To Awamutu, was arrested in the King country by Constable Stephen Bond, who had to swim across the Punui River. PUNQARBHU, December 8. The Confiscated Arms An escort of forty men from here went away this morning with the arms that were taken from tho Natives, to meet another party, which took the arms into Opunako, from whence it is supposed they will go to i Wellington,

WANGANUI, Decembers. Illness of Miss Pomeroy. Miss Louise Pomeroy was prevented by serious illness from appearing here to-night in the “ Hunchback,” and the audience at the Princess Theatre was dismissed. WELLINGTON, December 8. Appointments. The Hon. Randall Johnston, Messrs Thos. Mason and Wm. Thomas L. Travers have been re-appointed governors of the New Zealand Institute. Telegraphic Statistics. The following is a return of the number of telegrams forwarded, revenue received, and value of Government telegrams transmitted for the quarter ended 30th September Telegrams forwarded, 337,524; revenue received, £18,368 11a 3d ; value of Government telegrams, £5562 7e 9d. OAMARU, December 8. The Paces. The races to-day were only moderately attended. The following are the results : Hurdle Race—Little John, 1 ; Katerfelto, 2 5 Milo, 3. Counties Handicap—Unknown, 1 j Little John, 2 ; Wild Boy, 3. Flying Handicap—Talent, 1 ; Chancellor, 2 ; Coldstream, 3. Novel Handicap—Belle, 1. Consolation— Luca, 1 ; Legerdemain, 2 ; Star, 3. DUNEDIN, December 8. FireA fire at Kensington this morning destroyed the shop of William Lennon, draper; John Jackson, ironmonger; and an nnoccnpied dwelling, and partially burned the dwelling of one Barry. The only insurances ascertainable were—Jackson, £IOO, in the New Zealand; and Barry, £3OO, in the Colonial. A ProtestA protest lodged against Messrs Reid and Gray for putting their names on several of their exhibits at the recent show, has been sustained. Persistent Application Rewarded. The Government will proceed with the erection of the new goods station here within three months. As it should heThe French Government, through the French Consul here, are calling for tenders to supply 3000 tons of flour for New Caledonia during the ensuing twelve months. Hitherto the Government supplies were procured entirely from Adelaide, but Mr P. O. Neill, the consul, induced the Government to take the present step.