GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9306, 15 September 1893, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

j [BY TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION-.) Wellington, Thursday. . The Public Trustee notifies that he intends to claim land for which no owners can be ! found at Archhill, Auckland, at Pukekohe, - at Patea, at Kakararaea, and at Blueskin. The next sitting of the Court of Appeal Is fixed at Wellington, October 16. It i 3 notified in the Gazette that the payment of capitation allowance to Education Boards for quarter ending on 30th day 6i ; September now current shall be according : to the working average attendance of th» last preceding quarter, as the working average is denned by the Order-in-Conncit dated"'fith day of July, 1887. Application for admission to the examination of teachers and also for junior and senior examinations must be sent to the Education Department, Wellington, by 31stt October. The Chief Justice to-day granted a rule calling on the gaoler at Wellington to show cause to-morrow why Kirk, who wag arrested at Auckland, should nob be released. The grounds of the motion are that) the warrant was issued without jurisdiction, and that it does nob appear that any criminal act of bankruptcy was committed. i A requisition is in circulation, originating among temperance advocates, asking Sir R. Stout to stand for Wellington. , / The passengers by the Wakatipu for Sydney today include Sir J. Hector, and Air. Bell (Mayor). Sir James is going to. Adelaide as one of the officers-of the Australasian Association of Science. The Hauroto, which arrived from Sydnej at six o'clock, brought 110 possengers foi all ports. Mis Excellency the Governor has accepted tHe position of patron of the new association formed for the purpose of promoting rifle competition with the sister colonies. The Tax Department, in'consequence of Judge Richmond's recent decision, is refunding tax paid by persons and companies in consequence of deductions claimed by them for mteresb paid on mortgages, business premises having been disallowed. The Commissioner intends to appeal against the decision. "•"-,-'• '