N.Z. TELEGRAMS

New Zealand Times, Volume LIV, Issue 9903, 17 May 1893, Page 2

N.Z. TELEGRAMS

(PROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Napier, May 16.

The Premier was joined by Mr W. 0. Smith, M.H.R., at Waipukurau, and on bis arrival at Napier was met by representatives of the Liberal Association and Knights of Labour and driven to ths Criterion Hotel. He was shortly afterwards interviewed by the Mayor and representatives of the Harbour Boar-1, and has arranged to meat deputations between 9 a.m, and 5.30 p.m. It is bie intention to visit to-morrow the harbour works, schools and hospital. The meeting to-morrow night promises to be successful. The Railway Commissioners have arranged for a special train to bring visitors from Haitinga to Napier, returning the same evening. (press association.) New Plymouth, May 16.

A test ease was heard in the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day against MrTooker, of Stratford, for non-payment of the harbour rate. The defence raised by Mr Barleyman was that the board bad no power to raise a loan, as the provisions of the Aot had not besn complied with, by the submission to the Governor in Council, for his approval, of an estimate of the coat of the construction of the harbour. That omission, it was contended, made the Order in Council bad, and the board had no legal power to raise the loan ; and, therefore, could not legally levy a rate. Mr Samuel, for plaintiff, relied on section 27 of the Rating Aot, 1882. Judgment was reserved. Dunedin, May 16. A criminal information for libel has been laid by Dr King, of Seaoliff Asylum, against the Globe newspaper. The bearing is set down for Thursday. Palmerston North, May 16.

Samuel Hill, Thomas Bsatdon and William McCarthy were charged with robbery with violence at the Police Court this morning, and remanded for a week. Christchurch, May 16.

The Evening Telegraph ceased publication on Saturday last, and has been auecseded by a Liberal evening journal named Truth, the first number of whioh appeared last evening. Mr Jnstice Denniston to-day refused the application for an order consolidating the estates of the partners in the bankrupt firm of Harper and Co. He admitted the inconvenience of administering three separate estates, but held that tha recent bankruptcy regulation did not give him power to do what was asked.

The M iouter for Lands to-day received a deputation on the subject of reclaiming Lake Ellesmere. The Minister replied that be bad offered the Selwyn County Council a sufficient sum to do the neoeitary work and the endowment reserves, proceeds from which would enable the council to maintain the work when completed, and allow of settlement being effected. The Minister for Education received a number of depuatioos to-day. Un Friday he will leave for Dunedin, where he will give an address on Tnesdsy next. Auckland, May 16.

The strained relatione between the Auckland University College Council and the professorial board, in relation to an alteration of the calendar whereby only eight hours per week are devoted to mathematics, has led the council to pass a resolution giving Professor Aldts, Professor of Mathematics, six months* notice of the termination of his engagement. Professor Aldis has been paid £7OO a year and fees—about £BOO altogether. The council resolved to engage another Professor of Mathematics at £-tuo or £SOO a year, and to ask the AgentGeneral to assist in the matter. The Auckland Liberal Association have decided to ask Government to take over the control of the gumfields in the Auckland district on account of the influx of alien labour. It has also baen resolved to ask the Government to introduces BUI in Parliament rendering shipping companies liable for any persons brought by them to the Colony and apprehended for vagranoy within a certain time of their arrival in New Zealand. This course is suggested by the association to prevent the influx of destitute people from Australia.

Napier, May 16. The Education Board to-day took another LSOO from the general fond to meet pressing requirements for buildings. The board considered the circular from the Minister of Education, and decided to oppose inspectors being appointed by the department and periodically shifted, but cordially endorsed the suggestion that a conference of in* spectors should be held to secure greater, uniformity of standard examinations.

The breakwater is now finished to the point first designed by Mr Goodalb The road to town is also completed, and the Harbour Board to-day resolved to inform the Union Company that its Urge steamers could come up to the wharf.