NEW ZEALAND.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 208, 2 September 1891, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

Wellington, September 1. In the football tournament Nelson Oollege defeated Wellington Oollege by fourteen points to five. The contemplated match against St Patriok'a College is not likely to tako place. During August tho Customs revenue collected in the Oolony amounted to £155 032, The principal ports contributed bb follows :— Dunedin £41,494, Auckland £35,522, Wellington £28,187, Lytttl'.on aud Christchuroh £27,377. The amount oolleoted for the five months of the financial year i 3 £651 106, being £11,522 above the estimnt3 for the period, The Beer duty collected laet month was £3,955, Auckland contributing £891 Duucdin £83S, Christchurch £753, and Wellington J.ISS. Tho total for the fi.ve*lnouths of fche year is £20,615, which is £3 354 below fche Treasurer's estimate. At the Supreme Court Lucy Walden, aged 15 year., charged with larceny at Woodville, wa3 granted 12 months probation. The evidence showed she was kleptomaniac. The charge of perjury preferred agaiiist a Native from Otaki occupied the Court the remainder of the day, and was not concluded wheu the Court r0 ... A deputa;ion, representing the Eight Hours Demonstration, waited on the Government this eveniog, urging that the 28th Ootober should be declared a publio holiday, as waa the case last; year on tho ocaaaion of the Labour Demonstration, Tha deputation pointed out that it had been ascertained that the day named would be suitable (or Auckland and Dunedin, but no reply had yet been received from Christohurob. The Hon, Mr Reeves, io reply, Baid he could not definitely promise to grant the requeßt, but he had little doubt that it would be granted on the understanding that next year the whole question would be taken into consideration aB fco whether the day was suitable to employers as well as employees. Auckland, September 1. A man named Johu Ford, aged 63, hanged himself afc Parnell to day. He was suffering from rheumatism, and he left a note for his wife stating thafc poverty and ill health caused him to do the deed. It is understood thafc Ministerialist, aro urging Mr W. J. Napier t_ become a candidats for the Waikato seat in the Government interest, The Liberal Associa tion will meet on Thursday to consider fche situation,