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Otago Witness, Issue 1324, 14 April 1877, Page 14

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INTERPROVINCIAL ITEMS.; ',

Wellington, April sth. The Gazette to-day notifies that.Waik&wa (Waikaia?), Otago, is constituted a goldfield. • , A sitting of the Court of Appeal is to be held at Wellington on May 14th. '„ ' Major Atkinson and famiiy left for Tara> naki last night in the Hinemda. The Premier will probably be absent from Wellington three or four weeks, and may address his constituents, but nothing definite is known at present. April 6th. The Government steamer Luna has just been sold (though not yet taken ov4r)"tq the Brunnec Coal Mining Company for £4000. One thousand share's in the New- Brunner Coal Mining Company have beenA^bttedrto 1 Wellington, which is to be the, depot (Of the Company, 1800 shares are for Greymouth j 1000 for Dunedin, and 500 for Christcnurch. April 9th. H.M.S. Wolverine, the flageh'p/' has just arrived from Hobart Town. It is understood that "<she will shortly'' take his Ex-" cellency on a trip south, probably- including: a trip to the; West Coast Sounds. 1 . .. -i By order in CpuDciJ.~in![tp, i day's Gazette, the powers of the Governor are delegated 'Under i sections 7 and.; 10 fOf'th^Marine^ct,' '18i#Ts"ecti6ns 12 ,an& 42;bf '..the same Act 1 ;' and sections 30, 31, and. "S2, "of the same ! Acs, ,fco the Kakanui Harbour Board % The same powers under thfr same sections are f also ! to "the/iMoeraki^jHarbour;Bflar.d.'...i „,-., •,;<,.-, .-•>.„ v., W iLy JH?. > The Government have given notice ; ijo t Mr; o"Malley, contractor foi . the /, E^c^aimcd jliand,' to remove 'all' buildings now' erected •upon theland whidh is in 'course 'of 're&lama,tion, except thosei r required f -f6r purposes of conSracfc.-, ,v Amongst the" .building^ ] ( are a jnumber of workshops and places of business. iThe _contractorr'waa. -under >the . impression '.that he' could grant permission for the erection of buildingG, until, such -time as/his con.tract'was completed and handed over, nut he has given, notice to have the , buildings removed. J J , The outward San Francisco mail consisted ,bf 3130 letters, 2060 newspapers, 88 bock packets. . , „. jyi '.-•,.; *'J : « ] During the passage of the Wolverine a seaman fell from * the top,; struck the rail, fell into the sea, and 'was never seen after. ■v ' r ' " < '—■' April'lOth. ; "Mrs Scott-Siddbns a 'lasti nighty concluded the most successful season ia every, respect 'ever played here. She and Mr Steele leave for Chriatchurch to-morrow. ' The" Davenports also closed welt'attended'perfbrmances last night, and leave for Napier: ' The LydiaHowarde Troupe are to be caterers" for the public amusement for the next few nights at the Theatre RoyaL ' , , ; .,, \ , ■ Charles Hillsden, custodian for th^Theatre .Company and business manager for .the, l ea . !sees f has broughjfa criminal action "for libel a^ainsl; a person named Powell, 'formerly connected with the theatre, for l having written an anonymous letter to one of the Public Hall directors, in .which he insinuated ,<that the directors of the company, ,and lessees of the theatre were being defrauded' by Hillsden. The c»se was heard before the R.sident Magistrate, and 'Powell,' who*^ reserved his defence,- was committed, to take' hia;trial: at the next criminal sessions of the Supreme Court. . , " - ,/<-"'"'' - • ••' , „ , April! 11th., A telegram haa beea received' here J frbmGreymouth, stating that 'Giqrge'Jaeksoh'is'' prepared -to scull Hearn, or find^aman. in, the Grey Valley to do so, for any sum from, £5Qj to £250, -and' asking if a match, can be made. A reply has been telegraphed that Hearn is-. prepared to row Jackson for £250,^ allowing him £25 for expenses, to come to to row the mstcb. A new time-table , for . the Upper Hutt Railway, arranged to meet a few; Government officials who live at the Hutt, is causing general dissatisfaction. .: [ . " r; , -; - « The city, Volunteer corps threaten.. to dis\ band because the Government .will not supply^ a proper drill shed for their use, The Gpy,- r eminent is willing, to; pay; the., rent, hut'the | only suitabld building requires an expenditure of £210 to make it suitable,, and- this the Government will not spend. ' ' ' " - The Wakatipu brought a marine lieutenant and three cadets recently arrived from England to join .the .Wolyerine. The Post Office here to-day ran out of newspaper stamps, and foe, more than an hour, .before ,the. northern mail; closed none could be had, causing considerable inconvenience. Detective Earrell's, evidence ,in the, libel case yesterday was of a very extraordinary character, and is causing, much talk W the town. Auckland, April '6th'. The District Inspector pf Sheep a£te.mp}ed to stop the sale ot a number of "sheep from Patea, which he pronounced scabby^alfehough the Landing Inspector had 'passed Thesaie proceeded, notwithstanding 1 . ! More vigorous inspection is likely to be instituted. The Alburnia Mining Company has declared a dividend of 2s 6d. ", Dr Lee wiil not stand for City West. A farewell service to Jhe Bi3hop of MeW esia took place to-day. The subscription, to the All - England Cricket Fund amounted to £170 16s 6d, and the expenses to £210 3a. The sum of £100

was paid, to the Auckland Racing Club, for the .uaeof the ground. "*" " •;■'.■" ' ! At the Supreme Court; Albert, Carrol, an old offender, was sentenced to four years' penal servitude for- breaking into and entering a dwelling. Convell, for .stealing, from ( the A. C at Taupo, was acquitted." Jamsoii andvGray,'- for./ larceny, I , were' acquitted./" Royle^for arson, was acquitted. ~ Pecan an&.v Aki, ; Natives,for 'horssstealing and bnrglaryv' • . received . 18 months^ and two '' years ' respee-, r UVeIy. _* . . - „7 ; ..;,/, ,■;,. , - 1,.. 1 The Judge of -the Revision Court ex- ' empted Foreign consuls from jseryjng., , \ ■ '' '.'<<,;'. vl April '%t\i. n ~ , Mqnataiaris, £14 10a ; £15, ex-,diyidend. <;.; , \ Dr'Skae's report on the LnnaticXsylamis? yery ' unfavourable. It . shows'that^HeTeas^ the building was -erected for 50 patients,. lo£v ire crammed into it. ' ' Patients are Bleeping in the" corridors, jon; the top of :xhe stairs, and in every available space. -.^HCcom'pares the Asylum management ,iinf avouraoly-.wita'.that of Christchurch and Hokitika, but says considering' the' many difficulties, the; rate 'of . mortality is low and tlie cures high. ' " ' ' ' ■'■" • ■ ' ' - '■■-:' "'■■ .April 9th. ■ South British, exdiv.,'77sto79s';''Mbanataiaris, £13 10s to £14; Kurunui Hill, '32s 6d--to 355."' ' ''<<■.', r^.j,. -; In the Supreme Cotirj; - William Gibbons (18), for indecent assault on a girl aged 8, waa 1 found -guilty; Sentence? Ldef erred/ ~ Peter. M'Grath, for brutally beating -his wifejgot 3 years' penal "servitude; Eliza SimmoiJ|i ' receiving- stolen property, ,was, r acquittecftr During. proceedings a j uryman ; named Ben j»V' mm M'Kerrah escaped. He was fined £3. The Kurunui 'Hill gold carrying leader cut' in at '640 ft. into a' rich patch, . .The leader is a small one in the" Long t Drive ground. The shares rose, ,tb 50s, but fell, to : . . April lOfch. , r , Moanataiaris continue to fall, touching £11; 5s j closing/ sellers, £12. There is nocaubatantial.cause for the decline, but people/who have,DO,ught high 'seem seized with a c panic. ! Kurunui Hill has J "again to" 35s through; the discovery of -wood gold" in a leader 6in. in the 650 ft. levish .. ; Ohinimuri stock' is also noticed! ; W<aita« kuru^-no crushing' from large blocks of Auriferous stone, sold~18¥to.l9s: <rnn~v.u. . There, & "Jmofo^excitembnt 'in the Share markec 'tlian Has been known • for.,sixxy,ears, and"& marked improvement /in the .prospects of-thTThamergold-ffeld^.;^;: -~ j In the Supreme Court, Patui, who murdered Morgan! in «>ellfgMa^wahiaJffa&liOitraiP-ably-defendfidcbyuMr.'Hesketbir ,-,theJ oonnaelL appointed 1 by"the? CrownY J bott l! seas^foun'd'^ Gjuilty? 'I JuiJge'Gilli^,' pifL' saidimthe treacherqasi killing. ',w,aa,fmur4eßT both' by .'-Maorir and/ English Jaw, 1 and* was >i femotionjvEen the blaclceap was assumed. ,t i VAprilrlltbiiif 3fojinateiMis^u^e3i|a£fjarthei^l^e^ touching, as Iqw, as,;i£lo, but; havealightly" ■to the j)peration ? s'-OT-M>rbker3~ foP speculative purposes."" : \~ ' . y -„;_. „ „ - i In the ca3e of indecent assaulc at Thames, for, whichr.the ,m"an %QQrdo"n was>6ntelced $a\ three.. years*" the! .priaonerfs jwifeatoofc 1 thi initiative .in'oadsfng" the ''arrest \ of ''her -hua-" '> band. 01 He'tiaft ) Be^er^rchßldren/and.! i hS I(iI (i "' hithertoj^been,- a^reapectableifmanw ,'TheVgirl' f assaulte^fwa^ JtheTdaugHter. of^one rof^his pighbours? 7 • Judge Gillie9,4n consideration, bf -prisoner's character and the recommendatien of mercysfrom^'th'e Jufyj^dmitted the flogging, but remarked- on; the commonness of these assaults, and- the necessity for strong repressive measures.: : P,T T T" Iv v "'.-'■■ . i": "rP^tßisTCHUKpH,; 'Aipril ,5th.;,, .1 , j In the Supreme Court to>day,tiiHamer,-fora stealing a; cash box ' from tKa ( 'Clarendon, JEptel,~r4ceived Bevenyeare.. .Hester Knibbs, ' for stealing post' letters, threajyears. son, charged bwith ..arson, was found Not guilty. j iWaderman was found guilty of embezzlement, and sentence; was; T deferred; Jac6b"sdn, } foriifeHy r a o cler& in;the r Nati6nal" Bank, for' iemb'ezzleme*htV received We ' year. Stewart, for obtaining 'money under false pretericesitwp years; and M'essitofJ fdrrstieali i in^ pdsHetters,vtwo years. ' "?■: m\ mr, J\ ••- \ :i ''■ \ -i ,■.'<*.- - •-Ap«il'6thvi':il | At the.opening^of/thQjaQnual session of ,the . Philosophiqalx, lnstitute ;laat? night, Dr •VJonj Haast ? mjhi i s >: presidentiaL*addreas,,gave |an account of -the- discovery'of-remarkabie-ancient? •rock'ipaintuigs' *in th&iWek'al'Paas Ranges.^ He exhibited -careful drawings of .them njade by Mr Tv ( S., Couaina.r p^Some of-, the frock,f rock, paintings' are ,15rt^l6ng,' , ""They ' represent knimala," of* foreigri;'' 'countries;" W«?p6n»;^ arid dresses- of serai-civiiize'd^e'ofale • underneath them. .n'.There. are ichar^cterab like thofe:ofit&e r -Tamil language, resembling those ,oa <an, ancient bell found in thß North 'Island. ' * ' ' i *.Tho -Christchurch. Supreme of yesterday should; have rfead^/'/Jjacpbson, .formerly clerk in the Colonial Bank/ not " National." .v ;•:!'; Q, \i • W. J. %kes and W. J. Fallow, charged with, forgery[andb £ uttering. were r found? jNob "? <M*yi.ir. .>,'! J . „. ■!,-.•/ ,i, i ' Pooley and Bran^hall w^ere' acquitted. -- „ '\ '"', ' .'. ' April '7th". The Board of Governors- of the Canterbury ;CollegeHave decided to advertise for a Lady? Prmcfpanor "thY Girls', High School at £450 per year,* arid a*bonu3 of "53 for each 1 pupil ; also to ask. the Government. f or, aa endow.-, mentqf 5000 'acres of "agricultural ladtf^or ' .the 'school. « The^Boar'd'appointed a commit? r tee to' select J a' farm for ' the' 'purpose's, of an' agricultural school. „ •• :i ' i: ''- The ne.W;Museuin Buildings will be opened by a cdnverfiazion&.on 24th,jMay^^... m .». u »"JLIi „-,--, " April 9th. .In the Supreme Court, 1 R: -A . Buchanan, late clerk of the Akaroa ( R. Mi" "Court, "waa" tried for, embezzlemont. V/P^bixf . evidence given, it appeared ■.Buchanan received "for acting as Clerk (ol( ol ■ Court, , Customs Officer, and Postmaster, , the sum, of .£l2p r per year: The books of the Court ' shojrecL rthey. had., been kept. in a very' curious manner.' The Jury ieturned,a verdict of ,Not '(Jiiiity Judge Johnstone, in .discharging' Buchanan/ took.riccasion. tp ,r,efer-,tp the loose manner <in which,some of the (government Separtaienta a^e conducted in country Jliafcricja. A He'said' it, would, be well." if a, stricter ware.kept.over them, generally." than appeara to be the ..case at. present. -.'His .Honour thought this could be done by a periodical visifc .of inspection being made .by an/qniqV o£ the Government.,", Nathan,' .Powell/ |o/ horse-stealing, received three' vears. > v *'

Wanganui, April stb. , At a well attended public meeting last night,' it was unanimously resolved to hold a ■• Colonial. Begatta oa the WaDganui.Biver, next January. A first-class committee has been appointed, iaciuding - members of. the County and Borough Councils, Road and Harbpnrßoards, and influential citizens. \ •' April 11th. ' ■ ' ' The programme for the Wanganui Steeple- * chases includes the Grand National Handi- ' cap, of 150 soys. ; three miles ; the second horse to receiv6'2s soys. out of the stakes • two guineas nomination ; fivo guineas acceptance ; nominations close' on May Ist, acceptances oa May 14th. Also, the Maiden Plate, of 50 soys. Tattkanga, April sth. The National Bank have purchased 72f b frontage to Wharf street at £9 per foot, for new bank premises. Land is changing hands freely. Rxvkbton, April 4th. Considerable disappointment is felt at the D. Reid not having given the local - bodies due intimation of his visit to Riverton. He arrived here on Monday afternoon -by private conveyance, and had left for Otautau before the Mayor and Corporation,' or Harbour-Board, were aware he bad been in, the town. It was their intention to have . interviewed him on several important subjects. | T Dr Hodgkinson, M H.K., lias announced his to address his constituents of Birerton on the 16th. ; * The' members of the Riverton. Rifles, who yetfterday'returned from the Volunteer DemoMtration,"at Lake < Wakatipu, are very * mttch dissatisfied at. the treatment they re-j ceived there, which they say they, can only ■ attribute .to jealousy, on the part of ' Queenstown at the superiority of the shooting' of the Rivertonians. ' ' April 7th. A correspondent who supplied the -Weaterri Star account of the Volunteer demonstration i 3, severe on the Queenstown people, and cxi pressed surprise that so. many flattering re j ports of it should have appeared in the papers! -He states that if a sacceca at allj . it was a commercial one, as it was palpably got up by tiie Queenstownites to make ag mn<ih' money as possible out of ■ the visitors! The Rivertonians were.invited as guests, and promised comfortable lodging during the time ' they remained there, but when they arrived they found they were charged admiesion to' the concert, ball, and everywhere theywenti - and. 22 men were placed in one -room in Eichardtfs Hotel, where the sleeping accommodation consisted of straw strewed on the ' 'floor. and covered with sack's. A single pair ■ of blankets' was thrown down where each many head w« snpposed to lie. Most cf tbe i&en'were' so disgusted that they sought -lodgings elsewhere. ..The only. visitors comfortably housed were 'the Invercargill Band andJArtillery. Hadtheybeen in the tush they would have beenperfectly satisfied with sach quarters, jbnt in a first-class hotel in town, they expected something better. . Oajiart;, April sth. Mr B. B. Martin held a sale-here to day. Sections 21 and 22, block LIIL, Oamarui. ■ -were bought by-Mr James -Hassell, rat<,£so,r at<,£so, ?nd £60 each. 10 sections in the township of Herbert were sold at thoupset price.of: £5 ■'.each. / The.people, were too mach taken up with the races to attend the land eales.- ' ; It is jr splendid day for—the* races. The /.town/is very fulL and. no beds are to be .obtained. • I '"'' '"'' . - „ . „ . Grahamstowk, April 9fch. • The Moahataiari return from thflast week's .. crnshing. was 55380z5. 'ShaVes receded to £16 cam div., the latter being £2,103. Gold ■ has- been struck /in the Piako (formerly Bright Smile), Claim, , at a depth of 456 ft. This intelligence was followed by news cjf gold being struck -in the: Pumping Association's, low level, in the -ground- of- the HilLj Company. There is great , excitement over the latter event, and shares have risen. ■•- ' - „ ...... .■ .'.,.. ' ; - „ , , - # . Taoto, ; April 9fch: \ . .:'■ At 9.35 this' morning two shocks of earth- ., q'nake, were experienced, here." Tongari-o became covered with snowlduring the storm ,*' on Saturday night. ■ '■ i ,'.■' . Beefkht, April 9th. ' The result of the Caledonian crushing was 5030zs 15dwts of retorted .gold from 60 tons , : of quartz. - ' ' Poxton, April 9th. . Mr Randolph, a settler at Karere, Pal-merston-nortb, was accidentally shot dead ■ yesterday by his partner. Mr C. W. Walker. An inquest will be held to-morrow. The men were oat shooting when the accident occurred. , Ihvercargilt., April 9th. . A dwelliag-house at Richmond Grove, the property of Mr W. Newall, was destroyed ''by fire on Sunday morning.- It was unoccupied at the time, and was undergoing repairs. It was insured" in the South British for £150. ' '-' - '- » •' "<'- e - :• ' ' liAWkbnce, April. 10th. j. ' ' ■[ Mr Jackson' Barry delivered his lecture, - entitled "Forty-seven .Years of .Colonial 1 Life."' ' He'i kept the numerous -audience amused for two hoars. ■ It is astonishing to: see the number of - people travelling by rail daily. - There is no - doubt but a luggage train at .midday, with one passenger carnage, will have to. be put - on to overcome the traffic. -The County Council has met to-day, and ' • is plodding thiongh the usual routine work. . ■ ; . QintßNsrowir, April 10th. -„i The Lake County Council have, struck a shilling rate. The estimated revenue is : £75Q0. ; , ■:->.. .t:l\ ;•■• . • ' •