NEW ZEALAND.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXI, Issue 7178, 1 March 1884, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND.

[Peb Press Association.] AUCKLAND, Ebb, 29. The first of the fire escapes for the nse of the Auckland Fire Brigade was landed from the Ruapehu. The criminal statistics of Auckland district, just published; show the total number of offences reported in this district, last year to have been 3798, in connection with which 8679 persons were apprehended and 1294 proceeded against by summons. This shows an increase of 98 in the cases reported, 152 in the persons apprehended, and 193 in the number summoned. All the immigrants by the Euapehn met with immediate employment. The Shipping Company intend to give a banquet aboard before the vessel’s departure for the South. GISBORNE, Feb. 29. ' . The Southern Cross second bore, after going down 565 ft in nineteen days, bad to stop till the pipes arrived, as there was a slight caving in, rendering it unsafe to go on without pipes. WANGANUI, Feb. 29. At a largely attended public meeting to-night, Mr E. Winter, late of the Chronicle, and now editor" of the Marlborough Express, was presented with an address and' purse of sovereigns. The address was signed by the leading merchants, bankers, professional men, and tradesmen. WELLINGTON, Feb, 29,

Government’has received advice that the lonic is bringing out 229 immigrants, the majority being nominated; 183 are for Canterbury and the remainder for "Wellington and adjacent transhipping ports. 'There are 20 families, 56 single men, and 86 single women. The following nominations for assisted immigrants will be forwarded by the San Francisco mail: —Auckland, 11; Taranaki, 14; Hawke’s Bay, 36 ; Wellington, 79; Nelson, 9; Westland, 11; Marlborough, 3; Canterbury, 57; Otago, 83; Southland, 83; total, 886. TIMARU, Feb. 29. Mr A. J. Parsons, an old resident, who has long been a leading Mason here, and for the last two years W.M. of St John’s Lodge, was entertained at a .banquet last evening, in the Library of the Lodge. A large number of members of , the craft were present. Mr Parsons was presented with an illuminated address expressing the great regret felt at his departure. He has for the last six years been President of the Licensed Victuallers’ Association, Mr Parsons leaves for Wanganui next week. , DUNEDIN, Feb. 29. Tenders were invited for Jan. 17 for the completion of the section of Gatlin’s River railway, but no tender has yet been accepted. Mr/Thomson, M.H.E. for Clutha, having telegraphed to ask whether any tender had been accepted, has received a reply from Mr Mitchelson that the vote being exhausted, he cannot accept any tender. Mr Thomson has written to point out that £12,500 is actually available for expenditure on the line. Two sudden deaths have occurred in Clutha district. In one case a young man named Forrester was found dead in a field where he had been working, and the medical evidence was that death resulted from sunstroke. In the other case, David Spence died after half on hour’s illness. Death was stated to be caused by apoplexy. Deceased had had a slight sunstroke some days previously. Mr Griffin, United States Consul, leaves here to-morrow for Christchurch, en route to Auckland. The Trades and Labour Council have resolved to convene a public meeting for Friday next, to protest against the action qf the Land Board in reference to the Borthwick and Hertslet t cases of dummyism, and to call upon, the Minister of Lands to vindicate the law. Messrs Gillies and Kerferd, members of the Victorian Ministry, arrived from the Lakes on Thursday; and leave for the North on Monday. • The Fenstanton discharged in six days 2300 tons of cargo, and took in 1000 tons of coal, 6400 hales of wool, t and 7450 carcases of frozen mutton. She sails to-day.