NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 8980, 18 February 1888, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[PRESS ASSOCIATION'.

Wellington, Friday. A meeting of the local branch of the New Zealand Industrial Protective Association was held this evening to consider communications received from kindred branches to arrange for a conference of delegates to consider the question of tariff, etc. A committee was appointed to bring up a report next Wednesday. A further sale of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company's land was held to-day. The agricultural sections averaged £3 10s per acre, and pastoral sections £1 8s per acre. Reuben Hind and John Collins have been committed for trial on charges of breaking and entering Staples' boot factory. Both prisoners had been arrested on charges of arson, and these will be preferred against them at a later date. A slight shock of earthquake was felt here this; morning.

i, Friday. A son of Mr. Carter, who is in charge of the look-out station at the Heads, saw a boat drifting out to sea yesterday morning. Tooiney, who is also stationed at the Heads, secured it, and this morning reported the matter to the police at Lytfcelton. It appears that a Maori called at the residence of Mark Thomas, Purua, on Wednesday night, and he said he wanted a boat to go to Lytteiton to fetch a doctor. He left his horse in a paddock adjoining, and took a dingy answering to the description of that found. The police went out to search, but during the afternoon the Maori informed Thomas that the man had walked round to Raupaki and gone on to Kaiapoi. Why he abandoned the boat is not known.

Joseph Swindell and James Mackie, two lads, were committed for trial to-day for breaking into the shop of W. Barnett, and stealing £35. Dunedi.v, Friday. A five-roomed house at Roslyn, owned and occupied by Martin Lyons, was burnt down by the upsetting of a kerosene lamp, nsurance, £400 in the Manchester Office.