NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6399, 22 May 1882, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

I PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] CHRISTCHURCH, Sunday. Two hundred pounds reward is offered for the conviction of the man who shot at Deans at Riecarton. Tho Rev. Mr. Gumming succeeds the late Mr. Curnow as inspector under the Board of Kducation. The teachers of North Canterbury have decided to form an institute on the model oE the Otago Teachers' Institute. At a meeting on Saturday, attended by some thirty teachers, the necessary Kt<>ps were taken and oflicers elected. Professor Bickerton is president, and Mr. Williamson, of AshburtOD, secretary. DUNEDIN, Sunday. At the Port Chalmers Police Court, An> drew Johnston, fireman on hoard the Roto•nahana, charged with criminally assaulting i Elizabeth Harris, at Sawyer's Bay ; case dismissed. Privileges for the Queen's Birthday race meeting brought £44 (without gates.) Pressure has been brought to bear on the Government, to expedite the removal of the lunatics to the new asylum at Seacliff, SO that the present asylum in th* city may, be utilised for the new High School building. The committee of tho Chamber of Commerce has recommended the Chamberyj-to lend every assistance towards forwarding the movement for the establishment of an agricultural college at Dunedin. INVERCARGILL, Saturday. At the Police Court, this morning, Thomas William Tait was charged with emlezzlement of Government moneys, and wa's remanded until Thursday. . The County Solicitor has informed the Southland Council that, no provision having been made in the new Liceusing Bill, therefore no license fees were necessary for keepers of billiard and bagatelle tables. During the past mouth fifteen cattle belonging to one settler have been run over and killed on the unfenued railway line between luvercargill and the Bluff. A r.trange feature of the accident is that nearly ill the cattle are run over in daj light ~