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New Zealand Mail, Issue 771, 10 December 1886, Page 16

Sir Robert Stout, with his family and private secretary,. left for Dunedin by the Hawea on Wednesday evening. Alfred' CUrtis,- formerly confectioner, of Wellington, lias filed a petition to be adjudged a bankrupt. The Otago Daily Times says that there is a scarcity of farm laborers and’ female domestic servants in Southland..

On and after next- Sunday the- Sunday train on the Mhnawatu line, leaving town at Iff a.m. will stop*at Ptimmerton, notrunning on a 3 formerly to Paikakariki.

Further leave* of absence for the next meeting was granted 1 fro Mr Gi.Beetham, M.H.R., at the meeting of the Land Board yesterday morning. A man named’ James* Milton; alias Kurschens, alias Wilson; was a passenger by theMawea from Blenheim on Wednesday. He has been brought to Wellington to serve three months for larceny, in the Terrace* gaol. The apparently endless case Houguez v. Robinson was further proceeded with in the* Resident Magistrate’s Court Wednesday afternoon, and after considerable evidence had been given on the plaintiff’s side, the case was further adjourned till next day* at 2 o’clock.

A sitting of the Native Land Court is being held before Judge Williams- and Mr J. Jury, of the Wairarapa, in the Anglican Schoolroom, Sydney-street, for the purpose of dealing with succession orders in respeet to land in the neighborhood of the city, In reply to a member of the Bar who asked for doctor's expenses in an assault case heard at the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, in which several women of bad character were concerned, Mr Wardell said that he would not allow professional costs in cases of the kind. The case in which the Government are sued by Messrs P. Hay man and Co., for a refund of duty charged on matches, will be heard in the Supreme Court shortly. Mr Jellicoe has been retained for the plaintiffs, and Mr H. D. Bell for the defence. It will probably be necessary to taXe evidence in England on the matter. A sum of seVenty guineas having been subscribed by the prison officers of the Colony for presentation to Mr J. P. Macalister, who was until recently accountant in the Prisons Department, was on Wednesday forwarded to Mr Macalister at Dunedin, together with a letter expressing the esteem in which the recipient of the presentation was held by his fellow-officials in the department.

An accident happened in Johnston-street on Wednesday by which one of Staples’ brewery drays was broken down. The dray, which was loaded, was proceeding along the street when the axle of one of the wheels gave way, and dray and beer came heavily to the ground. Beyond this and a slight hindrance to traffic in that locality, and the waste of a little beer, the damage done was not large. * Mr Wardell, R.M., presided at the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning. One, first offender for drunkenness was punished in the usual way. Henry Cox and William Hodges, the two boys charged with larceny, were brought up, and both committed to the Burnham Industrial School. Judgments for plaintiffs were given in the following civil cases : —C. Gamble v A. T. Mackayj £7, and costs 11s ; Kilbirnie Road Board v Charles Moody, £1 6s 7d, with costs 9s; Charles Mclntyre v Thomas Thacker, £1 8s 9d, with costs 6s ; Same v Alexander McGee, £1 15s 9d, with .costs 7s ; same v Patrick Caughlan, £3 5s lOd, with costs 6s ; Walter Nathan and Co. v jStuart Manson, £l7 Is Id, costs £1 11s 6d ; Annie Carter v Eliza Cole, £1 63 sd, costs 10s; Jacob Joseph and John F. E. Wright v Samuel Mason, £5 2s, costs £1 14s Wellington, Loan Company v S. Soffe, £lo, costs £1 ;*. Georgeson and Co v Alfred Jury, £l3, and* costs £1 11s.

The bakers of this city held their first annual picnic at Belmont on Wednesday. At about 9 o’clock the holiday makers assembled in Courtenay - place, and were marshalled into procession by Mr Thomas Pinkney, the secretary. Before starting for Belmont a competition for the best baker’s cart, and the best dressed journeymans baker or pastry-cook, took place, and resulted in Mr Thomas Pinkney (Mr DunulS shop) securing first prize for the best tumed-out cart, Mr H. Roberts (of Mr McKay’s establishment) taking second prize. The prize for the best dressed baker fwaa. awarded to Mr Davis. The competition over, a start was made. 'The Phoenix omnibus conveying the Hibernian Band, themembers of which enlivened the proceedings.: by playing some capital mupic, headed the prooession. Immediately following eame the holiday-makers, in a&out 18 bakers’ carts. The vehicles wer.e artistically decorated with flowers, flags and green stuff, and the horses were no less hansteousely equipped. Altogether between 300' and 40ftpersons took part in the. procession.. Arrived at Belmont, the party set about in right good earnest to enjoy games cf all sorts, cricket* sports, &<x, being in« dulged in. The. party arrived in town shortly after 7 o’clock in the evening, having had, in spite of the unpleasantness caused by the strong north-west wind prevailing, a thoroughly enjoyable outing. Messrs Dewsett, Hogg, Adams, and Shultze, who, with the Secretary, comprised the committee, did all in their power to make the affair as enjoyable as possible, and were rewarded by the pionio being a complete success.

Mu W. W. McCardle gave notice* at -the ■ meeting’ of the Land Board yestereJaythafc * he* would move, at the next meeting, that the meeting® of the Board should be *-held‘ ! monthly in future instead of fortnightly. -

Btiring the examination of Mr J. Ames in * thfe-Cbmpensation Court yesterday morning, ' he* Bald that land in' Orientaltßay 1 was* going / up very much in the market."* An acre there had, recently been sold for £IOOO, and on the - other,* side, near the baths, a lease of an « acre for* 21 years, with a purchasing .clause, had* brought £3OOO. At Island Bay,* he ? added;, land was worth £3OO or £4oO~au»* aeraj.