NEW ZEALAND.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LI, Issue 5715, 20 June 1879, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND.

AUCKLAND, Jukb 19. The Eden Masonic Lodge are erecting a Masonic Hall.

Mr Clark’s engineering scheme for the city drainage has been received. The estimated cost or the*work» is £36,000. He suggests in hia report to the City Council the use of one of Adams’ filtering-machines, the “ emuent” to be carried into deep water. This machine is estimated to cost £SOO. _ The Thames railway compensation claims amount to £2500. Some of Tutukuino’s tribe have been endeavouring to purchase powder in quantity, and they are offering exorbitant prices. At the Governor s wish, Eewi’a proposal has been reduced to writing, in order that the Governor may know the exact nature of the scheme, and come to a definite conclusion, The Native Minister had a long discussion with Eewi, lasting till a late hour. The Governor for the Waikato tomorrow by an early special train. He wiU be accompanied by Colonel Whitmore, the Bev C. Thompson, and KewL An address will be presented to him at Hamilton by the Mayor and Council, and there will bo no other ceremony except a muster of the Volunteers and Cavalry from all parts of the Waikato, who will meet him at Te Awamutu. Fever has broken out amongst the Natives at Waimea, Bay of Islands. Dr Watling has been despatched to render assistance. The poll of the Auckland ratepayers as to the adoption of the Public Libraries Act resulted as follows:—For, 728; against, 91. The mult surprised everybody. It is rumoured that the people’s champion, Mr George Stains, has organised a movement to defeat the project. Mr Bryce's report on the Bay of Islands electoral scandal is favourably reviewed by the local press as being moderate and impartial.

Sewi has received from the Government a definite answer to his propoeals, and will submit it to the Kingites. Joseph Davis, a miner, died suddenly on hoard tho Bowena on lief passage from Coromandel to Auckland, He appeared to be in

on bhkrd, hat .offered eioW iSW "V* l ,urcha3 « J the m 0 3haster for thoWhangarei

Pmbjtorian new school hall was gjwwl bj a«h tin this evening. 400 sat down

°° 11 ? Bt Cambridge are Manj[»whero block. There •» « counter claimants, and all the ?i£SkLs£* Went engaged. A serious disturbance aroae through the indiscretion of a European. Order was restored by the Mayor, d-P-» and Constable Brennan dosing the public-houie where the disturbance •nose.

■ WANGANUI, Jrma 19. A man named John Smith, formerly in a brewery business at Nelson, was found dead in the street this morning. It is supposed his death Is the result of excessive driakBie Herald advocates tho compulsory advertisement in local papers of all bills of ■ue for the better protection of the mercantile community.

WELLINGTON, Jtoh 19. At a meeting sf the Wesleyans last night contributions amounting to nearly £9OO were proposed towards re-building the church destroyed in the recent fire. Messrs Hisoooks and Hayman have scoured a lease of the Theatre Eoyol for 12 months from September 21, when existing engagements expire. The Hutt Election Writ will be issued to-: morrow.

“ Montana" will be performed by amateurs lor the benefit of the sufferers by the fire. ./ ' ' :

An inquest was held on the Opera House fire to-day, hat nothing was adduced to show the origin. An open verdict .was returned. . Several pilferers at the late fire received sentence* of 14 days each to-day. _ The Kinross perjury oasohas been further adjourned. Mrßees stated that he had not received any reply to his letter to the Speaker of the Legislative Council, asking min, to •Sow the Clerk of the Council to give evidence. ,

Imogen# Flinders, who has been in the Hospital sine# her attempt at suicide, has avoided legal proceedings by levanting, it is supposed, to Melbourne. The statement that the Union Company intend to reduce their seamen’s wages is denied.:

It is understood that in the face of the present state p! the revenue, and falling off of land returns. Government will not propose further reductions in Customs’ duties this year. - A new Representation Bill will he one of the first measures introduced this session.

The Hew Zealand Titanic Steel and Iron ; Company obtained judgment in the Besident Magistrate’s Court to-day, against a large ■number of shareholders for amounts due for calls. The amounts ranged from £lO to £50.; Mr Beeves, M.H.8., on his return to Wellington, waited on the Minis’.er. for Public; Works, who assured him that tenders would be called, within ten days, for a section of the : Brunner-Ambcrley Railway, and also the extension of the Eoxhill and West Coast lino. BLENHEIM, Jmns 19. A quarrel between , the . Natives at Canvas Town-resulted in the death of Kermano, a Nelson Native. A constable and doctor have gone over to examine the body and obtain particulars. GEEYMOUTH, JtmE 19. The Bev G. T. N. Watkins, incumbent of Trinity Church, died this morning. He was beloved by all classes and all,creeds, and the whole district feels his loss deeply. He will be buried Masonically on Saturday. TIMAEU, Juke 19. A man named Andrew Shaff had his leg badly fractured to-day by a sack of wheat felling on it. A society has been formed in Timam under the name of the Amalgamated Society of Sub-contractors,” having for its object the protection of the different branches of the uuuaing rraae. Mount Cook Biding of the Geraldine County has petitioned the Governor to declare it a separate County. CAM ABU, June 19. Mrs Ann Hester Bade died suddenly at Waimate yesterday afternoon. Death was caused by the bursting of a blood vessel. The body of a man was found Hosting in the harbour this morning by some of the men employed on the wharf, and by them brought ashore. From the appearance of the body, which was disfigured beyond recognition, it had evidently been in the water for some time. The only due to the unfortunate man’s name was found in some papers in the pockets of his clothes, which are receipts for certain sums of money from John M*Gregor, a large sum of money was on the body, and also some deposit receipts for nearly £SOO from the Union Bank, CromwelL It is supposed that he had been a shepherd at Clyde, and was going to the steamer late at night when he fell off the wharf. A flask of whiskey was found in one pocket. An inquest will be held to-day.

DUNEDIN, June 19.

The residence of Mr W. C. Norman, goods traffic manager of the railways at Green Island, was totally destroyed by fire at a little after 4 o’clock this morning. All the contents except a bedstead were destroyed. The insurances are—on the house, Australian Alliance, £500; on the furniture, £415 in the South British and £3OO In the Colonial. A private crushing which took place at Messrs A- and T. Burt’s of two cwt of quartz from Boasses’ claim, on the Lizzy Esther Eeef, Grey Valley, yielded 13dwt 18grs, being at the rate of sozs to the ton. The crushing was of quartz taken from the face, and not picked specimens. , Circumstances of a startling nature have come to light 'regarding the recent fire at the Athenaeum, and the manner in which that institution has been managed. It is known fW. the Assistant Librarian, Mr Oummock, has been guilty of misconduct and irregularities of the grossest nature; in fact, bo has confessed to defalcations amounting to about £lO7. The fact of the books having been burnt by the fire on Monday night, of course destroyed part of the evidence of the crime that is supposed to have been committed. Certain facts which came to the knowledge of the Committee induced them to make enquiries, and the result was that the defalcations were discovered. One of the worst features of the case is that the culprit endeavoured to throw suspicion on an innocent person, by asserting that he had paid into the Bank money belonging to the Athemcum which he had himself appropriated. An inquiry into the origin of the fire will probably Between May 16 and June 13 applications under the nominated system of immigration were received by the authorities at Dunedin for 272 souls, equal to 238 statute adults. The Boval Commission appointed to enquire into the working of the Universities, Grammar and High Schools, met at the office of the Meeistrar of the University on Tuesday, and fgmn this afternoon. The proceedings were Port Chalmers Police Court to-day» wuLsJtaSn... ot« g .d and concealing seven seamen belonging to the flbio Oregon. Several witnesses were examined, Sthe Kiding Justices. Messrs Elder and the case fully proved, and W the defendant £lO with £1 3. coals, or, in default, one month’ sjmpmonment. [rEOH OTJB OWN COEBESrONDBNT,] DUNEDIN, Jxtnb 19. .t> i mission on higher education A Boyal Co® j tboy have is now sitting er ?’, ; n Dunedin, proceed finished taking, eviden for pregen tation to draw up an dealing to the ensuing session of connectod wit h with the principal - t _ phe time for the Now Zealand Um / u een extended rendering the final reyort has been to March 31 next.