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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXII, Issue 86, 13 April 1888, Page 2

A notice in the Gazette annonnces tha the I port of Patea has been re-opened under the I Customs Laws Consolidation Act. I The Bon. J. W. Fortescue ia gazetted as I private Secretary to his Excellenoy the Gover- 1 nor, vice Major Jervoia, and Captain Medley I suooeeds Mr Fortesoue as Aide-de-camp. I The appointment of Mr A. D. W. Bell as I Engineer of Defence is gazetted. I It is notified that in consequence of the I reduction in the New Zealand Permanent I Force, the services of Lieut-Colonel Boberts I has been dispensed with. I A further despatch relating to the entry I of engineer students in her Majesty's I service is gazetted. It is in contemplation 1 to admit a limited number of these students I in 1889, and for that year qnly. The j maximum age will be extended to 17. I Immigration and emigration statistics for I March show the number of persons who I arrived in the colony during that month, to I be 917, while 2437 took their departure. Of j the latter number 1048 went to Victoria! I Christohurch, April 12. , I An. inquest was held this afternoon on the I body found in the Lyttelton harbor this j morning. It was recognised as that of I Macalister, one of the orew of the Coptio, J who was seen alive in Lyttelton at 5 '30 p.m. I on the day when the steamer sailed. He I was then drunk, and was going towards his I ship with another sailor. The iury returned I a verdict of " Found drowned. I Yesterday morning a grain riok belonging J to Mr W. Patterson, at Mandeville Plains, I was burned. The damage is estimated at I £400, and there is no insuranoe, Inoen* I diarism is suspected. I

LAST NIGHTS TELEGRAMS. Auckland, April 12. Proceedings are being taken by the Law Society to have the name of William Rigby, solioitor, formerly practising in Auokland, struck off the rolls. At the Supreme Court, Mr Button on behalf of that Society, acked Judge Gillies for directions as to service of notice, as Rigby had left the Colony. He pointed out that the cods of rules was defeo tive as no directions were given. His Honor promised to bring fie matter before the Court of Appeal. At a large meeting at Whatiwhatihoe on Thursday, Tawhaiaio and the chiefs of his party accepted Mr Mitohelßon's proposals tbat the Government will give the lands at Mangate yet unsold, formerly 'owned by Potatu, and will build a home for Tawhaiaio. A money provision will be arranged. Tawhaiaio is now at Alexandra arranging details with the Minister. At the quarterly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce held to-day it was decided to make representations to the Government to give effeot to suoh legislation as would remove the present anomalies existing in tbe bankruptcy laws. Some discussion ensued as to the advisability of sending delegates from the Ohamber to inspeot the proposed routes for tbe Main Trunk railway, as suggested by Mr Mitohelson, but the matter was deferred. Wellington, April 13. This afternoon the Colonial Seoretary signed a warrant for the removal of the prisoner Dunkin, sentenced this morning to seven years penal servitude for arson, from W.llington gaol to Lyttelton gao'. Id is feartd that if he were allowed to remain iu Wellington gaol the feeling against him by his fellow prisoners on account of his haying turned approver would be so strong that his life would be endangered. A sitting of the Appeal Court is fixed for May 7.