Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7915, 2 December 1887, Page 2

Telegraphic.

[PKR UNITED PHESS ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, Thursday. At the Wesleyttn district meeting yesterday an animated debate took place on the question of a.separate legislative conference for New Zealand. The Rev. K. ! Bavin moved, ".That in the opinion of ■ this meeting it is undesirable that in ' New Zealand there should at present be ' constituted a separate and independent conference." This was seconded by the Rev. Mr Kishworth. As an amendment the Rev. S. Lawry moved, " That in view !, of the frequent requests from our various church court; it is desirable that New Zealand should be constituted a self-gov-erning conference." Mr Edson seconded the amendment. Several speakers declared that their views had undergone a complete change on the question, nnd they now thought separation from Australia wonld prove injurious to the real interests of the church in New Zealand. After a lengthened debate a vote was taken, with the following result:— For separation, 8 ; against, 36 ; majority for the Rev. Mr Bavin's motion, 28. The Rev. Mr Taylor was elected a representative to the Conference. Wm. Henry BarfieldandCbarles Brown, charged with burglary at Ponsonby, were brought up at the Police Court "to-day, and committed for trial at the Supreme Court sittings, which open on Tuesday next. A number of other burglaries have been.reported to the police during the last few days. An offer has been made to the City Council by Mr J. C. Firth to light Queenstreet with electricity during the week preceding Christmas free of cost. A meeting takes place to-night to arrange the matter. The committee of the City Council tonight decided to accept ivlr J. C. Firth's offer to light Queen-street with electricity for a fortnight free of cost. Mr Firth will commence the erection of the plant at once. Tauranga, Thursday. The Mayoral election resulted in the return of Mr David Lundon. GISBORNEI 1 Imreday. Captain Tucker " has been re-elected Mayor. The voting was Tucker, 150 ; DeLautour, 94i Wellington,. Thursday. Mr Robert Ward is gazetted Resident Magistrate for the districts of Napier and Waipukiirau, with extended jurisdiction to £100. -■.--. Blenheim, Thursday. William Pollard, manager of several stations belonging to the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, was charged to-day with having failed to inform the sheep inspectors, aa to the existence of scab at the Tophouse and Wanaka Island stations. The defendant pleaded guilty, and admitted he was, aware of the existence of scab, but was in hopes he would stamp it out by dipping. When the inspector asked him if there was scab on the run, he fenced with the question. Mr Dods, visiting officer of .the company, and Mr Hannah, the 'local manager, stated that defendant was empowered to spend what he thought proper for the eradication of scab. He never informed the company that scab did exist. Mr Rogers, who appeared for the department, said he would only press for the minimum penalty, but would lay a second information against defendant for failing to inform " the inspector every twenty-four hours sinco he became aware that scab existed. If the full penalties were granted under this information it would bring them up to £2000. Mr Allen, K.M., lined defendant the minimum penalty of £50, but said it wonld not. affect his decision under any future information. The case excited great interest here. Greymouth, Thursday. The purchase of the tug Westland was formally completed this afternoon, and a cheque tor £5000 was paid to the vendors, after which she passed into the hands of the Harbor Board. Hokitika, Thursday. The woman Mrs Kussell was found yesterday by Constable Donovan, of Okarito, some two miles down a dry creek, in ah exhausted and torn state, she having wandered about since Saturday. She was taken back to Wataroa, and is not expected to live. When found she was partially insensible. CHHISTCHURCH, Thursday. Iv n. communication to the Canterbury Times on the rabbit plague Mr Reginald Foster states that in addition to the Hurunui rabbit fence from the sea up to the Waiau and Clarence rivers on the northern boundary of Canterbury, it is probable that the Government will erect a similar fence from the junction of the Hakataramea with Waitahito the vicinity of Mount Cook, which will protect Canterbury on the south. The length of the two fences will be about 50 miles. The cost of erection is estimated at about £18,000, aud the cost of maintenance £2500 per annum. To-day the Board of Education passed a resolution in reference to the Government circular announcing large and important reductions to take effect from the first of next month. The Board reminds the Minister of Education that the Act under which they . made engagements with teachers entitles them to three months' notice of reductions or termination of payment, and that the principal of the normal school is entitled to six months' notice. The Board also adopted a reply to the circular from the Parliamentary committee on education, generally contending that little saving would result from raising the .school age to six years, that the payment of fees would work badly, that the educational system in this district could not be conducted efficiently with smaller funds, and that the alteration of the syllabus would not materially affect the cost of primary education. Dunedin, Thursday. Geo. Smith, a repent arrival, was fined £25 or six weeks' imprisonment for playing the three card trick on the show grounds. A young man named Ferguson, aged 21, was walking aiong the rocks when a huge wave washed him off in sight of his companions, who formed a pic-nic party. . Mr W. Dawsou beat Mr E. H. Leary (present Mayor) in the contest for the mayoralty, polling 862 votes to Mr Leary's 726. At a conference of school committees a resolution was passed to draw the attention of thp Minister of* Education to the action of the Education Board in proposing to reduce the allowances to committees. A resolution was also passed expressing the opinion that the Board had treated the. Kaikorai school committee witli little consideration in dismissing the head-master, thus conveying an impression that the Board desired to assert an authority not contemplated bytheAct. At a meeting this evening of pniente and householders of the Kaikorai school district, referred to iv the last resolution, it was resolved to petition Parliament, praying that an inquiry be held into the dismissal of Mr M'Laughlin, the headmaster, 'with the view of justice being done aud having the provisions and intentions of the Education Act properly administered.