NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8353, 5 September 1890, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Good master at the parade of the A. Battery bust night, The levels of Dunedin-etreet, as adrertised, have been fixed. Tenders are to be called for repairs to the Cox's Creek Bridge. Preparations for a ftnke are being made by the tanners and fellmongere. The Auckland municipal buildings and their contents are insured for £27,000. Mi* Aley has resigned her position as attendant at the Auckland Art Gallery. The rainfall registered at Waipapa in August was 2*76 inches. Rain fell on ten A milkman at Christchurcb was fined for felling milk with IGi per cent, of water. , The Northern Flourmill has made arrangements to get a supply of wheat from LytVivian's benefit at the Opera House tonight. "Queen's Evidence" is the piece selected. . The wnder of Mr. S. Fairwoather, for a boiler at the Auckland Abattoirs, has been accepted. . . The Harbour Service Association have resolved to make ft levy in aid of the present strike. Auckland East licensing meeting yesterday. The only business was the granting of two licenses. Inspector 8.-oham has reported to the Government that Auckland will shortly be without a morgue. Mr. Levi Ccupland, corn merchant, Auckland, filed a petition yesterday to be adiudeed a bankrupt. Tne Waitematn County Council have to pay the largest share of the cost of maintaining the Whau Bridge. The Auckland City Council have authorised the purchase af additional books, Talaed at £4,59, for the Free Library. Advices from Gisborne state that while sailing into the Gisborne river at half-tide, a few days ago, the schuoner Opotiki grounded. The wife of Mr. YV. J. Neal, a resident of Hawked Bay, gave birth on the 20th instant to three daughters, all doing well. Benjamin Davis,and hia wife, Mary Ann, α-ere again before the l'olice Court yesterday in connection with the recent ironmongery theft*. The sheep returns for the Hawke'e Bay district show that on May 31st last the number of sheep was 3,556,257, an increase of 363,473 in the year. At the Christchurch Resident Magistrate's Court, the charge of perjury brought against Harper, Ford, and Ollivier, by Young, was dismissed. Captain Edwin wired as follows at 12.17 p.m. yesterday :—" Exj>ect south-west to MUth and east gale within next twelve hours, and much colder weather." The tinning of rabbit- becoming a large and profitable industry in the Marlborough district, and hundreds of cases of the " vermin" arc being exported. Alex. McLean, who pleaded guilty to the robbery or a laree quantity of jewellery from Mr. Howdcn's shop will be brought up for sentence, to day, at the Supreme Court. William Black, charged with the murder of Robert Streeter was, after three days' trial, acquitted yesterday. He fainted away when the jury retired to consider their verdict.

From Home (says the Ofcago Times) we learn that Mr. Duncan Wright is at present in Scotland, where he has been giving lectures on New Zealand as well aa evangelistic services. Over 30 years ago a sum of £1700 was subscribed for the purpose of assisting Taranaki settlers during the troublous times. The amount Ls still lying unclaimed where it was banked.

One Chinese grocer in Wellington has made £.jOO in twelve months. The turnover of the Chinese fruiterers and grocers in that city in one year is eaid to have been between £25,000 and £30,000.

John Gardiner, the seaman who recently sustained severe injuries while working on one of the Union S.S. Company's steamers on the Queen-street Wharf, has received adequate compensation iroin the company. A Wellington paper remark*:—" It's a most astonishing fact that in a country Buch as this, with its wonderful climate and fertile lands, for three-fourths of the year we aro compelled to do without fresh fruit or else pay an exorbitant price for it." The Wairarapa Daily says : —The demand for labour in this district at the present time U very great, and it is almost impossible to procure bush hands. One property owner alone informs us that ho is prepared to take on 200 men at Is per hour, but cannot get them. It is stated by a Wairarapa paper that one farmer who set seven traps for rabbits one evening found them next morning occupied by stoats. Large numbers are, it is said, being destroyed in this manner, and this, too, while they are still being imported ftt a great cost to the country. The following figures show the business done at the Wairarapa Savings Banks : — Ma-sterton : Deposits, £80s:i; withdrawals, £5390. Carterton : Deposits, £2907 ; withdrawals, £2420. Greytown : Deposits. j."244S ; withdrawals, £2164. Feather.«ton : Deposits, £2010; withdrawals, £2020. Martinboroiigh • Deposits, £703; withdrawals, £596. This is for the year 1889. The following is the state of Her Majesty's prison, Auckland, for the weekending 30th August:—On remand, 1 male; awaiting trial, 11 males, 1 boy: penal Hervitude, 44 males, 2 females ; hard labour, 62 males, 17 females; imprisonment, 1 male; default of bail, 3 mules, 1 female ; received during the week, 15 males, 9 females ; discharged, 8 males, 0 females. Total in orison, 123 males, 20 females.