NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6565, 1 December 1882, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

! [press association.] WELLINGTON, Thursday. A second application was made yesterday to the Minister of Justice by Mr. Edward Shaw, counsel for the prisoner Longhurst, for remission of the remaining portion of his client's sentence. The request will be considered by the Cabinet at au early date. During the month ending to-day there were registered, in the Wellington district, 109 births and 43 deaths ; 22 certificates of marriage were issued. Considerable surprise is expressed amongst volunteers at the terms of the order in Council whieh_ declare that vile new regulations aro now in loioe. A departmental circular has been issued stating that they only come into operation cu the Ist Januarv. but the order iu Council is praise, and the volunteers seem uncertain what to do. GREY MOUTH, Thursday. The vital statistics for the month are —IS births, 5 .aiarriages, 2 deaths. The shipping departures for the month are 50, last "month 51. The coal export for the same period wer« OiOli tons, as against 5356 for the preceding four wicks. The Customs duties collected during the month just ended amounted to £2252, the lor the co-.-respoiulius month of ISSI being £2350; gold dutv, £SSS ; beer duty (excess), £04. CHKISTCHURCH, Thursday. A mau named Kwiug was char.jcd with arson at the Resident Magistrate's Court today. He had been smashing up the furniture in his house, behaving like a lunatic generally, and trying to .»et tire to the place with ;:orse. The man had maddcud himself with drink, and was treated accordingly. The notorious Murphys have come" into public notice again. Michael Murphy yesterday was before the Court, charged with intending to desert his wife. He had realised on all his property, and it was supposed that he intended to dear out. The case was remanded till to-day. John Murphy was charged with failing "to support his mother, lie offered to pay a year iu advance, which was accepted, though he expressed his intention also of leaving Christchurch. The dispute between the dock contractors and the Harbour Board, which was referred to arbitration, has been given in favour of the claimants, and the Board to-day agreed to pay the amount, £SSO lis 3d, with costs, £15. At a meeting of the Lyttelton Harbour Board to-day, it was resolved formally to open the dock on January 3, ISS3 ; also, to order the requisite plant for providing three elactric lights of 3000 candle power each. The sum of £tio was voted for the erection of a school at the pilot station. The. following are the % ital statistics for the month:—Births, IST; marriages, 29; deaths, 4-1. The births show au increase of 27, the deaths a decrease of 0, and the marriages of 9. At a meeting of the West Coast Railway League last night it was resolved to request the Government to issue a special commission for inquiring into the proposed line of rail to the West Coast. TIMARU, Thursday. During the month of November -10 births, 12 marriages, and S deaths, were registered iu Timaru. The Customs revenue for the month was £1579 14s od, as compared with £1209 2s 10d in the corresponding mouth of last year. OAMARU, Thursday. Vital statistics for Oair.arr : Births, 29 ; deaths, 9; marriages, S. A man named Robinson was injured on the railway line to-day by a trolly running off the line, and a log which was on the troll;, falling on him. The amount of Customs revenue collected at the port of Oainaru fur the month of November was £1736 2s. DUNEDIN, Thursday. Detective Walker has been transferred to Wellington. A trotting match for £400 a-side between Zulu and Aee of Clubs comes off at Forbury to-day.