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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 6048, 18 August 1880, Page 2

Footballers and others interested are reminded that the meeting re the visit to Auckland, adjourned from Friday last, will be held at the Star Hotel this evening, at 8 o’clock. Members of the plasterers' craft in Dunedin have recently held a meeting and resolved to form a society for mutual trade protection. One of the first objects of the society_ will be to put an end to the system of sub-letting now in force. Another instance of the red tape system transpired at the meeting of the Benevolent Society yesterday. Xt appears that two men who had applied tor employment at the Government works at Carlyle were informed that it was impossible to engage them, that they would have to go to Wellington to be taken on, and then sent through in the ordinary way. George Longhurst, who was convicted on a charge of indecently assaulting a girl seven years of age, and sentenced to ten years’ penal servitude and two floggings of twenty-five lashes each, received the second flogging yesterday morning, the Governor of the Gaol, Dr. Johnston, and the chief turnkey being present. He is said to have borne the castigation without flinching. A report has been made current in the Bruce Herald that a good deposit of gold has recently been found near the town of Milton, in a locality named Canada, and from which two men, working for one day, obtained nearly one ounce and half of gold. In connection with this the Herald mentions also that a gold bearing nuartz-reef is said to have been found somewhere near to the municipal endowment reserve ; which is in the direction of Canada. Dr. Diver appears to have made up hla mind that the inhabitants of the city shall not suffer in health on account of the disgusting state of the cemetery. He has given notice that at the next meeting of the City Council he will move “ That a deputation from the Council wait upon the Government to urge the necessity for taking immediate steps for closing the cemeteries within the city boundaries.” The following applications will be dealt with at the sitting of the Licensing Court on the 7th September next: —New licenses—Frank Mountain, for house in Cambridge-terrace; A. Phillips, for house at corner of Taranakistreet and Oourtenay-place. Transfers—From S. Dawson, Imperial Hotel, to D. E. Taohill; Timothy McCarthy, Pahautanui Hotel, to B. K. Suisted ; W. Holmes, Foresters’ Arms, to J. Fenton.

At the Masterton Police Court, on Monday, Gr. A. Johnson, late assistant-clerk of the Resident Magistrate’s Court, was brought before the Bench on a warrant, which, according to the Wairarapa Daily report, was not read, it being, in fact, but a copy of the original document. The case stands remanded until Thursday next, bail being accepted from Messrs, Geo. Coker and J. M. Girdlestone in £SO each. It, appears that among the assets of the City of Glasgow Bank was a gold reef in the Indian mines, to which public attention has lately been directed, and it now appears that this 11 claim” has proved very rich ; indeed, it is rumored that its product may possibly be of sufficient value to return a moiety of the bank’s debts, the payment of which utterly ruined so many previously well-to-do shareholders. But those (and much the larger number) who have failed or compounded with the liquidators will have no share in this wind-

fall, which will go to the very small number who have been rich enough to weather the storm and retain their position on the roll. The agitation in favor of a relaxation of the building regulations of the Corporation has not yet subsided. Councillor Young will move at the meeting of the City Council to-morrow evening:—“That it is advisable that the building regulations be amended by adding the following clause.—‘lf, in the opinion of the City Council, a full compliance with these regulations or any of them would needlessly affect with injury the course and operation of business Or be attended with great loss and inconvenience to any person without any corres-

ponding benefit to the community, the City Council may, on special application, relax tne strict observance of sw regulation or modify may impose be complied with by the applicant.’ ” The examiners who have held the annual examination of pupil teachers for the Wellington District state in their report that the pupil teacheiiS this year, though by no means free from the faults of previous years, show, ou the whole, more intellectual knowledge and increased accuracy, especially when there is taken into consideration the fact that the questions set appealed more to the intelligence and less to the memory, than those of former years, and that an additional paper was given in ready arithmetic, for which the candidates were unprepared. The examiners think there is still room for further improvement in the general scope and accuracy of the instruction given - and they trust that the plan lately adopted of bringing all the city pupil teachers into one instruction olass, will afford more time and opportunities of this being done. ; Mr.. Reid, member for Hokitika, will to-day aafc the Government, —If any action is intended to be taken during the recess, with the view of carrying out the recommendations made by the Colonial Industries Commission, that a thorough examination should be made of the settlements on the West Coast of the Middle Island, with a view to ascertaining what aid can most effectively and advantageously be given by the Government to the production of gold, coal, iron, timber, and other valuable materials which are known to exist there in , boundless profusion, but under conditions of difficulty insuperable to a sparse population of limited means and appliances 1 It will be' satisfactory to'very many, outside of residents on the Coast, if the answer is given distinctly and unreservedly in the affirmative. 1 The behavior of a respectably attired young man, who walked along several streets in the city, minus his hat, and with a look of determination that would have done credit to the hero in Longfellow’s “Excelsior," caused some .curiosity yesterday afternoon. He started frohi one of the hotels on the Quay, and walked towards Thovndon, to all appearance having a fixed object in view. Near Barrett's confer he ■ was stopped by an acquaintance, whom he informed, in answer to inquiries as to his strange proceedings, that he had a visitation from God on the preceding evening ordering him to proclaim His word in the streets. Ho had refused, but as the same thing had happened three times that morning, he , was bound to carry it out- He left without another word, and having reached the Railway Station nearly frightened the life out of a woman' by walking into her shep and proclaiming his mission. Ho subsequently found his way back to the centre of the town, when he was arrested pn‘suspicion of lunacy. His name is Lunt. ; The usual weekly meeting of the Wellington Benevolent Institution was held at 4 p.m. yesterday, at the Provincial Buildings. There were present—Mr. J. G. -Holdsworth (in the chair), Revs. Hinton, Van Stavoren, Paterson, and Dutton; Councillors Dauks and Brown; Mr J. E. Smith ; 0. P. Powles, secretary; and Mr. A. G. Johnston (relieving officer). Subscriptions amounting to £3 10s. were received. A considerable number of applications : for relict were granted, while others were left to he dealt with at the discretion of Mr. Johnston. The case of the widow with three children, who . had applied at the'last meeting for a passage to England; Where her‘sister had offered her a home, was first considered. Mr. Johnston Stated (jhat’al passage would cost £3O, but that there would be no vessel, sailing for the next two months. Under these circumstances the committee, withheld their decision, relief being granted in the meantime. A Dane who had Wen discharged from the Hospital, and was now suffering from rheumatism, applied for a passage to a warmer climate, and on it being mentioned that the man would be a burthouon tile institution a passage was granted; to Newcastle. The two applications for passages to the diggings on the West Cbnst, received at. the previous meotiog, were granted. A sum of 15s. was paid to a woman who required that amount to make up her passage money to Newcastle, where she was to join her husband. Several other applications of a like nature having been considered, Mr. 0. P. Powles stated that on the 29th July he had applied to the Government for £2OO. On the 13th instant lie wrote to the secretary ef the Treasury, and was informed that the voucher hud not readied there yet, it had been queried by the Audit office. Ou the 14th he wrote to the Colonial Secretary informing him that if there was any further delay the committee would be unablo to carry on the work unless I funds wore provided. The account was already I overdrawn £IOO, and he bad sent in applicaI tion for a further £2OO.

His Honor the Chief Justice will hold a sitting of tho Supreme Court, in Banco, at 10.30 a.n>. to-day. The Pearl of Peace Lodge, 1.0.G.T., met last evening in the Free Methodist schoolroom, Courtenay-place, and initiated five candidates into membership. Bro. J. E. L. Johnson, G. W.V T., paid an official visit, and congratulated the lodge on the increase of membership and tke harmony which prevailed throughout the Wellington district. He also urged the members to do all in their power to advance the cause of temperance. We have received the first number of “The Health Gazette/' a monthly publication to be issued from the Wanganui llcra 7 d office. As its name implies, it deals with matters of sanitary science, hygiene, domestic economy, and the multitudinous kindred subjects of interest to colonists of every degree. Among the articles in the initial number are “ Pleuropneumonia,” “Vaccination,” “Consumption,” all evidencing a perfect knowledge of the subjects on the part of the writer. Lest any undue wonderment may be excited from perusal of the Reuter’s telegram appearing in another column, which says the cathedral which has been in course of construction for seme time past at Cologne is now completed, it should be stated that the building was commenced in the Year of our Lord 1270, and was completed, with the exception, of the towers, in October, 1863. The cablegram has reference, no doubt, to the completion of these towers. A correspondent, writing about the disgraceful state of tho Wellington cemetery, states that a friend of his, who had been a me*dical student, has experienced in passing through the cemetery, in close muggy weather, the distinct and peculiar smell of the dissecting room, and he mentions also that a man some little time since was digging a post-hole tlmre, and as be did so the cavity became filled with water, the exhalation from which was so poisonous that he was sent away sick and vomiting, and was confined to bed for two or three days afterwards. Those troublesome railway wagons have not been gob out of the House yet. On the Order. Paper for this day appears the following notice of question Mr. Saunders to ask the Minister for Public Works,—Why a telegram to him from Mr. Allison X). Smith, dated on the 23rd of last July, showing that enough stringy bark to build at least 140 wagons was cut by Messrs. Guthrie and Larnach to the size used in wagon construction, and purchased from them by Mr. Armstrong late in 1878 and early in 1879, also showing that the ironwork in the wagons which Mr. Blair describes as

four and a-half years old bears the English manufacturer’s brand of 1.578, was not laid on the table with Mr. Smith’s report as produced, when asked for by this House 1 The Manawatu Herald states that several prominent residents of the Foxton district intend to memorialise the Native Minister, asking that Mr. S. M. Baker, Clerk of Court and Government Interpreter, may be allowed to exercise bis license as an interpreter under the Native Lands Act, 1873, and the amendments. At present the only licensed interpreters in this district are Messrs. Stetens (Bulls), H. Booth (Feilding), and K. Booth (Otaki). It will be seen that though Foxton is in the centre of a large native district, in which native lands are constantly being exchanged, it is totally unprovided with a licensed interpreter, thus causing a want keenly felt. Mr. Baker possesses the confidence of both natives and Europeans as a man of integrity (which is the quality above all others necessary in a licensed interpreter), and the memorialists hope Mr. Bryce will accede to their wishes and permit him to exercise his license.