NEW ZEALAND.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LIX, Issue 6837, 26 January 1883, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND.

[Pan Foma Association.] AUCKLAND. Jan. 25. At the Wesleyan Conference, the Bov Mr Morlsy was appointed to advocate the loan food, a junior minister bring appointed U his assistant. Mosers Abernathy, Dellow, Hudson, Lilt, P. Wills, and Murray were admitted fully os ministers, Messrs Lowry, BotbweU, Newbold, Wallis, and Dean received u candidates for the ministry, were finally made supernumerary for one year. A deputation from the Temperance Societies of Auckland woe received, and a deputation appointed to convey friendly greetings to the Primitive Methodist district meeting. The Primitive Methodist Conference woe formally opened to-day. Delegates wore present from nearly ell the churches in the Colony. The Bov 0. B. Bailey, Thames, wu stected President At the meeting of the Union Sub and Door Company, 20 per cent dividend wu declared, mid £2500 carried to the reserve, which stands at £42,300 j carried forward, £8922. Mr KiwaEng wu re-elected Director, HAPIB3, Jan. 25. Forty designs have been sent in for harbour works. They go to Bagtand for the decision of the judges, Sir John Haekshaw and Mr Abetsetiiy.Dy the first P. and O. s’earner. It is now practically certain that the Volunteer corps will not collapse, though they will be largely composed of new and very TOMf ttCOs Do wife of one of our oldest settlers, Mr Torr. of Petane, died today. She arrived in Wellington in 1040. The Harbour Board hu resolved to ask Government to appoint one valuer, and to allow (he Board to appoint another to settle the long standing dispute with the Auditor u to the value of the Board’s endowments.

WELLINGTON, Jaw. 26. The sm Aiutraib, with the December Eojriiih mall, left San Francisco for Anck* bad oo Jan. 10, three dap later than the tWtabl* date. The Oily of New Fork, with the January Colonial mails, arrived At ian Francisco from Auckland on Jam 28# three Thu appoint ment of Mrf. W. Peimefatber, bL.UL, to be Hb IxeeUency’o private secretary, tad Major 0* V. Boole#, of the Bifie Brigade, to be aide-deearop are gaxstted. Mb Excellency will bold bb first ball on Jan. 81. The Hob J. Biyce learea Wellington tomorrow) for the went Ooaek of this leland. He will inspect the various Constabulary post# along the coast, and after a ehort etoy in Taranaki, will proceed to Kawhia for the purpose of making needful arrangement* In connection with the opening of that harbour. The Bon W. Bolleeton b expected to return from the couth next week, and will then go up to Eawhb and join Mr Bryco there. Toe Premier will visit the eoutb as soon ns be can conveniently leave the teat of Govern* meat, end it is not improbable that Hb Ksecl* lency will make a tour of too South Island be* fore bog. A mysterious disappearance b reported. A man named James M'Maban, a bottler, lost bb child while at the Druid#’ iporta on Monday, and the same night be went in search of it Nothing hu been seen of him, and it b feared that he has met with eome fatality. The total amount of Property tax paid throughout the Colony up to to-day amount* to about £BO,OOO. This, however, does not include amount* paid at port office#. ~AU toe WrtllmrtemTolontoer Corps, with the exception of the Engineers, have decided to corse under toe new regulations. The Afent*Ge»«ml has cabled that at toe last moment be has found it necessary to make a material alteration in the draft oontraot for direct rteaa esrrioo to New Beatond, and was therefore unable to forward a copy of the oontraot ly toe ontoofef a»& as he bad Intended. fooenMouescoof the alteratbo, be has been compelled to extend too time for receipt of tenders AfnrU DO

next- A copy of the contract. ae amended* will be sent to New Zsaknd m early M possible, ami will be in plenty of time for tu\ m u\ tunJaiyiifi Buudoera has been scratched for all en|pemenU at the Wellington Summer

WK9TPOHT, Jew. 25. A quart. leader, showing gold, hae beep struck in th* Try Again ground at Wal* manearoa. Some yean ago grand (tone was got from this ground, but the reef wae lort.

DDHEDIFT, Jan. 25. Th# charge* againrt Mr and Mn Maerey in eonnooUcn with the Corporation fraud* wore advanced another stage thie morning, two mow wilneetM being examined on behalf of the Corporation. An adjournment for a week wae then granted, but it it underlined that it will be a fortnight before the case ie reinmed, as that lime will nearly elapse before the neoewary witnesiM can arrive from Melbourne. The principal evidence in the murder ease againct Beattie to-dey was given by Dr De Lautour, who expreieed a firm opinion that th* woman died from the effect# of blow* inflicted on her by eomo instrument. The counsel for the defence (Mr O’Meagher) addressed the jury for upward! of two howw» setting up the theory of suicide. The Court then adjourned. Judge Williams sum# up in the morning. At the meeting of the Harbour Board today, Mr Fish, M.H.R., made a strong speech in reprobation of the remarks mads by Mr Eobcrt Wilson, a member of the Board, in his position as Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce at the recent meeting of the latter body, especially refuting the statement that the Board bad been paying interest out of borrowed money, and after a discussion in which other members supported Mr Fish, the following motion was earned by a large majority —** That thie Board having had brought under its notice certain remarks made by the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce at a meeting of that body held on Jan. 18, detina to express its regret that such a statement should have been made, inasmuch as it was calculated to injure the Portland wae not bated upon facts, and that Mr Wilson being a member of the Finance Committee of the Board knew, or ought to have known this | that a copy of this resolution he forwarded to the Chamber of Commerce."

An eztreme'y raooeieful picnic wu given to-day to about 4500 sohool children. They were taken oat to the Tsieri plain, and the Morgiel Woollen Factory was thrown open to all comm. A large number of adolte aleo attended, many of the bonnets places in the city being shot for the occasion. Possibly SOOO ad cute were present. It will gire an idea of the extent of too affair to »ay that 18 bags of sngar were used to sweeten the ten made, and 300 gallons of milk were drank. A strong north easter has bean blowing all day. At the Harbour Board to-day, it was resolved to increase the Engineer’s salary from £350 to £SOO.

Mr Kirkcaldy, Gecerol Manager of the Equitable Insurance Association, will shortly make a tour of the principal places in the Colony to opes agencies.