NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6569, 6 December 1882, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

fI'UF.SS ASSOCIATION.] TAURANGA. Tuesday. The district school committee has held an investigation into the charge of cruelty against the head-master, and lias decided that the boy Smith was tao severely punished. The committee cautioned the master to be more particular in future. GISBORNE, Tuesday. llr. Hilton, engineer of the Southern Cro3s Petroleum Company, reports that the alterations to the boring will be completed shortly. The shaft machinery and boring gear has been fixed, and further alterations are unnecessary. No obstacle now exists in the way of the rapid sinking of the shaft, in which there is no water, but oil is still oozing. Five feet daily can now be accomplished in the shaft. OPUNAIvE, Tuesday. About midnight on Saturday a fire broke out. in Captain Good's house, at Oro. The furniture, clothing, and nearly everything belonging to the family were burnt. The place was uninsured. NAPIER, Tuesday. Immense dissatisfaction exists with respect to the apparent elToit of the Government to cvnile its declared policy in the matter of hospital maintenance. DUNEDIN, Tuesday. A deputation waited on the Hon. Mr. Johnston to-day to protest against the removal from Dunedin to Auckland of the head gaokr, Mr. Caldwell. Mr. Johnston said he would bring the matter before the Minister of Justice, addding that the step had been taken solely in the interests of the public service, and he could hold out no hope of its beinjr revoked. The police to-day speared a conviction for l-alllii.n boxes, "and intend proceeding against the managers of the lienevolent Carnival for holding lotteries. The Tokomairiro and Malaura Shows were held to-day. Both were very successful, one thousand persons being present at the latter. At Tokonniriro the show of butter was declared by good judges to be the best they had seen. : Concerning the fire at the Milton pottery works, it is now thought to have been accidental. It is moat probable that temporary appliances will bo put up so that as many of the hands may be employed as possible, and the works kept from remaining at a standstill.