TASMANIA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 103, 12 March 1864, Page 3

TASMANIA.

Ovn old i'riend the 'Reliance,' from Hobari Town, dropped anchor yesterday morning in our harbour, anil by the courtesy of Captain Kiddle we arc favoured with Hobart Town papers to the 20tli nit. „ ~ . W\. take from the tV.e lollwnng inti'rcsthij; parlifulavs respecting the introduction i>f into Tasmania :—" By way, 01 AU-lboiirm« t we Mercury,. flmt we are now oh. the another attempt at tic transfer of salmon ova to ih« colony, ffi*"

t?as just about to start with a shipment for a few days on board a screw-steamor, to see what effect tho action of the machinery would have on its vitality, if any. Should that experiment bo such as to justify the attempt, a shipment would be made on tho 20th January, on board the " Norfolk,' one of Messrs. Money, "Wigram, find Son's finest and fastest ships," trading to Melbourne in which those gentlemen had most generously volunteered accommodation for the purpose, as no first class ship then offered, or seemed likely to offer for Hobart Town direct, Erom Melbourne to Hobart Town, the transhipment will be effected by tho Victorian Acclimatisation Society, who take the solo responsibility of this upon themselves. All is so far satisfactory, and should not tho 'Norfolk' arrive before the next mail, we shall by her most probably hear something iuoro definite in reference to the matter." The question of whether a man is liable for the maintenance of even a dissolute wife appears to be entertained by a Hobart Town Magistrate in the same light that wo consider it should be entertained here. We take the following extract from the jgoharton Mercury of the 25th ult. The italics are our own. Thero is something of similarity in one point of this case to the notorious desertion case hero :— Maintenance.—Arnold v. Arnold.—An information by Catherine Arnold against her husband James Arnold for neglecting to pay a sum of 12s. weekly, in accordance with an order made by the bench on the 7th December last. Defendant admitted tho charge, and said there was a home for his wife to go to, but sho was a drunken dissipated woman, and would nnt live either with him or away from him; but was constantly troubling him. Complainant said the defendant had another woman i>l the house with whom he ici't living. Defendant, in answer to tho bench, said ho had no gor.ds and chattels, but had a furnished room for her* to po to. if r. Salier said us no cause had boon shown, tho bench hud no alternative but to enforce the order previously made. The bench, therefore, ord.ved the defendant to he imprisoned until ti:e order already made was complied with. Hue!) term of imprisonment not to exceed six months. Defendant—lt's <i vory hnid case, very Imrd case, sir. Mr. Cook— The bench has no alternative.