NEW ZEALAND.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXI, Issue 7191, 17 March 1884, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND.

[Peb Press Association.} AUCKLAND, March 15. King Tawhiao, accompanied by bis three, sous—Tnte, Eewi and Honana—have come down, eg. route for Kawau, to consult Sir G. Grey as to the visit to England. Te TTieoro is also coming down. They have been advised by friends in Auckland not to go by way of America, in ease of getting into trouble, but to go by direct steamer. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court in the case of Peach v, Christie, £SO damages, for alleged trespass on land at Ellerslie, but in reality a claim against the New Zealand Bide Association for the use of the ground at the Colonial prize firing, plaintiff was nonsuited, as leave was -shown by the plaintiff’s evidence. The Auckland Bowing Association’s Regatta was a great success. North Shore won the principal events. The Hinemoa arrived in the Manukau this morning. The Governor and party drove into Government House. There was no official reception. NEW PLYMOUTH, Masch 15. Information has been received from Donkin's party, who are prospecting for a railway route northward, atating that they had reached Ohara and obtained a route through the nine miles of rugged country and were in open land. The part/ expect to reach Kihikihi at the end of next week. Good level country exists on this side as weE as on the other side of where Mr Donkin has discovered a route. WELLINGTON, March 15. Maunsell has been released on bail. Both the Judge and Registrar of the Supreme Court now being absent, considerable inconvenience is caused in legal business. The Customs revenue here this week { £SOOS) is the largest week’s receipts ever known in this port. Plans for the new Government printing office will be prepared immediately, and tenders invited. HOKITIKA, March 10. In the Supreme Court yesterday. Crown v, Hughes and Maloney for arson, the jury retired at 1 p.m. till 5 p.m., when the foreman stated they could not agree. J udge Williams ordered them to be locked up, and gave them till midnight, at which time they still disagreed. They will bo discharged at ten to-morrow morning and ■afresh jury empanelled. GEEYMOUTII, March 10. The coal ex oorts for the week amount to 3390 tons. DUNEDIN, Masch 15, The Tipperary Company at Macetown has sent down a cake of 382 ounces. A breach of promise of marriage action is likely to occupy the attention of the Supreme Court shortly. The plaintiff (Kate Mann) sues the defendant (David Hunter Mervyn, of Roxburgh), alleging that she entered the service ox the defendant as hia housekeeper on Oct. 1, 1883, at a salary of £1 per week, and remained in such service till Nov. 14, 1883. No part of such wages having been paid, she claims j£sß. On a second count the plaintiff claims £2OO for breach of promise of marriage, alleging that while she was in the defendant’s employ they agreed to marry, but that defendant has since neglected and refused to marry her. The defendant, in his pleadings, admits that plaintiff entered into his service on Oct. 1, 1882, and remained tiE July 18, 1883, ■when she was obliged to discontinue "being in his service, and states that he paid her certain sums of money for and on account of her wages, and paid divers persons other sums of money for and at her re-’ quest. He denies that there was ever an agreement te marry, and charges her with gross impropriety. ~ MIDACT IK

Mabch 16. This yearly meeting of thfl M.TJ., 1.0.0. F.

is being held at Waikaia, an up-country town. Tho total amount of receipts from all source® has been £7488 12s Bd, arid the expenditure £lO4l 5s sd. Of the latter amount £lo2Blls 6d has boon expended for payment of the sick, £277 18a as tho funeral benefits, and £lß3l HaOd for modical attendance and medicine, Tho total value of the Lodge funds on December 31 last was £36,476 10s Bd, as against £88,618 19s 4d nt the end of the previous year, thus showing an increase in tho value of the district for the war of £2857 11s 4d. Two hundred and thirteen members have joined tho Order during the year, and 119 left, of whom 11 wore by death. Those figures show considerable progress since the previous year.