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Otago Witness, Issue 1341, 11 August 1877, Page 14

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INTERPRO VINCI AL ITEMS. , • ' . Wellington, August 2nd. •A numerously-attended public .meeting was held here last evening to discuss. the principles. of Mr Fox's Local Option Bill. The resolutions carried were to the. same effect as those passed at a similar meeting held recently in .Dunedin. i _ ' August 7ih. The polling for. the Te Aro Reclamation resulted in 559 votes for and 70 against it. Only three ratepayers dn.Te Aro Ward voted against the work.

_ • - August Bth. The Agent General advises that the Otaki has sailed for Auckland with 214 immigrants. ' > ■ -

Auckland, August 4th. A quantity of wreckage lies on the beach near North Cape. Cases marked " Mission," which drifted ashore, lead to fears for the safety of the schooners Waimea and Ebenezer, bound for Norfolk Island with stores for the Mission.

A meeting of clergymen of all denominations, to consider the Education BUI, generally approved of the Bill, and adapted a petition in favour of the religious clauses as introduced.

August 6th. ' A meeting of the unemployed, which was largely attended, passed resolutions urging an appeal to the .Government, through the Mayor, to open railway works on the Second section of the Kaipara line, or at Auckland station, by day labour; or, if contracted for, to prohibit contractors frem subletting the work--a system which led to great, evil.-; The meeting also resolved on asking, the City and Harbour authorities to push on the works. > j

Among the resolutions passed by the meeting was one for sfioppage of free immigration.

The City Council took on 40 men at day labour to-day. i Qe Trade and Labour Council, composed of delegates of various trades' societies, have determined on a public meeting in support of

the agitation of Dunedin artizans, in favour of materials required for railway being' manufactured in the colony. • -August 7th. News from the shore near North Cape shows that the whole beach is strewed with; wreckage for miles, and with oranges by thousands. Doubts still exist : a's td'lthe identity of wrecked vessel, but it is suppoßed to be from the South' Sea Islands. Governor Fergusson's ex yacht Blanche is some weeksoverdue from the Islands. ' •!• i

. August Bth.v ■■' The examination in Levy and GbldwateVscase has concluded. H. S. Meyere ' and Mosea Montague, trustees under the disputed transfer, both • swore they "knew nothing as to the kind or value of the moperty assigned. Mr Hesketh, >at the conclusion of the case, abandoned the application to set aside the .transfer, but applied, under Bection 149, that the debtors' deed of arrangement be declared an act, of bankruptcy,^ being frivolous and vexatiou3, and .not botva, 'fide. No .opposition ,was offered, and', the • order was granted. '. ',',.'

Christchurch, August 2nd. " At a meeting of journeymen bootmakers last night it was resolved to form, a Trades' Union to resist the,' proposed reduction! of ■wages. ' ' '•■* '' : '. ' - Bribery is only entered for the Handicap. ' The Tavares are, drawing good houßea. ' During their engagement; Mrs Hoakins and Mr Steele play at Wellington. August sth, An open air meeting of the unemployed was held yesterday afternoon. About ;250r were present. It was resolved to memorialise the Government, pointing out that the labour market in, New Zealand, is overstocked,' and requesting them to withdraw from all con.tracts entered into for the introduction of more immigrants. A deputation was also appointed to wait on the Mayor, to ascertain if the City Council can offer any employment for men out of work. The proceedings' throughout -were very orderly. August 6th. ' The railway receipts for June were £22,309, being £7200 less than for April. 1 James Smith, many years chief clerk at Cobb and Co:'« office here, was found dead in the river this morning. It is supposed ' that he committed suicide.

At a meeting of the Operative-Bootmakers' Union on Saturday night it was announced that the hands employed at Toomer's large factory had signified their intention of joining ; but subsequently, finding Toomer and Son disapproved pf.it, they withdrew.. This action waswarmlycriticisejd and condemned by the meeting. , A proposal., was made to break up the Union, but it was negatived by 22 to 6.' It wa ; s resolved to' take measures to induce the bootmakers from elsewhere not to come to' Christcharch for work. ' • ' •' ' : •

; The game at football on Saturday*— the -15 , selected to play against Dunedin v. the remainder of the Christchurch Clnb — resulted ,in favour of the former, who scored 'nine and a half points to only one by their opponents. Thirteen of the 15 were preseat, and there were 30 players on the Club side. The match with Danedin takes place on Wednesday. Mr H. W. Moore captains our 15. i ' • ; - • ' August; 7thi Another meeting of the , unemployed was held to .day.,> , Subsequently, about 200 marched in. procession to the Custom House, to get the Collector of Customs, to communicate with the Government on. the matter ; but he- declined to do so, as being' outside his duties. Shortly after, the Mayor came up, and said the City Council had resolved ijo spend £1000 on- city works.; also; to .'ask the Heathcote Road Board . lo expend ajlike sum, and the Government to grant a subsidy. The men then separated... I Nearly all the hands locked out by Messrs Lightband, Allan, and Co. have retired from the Bootmakers' Union,' and 'recbmmeiipecl work on the terms offered by the fina' "l" l "" ' ;. , ■' ■ . i . August Bth. ., i The licensed victuallers held "another meeting yesterday- evening, "when a 'series of resolutions against the provisions bf the Hon. Mr Fox's Local Option Bill were "earriecf; and it' was decided 1 to send them to the licensed victuallers of other parts of the Colony with a request for their support. . ; : Oamakx;, August 2nd. At the Magistrate's .Court to-day.- Henry Broadhurst was committed, for trial at the Supreme Court at Danedin for embezzling £6 3s from his former/employers — Messrs Reid and-Gray. 1 ,,, , ■■ , <■ ' The, Customs duty for.thig port/for "the month of July was £763 Hsi :,' , ,

Clutha, August' 2nd: ' The Clutha County Council to-day adopted the 3rd schedule of the Counties Act' l by a majority of five to three. • The > Counoillors voting for the adoption 1 were Messrs M'Neil (chairman), Ayson, Scott,' i M'Kenzie, and Roberts, against Messrs Jewitt,: Henderson and Dallas, •" * - r -• . » ;..,!,,: r , „ ;

- ! r : Nelson, August' 4th." " A numerously signed petition l ,'h i asbeen Bent from here in, favour of Bible reading in schools. Those opposed to it t are also about sending a petition, .praying that sub-section 3 of clause 85 be modified ' by adding the words, "That, at the discretion of every School Committee of eaoh distriob, the school may be opened with.the reading of the Lord's Prayer and portion pi Scripture, without note or comment either by teacher or any other person." ' ■ '

Hok'itika; August 4th'. : A fire occurred this morning in a h'ouse'fln' Revel street, occupied by a, blacksmith named Andrews. The mother and" '-two children were severely burned; One 'child has since died in the Hospital from- the effects of the burning. The house was completely destroyed. There is no insurance upon it.

_, „.->..- - August sth. •"" The second boy burned at the fire yesterday morning, has also died. The family of five,' with both parents, were'au sleeping in one room. , All were more or less burned, and the mother is not yot out of danger. The two boys who were buraed to death were aged seven and five. The girla< who were saved were agsd ten and %hree, , with an infant of four- months. Every stitch of olothing was burned off all sevea. The delay was occasioned in opening the door by j the handle being off, The oldest girl had

the presence of mind to get under the bedwith her sister; and thus escaped : the flames for a few minutes.

Gkeyiiouth; 'August 6thi ' l : : The Coal Company reached the 16ft. seam '' initheir shaft on Satu'tdaynight. j The' coalj ', ia hard and of excellent quality. „ , ,r , : ; . • August 7th.' ' Messts Moss and Cq".,,rep6rt'aciual u sSlea" of; shares 5 as follow :— Hopeful, £5 10« ; Energetic, £6 108 ; Health of Nations, £5; Just in Time, 14s 6d ; Anderson; ss : Fiery - Cross, l?g' 6d ; Alexandra, ' -12a ; '» Golden Fleece Extended, 21s ; _K»ep it Dark, 15a 6d ; Independent, 6s j Welcome, 40s (Sd ; South Italy, 2s"6d' ; BoatmaW Creek; Is 6a." ,' /The receipts of ■ the Greymouth and Ku- • nwa Tramway .Company for thb, pa3t ; four ,, weeks were-r-Passengera £316, goodß £201 ; total £517. ; '