WELLINGTON NEWS.

Hastings Standard, Issue 27, 28 May 1896, Page 3

WELLINGTON NEWS.

NEW JUSTICES. SUPREME COURT. SPECIAL SETTLEMENT INSPECTION. SETTLERS' GRIEVANCES. BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP. [St'ECIAT. TO SxANDAUi'.j ' /»./ T.-!fjraj-h—l'; ;i I. '■trrrxjuwlrMt. ) Wellington, This da}'. Among the new Justices of the Peace appointed are:—J. Emerson, Win. Mason, J. Rhodes. Napier; R. Colliding, Win. llarphan, junr., Taradale ; R. Mani>ty, Woodville ; W. L. Newman, Waipukarau. At the criminal sitting of the Supreme Court, which begins on Monday next, there are 2y charges to be laid against 16 persons. The case against Camiile Locker in connection with the sensational shooting aliair in Harc-ourt and Co's auction mart is on the calendar.

Mr Barron (Under Secretary for Lands), ilr Hay (Resident Engineer), and Capt. Turner (of the Lands and Survey Department), have just completed a tour of the Forty Mile Bush, for the purpose of inspecting special settlements in the neighbourhood of Poiigaroo, between Pahiattia and East Coast. Their object was to ascertain s and grievances from which new settlors and others employed on co-operative works arc alleged to be suffering. The inspection lasted several days, during which a considerable amount of information was obtained. It is understood that as a result of this trip a report will probably be furnished to the Minister of Lands setting forth that the intermittent system is not working smoothly. The resident settlers, some of whom have their wives and families to maintain, are compelled to pay high prices for the necessaries of life, and as they are a long distance from market and their stores have to be packed over somewhat bad roads, owing to their only being allowed to work for two or three months at a time, and then subjected to a month or two of forced idleness, they are scarcely able to pay their way. The visitors were agreeably surprised at the largo amount of work which has been done on various sections. The boxing contest for the championship of New Zealand between Riggings and Pettingell took place at the Criterion Theatre last night. At the end of sixth round the point judges declared for a draw but the referee ordered another round to be fought after which a draw was declared. Riggings wished to continue but Detective Campbell refused to allow the contest to proceed any further.