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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1206, 12 April 1895, Page 18

One of 'the prettiest spots within easy Teach of Wellington is undoubtedly Pabautanui. The harbour is surrounded by fine country and the place is a favourite resort of local artists. On Easter Monday a grand " meadow fete " is to be held at this pleasantly situated centre, where a number of open air amusements will be held, the proceeds of the fete being devoted to a fund now being raised for the of a new Anglican Church at the township. A most attractive programme has been arranged, and a full brass band will be in attendance. We may add that visitors from town will be conveyed free of charge to and from the Paremata railway station, the drive being a most enjoyable one. If the elements are only propitious, a goodly number of Wellingtonians will no doubt be present at the fete. ____^__ Mr J. D. Ritchie, secretary of the Agricultural Department, has returned from a visit to the expei. rental farm at Momohalri and to the Winter Dairy Produce Show, at Hawera, where Messrs John Sawers and McEwan, Government dairy •experts, and Mr Thornton, grader at the Government cool stores in Wellington, acted as judges of the dairy exhibits. £m!Z An indication of the excellence to which sheepbreeding is attaining in this island is given in the fact that Mr Duncan McMaster, of Matawhero, Martinborough, has just sold a draft of his Lincoln rams to a well-known Canterbury breeder. These are magnificent sheep of their type. They were greatly admired on their way through Wellington on Monday last, and reflect great credit on their breeder. Indeed, Mr McMaster deserves success, for he does not stop at a few pounds when replenishing his stud, but buys the best money can procure, and this any judge of Lincolns will endorse when they see the two splendid shearling Lincolns forwarded to Matawhero yesterday by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. We understand that a big price was given for these two animals, which were bred by Mr J. B. I Sutton, of Southland,

A Gazette Extraordinary issued on Wednesday further prorogues Parliament till May 30th. Anew trial has been applied for in the case in which Sir Walter Buller sued Mr Jillett for .£IOOO damages done to the Papaitonga Estate by fire. ;,,V

The question of appointing, a Health Officer for the Hutt County was considered at the meeting of the Hutt County Council on the 9th, and it was decided that the chairman (Councillor Cook) and the clerk should obtain all information relating tothe appointments of health officers and report at next meeting. •-.■•'. The young men Wm. Woolcott, John F;. Perkins and. John Bolland were charged before Mr Martin, S.M., on the 9th, with the forgery of tram tickets. The evidence given was the same as that produced when they" were charged .with conspiring to defraud Mr Hall, of the City Tramways. His Worship did not call on them for a defence, but said, he was of opinion that the charge of > forgery could not be sustained. The policehad not been able to produce any,tickets ~ which were proved to have been'forged and ; which were traced to the possession of the accused. The only charge there was any possibility of sustaining was that of con-.' spiracy, and although it was competent" for him to commit the accused for trial now ' for conspiracy, in the face of the fact thata charge of conspiracy had already, been investigated by Justices and dismissed, it was useless to send the case before* a jury. Accused were thereupon discharged. ' Our Carterton correspondent writes ■•:-—A painful accident happened to Mr H. H. / Wolters, county clerk, on Monday. A * horse tied up inside the office yard suddenly lashed out as he was passing it and ; kicked him on the leg, fracturing it above, the knee. Dr Johnston set the limb.

The following dairymen and milk: vendors have applied to the Hutt County Council to be registered under the new dairy regulations:—Dairymen Bebmont, D. Judd, E. J. Judd, James; iJudd, D. - Speedy, P. Speedy; Lower Huift, S. :Sy;.#' Mason and G. Webb; Trentham, Mrs T: E. ; Cotter, A. H. Knigge; Taita, S. Death, J. Saul; Johnsonville, A. Bramley, E. Aplin; Horokiwi Hill road, J. Murray; Mungaroa, F. Whiteman. Dairymen and milk vendors —Horokiwi Hill road, J. Jameson, Jesse Taylor ; Johnsonville, B. Cummihgs ;>.;• Horokiwi, Petone, H. Bodley ;• ) Black- ?]- bridge, W. H. Incledon and Son, P. Pisk; ' Taita, A. and J. Gordon Bro 3. 3*. His Honor Mr Justice Richmond sat in Banco on the 9th to hear argument in the sait of Airini Tonore and others v. Davy and others. This was a motion for a writ of prohibition to the Chief Judge 'of the Native Land Court to prohibit him from admitting Winiata te Wharo and others into the title of the Mangaohane Block ; ' the Chief Judge having him on the ground of an error original investigation of the title. Messrs' H. D. Bell and P. S. McLean appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr Morison for the de- / fendants, Winiata te Wharo and others. The case will probably last oyer to-day.; "' "'. Although the Midland Railway arbitrators have been conferring together for some days on the subject of appointing an l umpire they do not appear to have yet .arrived at a decision, having apparently experienced some difficulty in making a selection. Until the umpire is appointed and is ready to attend of course the reference cannot be proceeded with. If some gentleman in New Zealand -is—ap-'* pointed there may be only a week's delay, but if the. umpire has be procured from. Australia there may be a delay of nearly a month. The matter rests entirely with the arbitrators themselves, and the Government and the Company await their decision.

Among the "exhibits" at the enquiry into the death of Annie Friend, held in the Supreme Court jury room last week, were several blood-stained garments, large rolls of blood-stained wall paper, &c, to mitigate the smell of which a quantity of disinfectant had been spread on the floor. It was found necessary, however, to get rid in some way of the odour of the disinfectant, and smoking was resorted to. Several pipes and cigarettes were soon lit, and throughout the remainder of the enquiry the fumes of the disinfectant had no chance whatever against the clouds of tobacco smoke which rose in the, room.