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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 8337, 13 April 1889, Page 2

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Auckland, Friday. Colonel Shepherd refuses to allow the Auckland Volunteers to come down from the encampment on Easter Monday to form a guard of honor to the Governor. The Mayor twice wrote to Colonel Shopherd, saying it was the desire of the citizens that the Volunteers should come, but Hie request was curtly refused. The Auckland members have vainly endeavored to move the officer in command, and a public indignation meeting is now proposed. It is the desire of the Volunteers that they should be at the reception. Mr Hobbs, M.H.R., has telegraphed to the Premier informing him that the feeling in Auckland is very sore at the refusal to have a full Volnnteer display, and that the Government are to blame for the action of Colonel Shepherd. In the Compensation Conrt to-day £300 was_ awarded to S. Smith in a claim against the Government for damages to land at HelensvilJe through the taking of a portion for the purposes of the Kaipara railway. The members of the Hobson Rifles,' recently disbanded, have presented Captain Little, of that body, with a gold ring in token of their esteem. At a meeting of Pukekohe settlers on Wednesday those present resolved unanimously that they would not supply the Auckland, Grocers' Association with any more dairy produce. During the discussion the dealings of the association were freely condemned. The" reception committee of the City Council met to-day and arranged the details of lord Onslow's reception. It was resolved to meet his Excellency at half-past 9 o'clock on the 22nd, the morning on which he is to arrive. m n* • i »• , TiTAM ss. Friday. Mr Patrick fcolan, one of the underground "bosses" in the Saxon Goldmining Company's mine, met with a serious accident early this morning. He was going' through the stopes, when a piece of mullock came away, striking him between the shoulders and fracturing his spine. The lower portion of the body is paralysed, and his case is hopeless. , Mr Nolan was until recently Government overseer of the Thames railway works and is well known throughout the North Island. ' Wanosanui, Friday. A settler named James King has reported to the police that his house has been entered and a cash-box containing £240 taken. There is no clue so far. . Wellington, Friday. The Premier and the Minister of Lands were unable to leave for the South to- ?, ay \.' rhey , wi " P loba % go on Monday. Mr Mitchelson has postponed his Northern trip until next week. It is understood that the confiscation of the Junction brewery plant will not be enforced by the Government, as the fines have been very heavy. The Customs' authorities have, however, taken possession, and although the company are still carrying on the business the receipts, are collected by the Customs. The fines, and costs in the prosecution just concluded amount to £479 4s 6d, namely. Jnnctiou Brewery Company (fourchareeak £213 19s 6d ; Owen M'Ardle, secretary to the company (five charges), £241 15 a 6d j H. Gilmer, Empire Hotel, one rotor* mation; £23 10s. The Government have notified to tbe officers commanding districts that no. expenses in connection with the transport of men to camp can be paid out of company funds which have accumulated) from the capitation. All expenses of attending camp outside the district are to be borne by the men themselves With reference to the reception of the Governor at Auckland the Defence Department some time ago ordered that a guard of honor and a battery of Artillery should be provided. Technically Lord OnsW is not Governor until sworn in aud therefore not entitled to a formal reception, but it is unlikely that etiqnette. will be strained so far, and Ministers intend to see that a proper guard of hr jn ' or is in attendance. Lord Onslow hci £ formed the Premier ihat he will ar r £ e j' Wellington about the 30th. m The arrears due on deferred D avmenfc and perpetual lease sections are eS tionally heavy, notably in otLn ™s Southland, and it is anticipated lthftso^f decisive steps will have, to be tatoHS eftect an improvement. The increase in arrears since 31st is most rema^able. Atthat date 1648 sdectora owed «2?,00C, while by the end of March there were, more than 3000 selectors in *Ib & an £ the arrears had increased to *46,0G0. Strange to say it is not those who pay the heaviest rents or hold the high-priced land who are most behind ' hand, but the people whose renta* are comparatively light. The unwilling. ness to cash up is attributed in a great measnre to the hope that next seisioit some such measure as the Fair Kent Biffi will be passed, which will have the effect of easing off the strain on defaulters and bringing about a re-valuation of the holdAlthongh Ministers are not W Diepaired to give the exact figures it fi knora that there will be a handsome surplus fe the revenue this year. The accounted Item which can be charged- to thVyear's . expenditure, but when all is allowed for there will be enough to pay off th» £50,000 of deifciUtwSs proposed to wl~ out thy year, and stili We a good ■ Ttu-ee charges against the Junction Krewery Company and three lunK m Uweq M'Ardle, secretary 'of Aht SSl for perfecting 'to • enKrtaw material received and purchased for the product of beer, were Wd to-day. Mr&ftXS? «.M., inflicted a fine of £50 with costooi each information and intimated thVthatf he whole of the charges been laid aSt ■"\ the company. be.wouPd have inflicted I the.' maximum^enaUy. in each case. 'X! feiture of the plant was orderebV . V '" ' '••-■' Chbistchtjhch, Friday : T • : John Davey was committed for. trioTatf : Amberiey to.da y jdn^ h arge;;of t sh?epT .%■ iJohn^eatleyha^econd^aaidealeF- V^ fA^mmgithepoetu^atiWaiaiWfe^

- obtaining money by false pretences. His -wife wept with a constable to see him and ' found him unconscious, making a gurgling noise. He never recovered consciousness, and died at 5.30. He is supposed to have committed suicide. Tdjiaku, Friday. At the R.M. Court today a man named Eugene M'Lean -was sentenced on, two charges to three months' imprisonment on each charge (cumulative), for obtaining board and lodging by false pretences by an ingenious and impudent practice. He pretended to be in work on the railway by gojrig out in the morning and returning at night with hishaudsaud face well blackened, whereas he was proved to have been loafing about 'the town. The Hospital Board to-day rescinded a resolution passed a few months ago under which anyone might consult the resident surgeon on payment of a fee of 7s 6d to the secretary. Notice of motion was given to allow the payment of something under the fee of a guinea, so as not to unfairly compete with the local practitioners. At the meeting of the Chaiitable Aid Board to-day a resolution was possedthat an endeavor should be made to obtain from the Government the old emigration barracks for the purpose of converting them into an orphanage to provide for the destitute children of the district instead of sending them to a distance at considerable cost. Dunedin, Friday. Some 136 men gave in their names today as unemployed, The afternoon was wet or probably more names would have been given. Invercaegill, Friday. In the Supreme Court to-day the case of Small and Co. v. W. Gnthrie ard Co. was commenced. The claim is for £1500 for breach of agreement to purchase the plaintiffs sawmill in connection with the recent movement to sell the Southland mills to a Melbourne syndicate. The case is not yet finished, Sir Robert Stout for the defendants having reserved several non-suit points. This evening Mr Chapman applied to Mr Justice Williams in Chambers for an order calling on the gaoler of Oamaru to show cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not issue in the case of Y\ ilham Christy, who was committed to gaol by DistrictJndgeWard. Several grounds were mentioned by Mr Chapman upon which he made the application, principally based on the form of the warrant and a mistake alleged to have been made in the date on the warrant. A rule nisi was granted. The matter will be argued in Dunedin on his Honor's return to that city. There was no opposition. Frew, the man who was tried on the charge of rape on a girl at Orepuki and acquitted, got a warm reception from the populace on his return home, and was only saved from personal violence by the fact that he was accompanied by his wife and children. He got 24 hours to clear out, and hns done it.