The Temuka Leader SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1887. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1537, 8 January 1887, Page 2

The Temuka Leader SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1887. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Rise in Peiob op Wool. Privuto advices received in Dunedin confirm the rise in merino wool, averaging Id. Firs and Drum Band,—lt is notified in our advertising columns that the practices of the Temuka Fife and Drum Band will be discontinued till after harvest. Diseased Arpies.—Several shipments of apples from Melbourne and Hobart, per Wairarapa, were seized by the authorities at Wellington yesterday, in oonsequenee of the presence of codlin moth among them. Wobk job the Unemployed.—ln our advertising oolumns it is announced that permission to gather grass seed on the railway line can be obtained from any Ganger or Inspector of Permanent Way in Canterbury. Faial Accident.—William Thomson, aged 19, son of Mr J. Thomson, farmer, Green Island, Otago, was drowned while bathing in the Kaikora stream laßt Thursday nigbt. The body has been recovered. Bam at Gbbaidinh. On Wednesday next Mr W. S. Maelin (instructed by Mt 8. Baxter, who is leaving the district), will hold a salo of grooerias, confectionery, millinery, show-oases, furniture, etc. The sale will take place on the premises of Mr Baxter. Tbmuka Yomjntebb Fibb Bbigade.— At a meeting of the above held last Thursday evening, Captain Henry in the chair, it was decided to send a team to the Dunedin Fire Brigade demonstration on the 22nd of February next. Mr John Quinn was elsoted a member. Accounts to the amount of £5 12s 6d were passed for payment and the meeting terminated. Pebpetuali Leases.—ln our advertising columns Mr J. H. Baker, the Commissioner of Crown Lands for Canterbury, publishes a lislof sections in the townships of Geraldine and Orari, and the Geraldine Survey District, which can be obtained on perpetual lease. The annual rentals are very low, and the sections shou'd be quickly taken up by those in search of & piece of land on which to settle. United Methodist Fbbe Chuboh.—The quarterly meeting of the United Methodist Free Ohurch Circuit was held at Auckland on Wednesday. The Rev. Mr McFarlane was elected chairman. Messrs Bridgeman and Chamberlain were appointed representatives to the district meeting to be hold at Wellington this month. A vote of thanks was passed to the Rev. 0. Worboys for his services, and regret was expressed at his leaving the ohurch to join the Presbyterian body. GoYERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE.—An Order-in-Council haß been signed by the Governor extending the time during which policy-holders in the general section of the Government Insurance ssociation may make application for transfer to the temperance section until the 30fch June next. The time thus allowed will give policyholders ample time for consideration after the arrival of the London Actuaries' full report. Pbimititb Methodist Chuboh, Temttka. —lhe anniversary services in the above Church to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev. W. J. Dean, of Timaiu. Mr Dean is the oldest minister belonging to the connection, and one of the most eloquent, and has had a long and varied experience. He was a minister in the Church for many years in England, and was one of the pioneer missionaries in Canada. The remainder of his life has been spent in the colony, where he has done good work. On Tuesday next the anniversary tea and public meeting will be held, some good speakers being expected to be present at the latter. A SiNGtriAß Cash. At the Resident Magistrate's Court, Ashbutton, yesterday (we learn from the Guardian), a blind man named Thomas Glenn made an earnest appeal to Mr Baddeley to be committed to gaol in preference to being sent to the Old Men's Home, of which he was once an inmate. Some two months ago he ran away from the Home, and as he refused to go back he was brought up at the Police Court charged with VBgranoy, and sentenced to two months. His time expired yesterday morning and the gaol authorities had him oonyeyed to Ashburton, where he had been arrested. On hjs arrival he at once made his way to the Court and pleaded that he should be sent back to gaol, doggedly refusing to go t) the Home, as the other inmates avowed him no peace. He was told there was no charge against him, and at once suggested that a similar charge to the }ast one against him should bo bid. Ultimately he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment on a charge of being a rogue and a vagabond, and Sergeant Felton vas instructed to report the case to his superior officer. During tho time Glenn was in gaol he behaved in »n ex- i emplory manner, willingly doing anything he i was asked to do. <

Retbenchment. Government mt ad asking considerable reductions. Various 61 ces will bo amalgamated. At present same ourteen officers in the Native Department lave received notice that their services will lot be required after the 31at March next, he end of the inancial jear. A considerable aving will also be effected in the administraion of the Native Land Court Act of last year >y making Resident Magistrates, were jrncticable, perform the duties of Recorders, pfho hive vested in them under the Aot all lie powers and authorities of» Judge. It is understood that by reductions in the public iervbe the Government will save £30,000. The Timaru Woollen Factory.—At th<? adjourned half yearly meeting of the shureholderß in theTimara Woollen Company a statement was presented which Bhowo<] that the pressing debts of j the Company amounted to £100i), and that there were £358 12s due on preferential shares and £146 15b on ordinary shares. After a very acrimonious discussion, in which it was stated that the directors had not done what thoy ought to have done, it was resolved "That the directors be requested to liquidate the company." It was also resolved that the directors be requested to reconstruct the Company. The Ar/srsALUN Squadron.— A letter from the Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Squadron is published in the last Gazette giving the cost of the Australian Sqadron as follows: Estimated first coat to the British taxpayers of the vessels composing the Australian-New Zealand Squadron, Nelson, Diamond, Opal, Miranda, Raven, Swinger, Undine, Harrier, £840,124; estimated annual cost of the above named vessels, inoluding cost of relieving crews, £237,512. This is exclusive of cost of depot at Sydney and of administration charges. Six surveying vessels in addition to the above are employed on the station. The entire charges due to four of them are borne by the Amiralty, and, in the case of the other two, the cost is shared between the Admirality and Queensland in one case, and between the Admirality and Western Aus« tralnin in the other. Since the return was made, H.M.S. Miranda, Commander Rooke, has been replaced by H.M.3. Rapid, Captain Musgrave, a more costly vessel with a modern armament. She Cain Murder Cask. - At the Resident Magistrate's Court, fimaru, yesterday, the following witnesses wore bound over in their own recognisances in the sum of £SO to appear at the Supreme Court, Dunediu, on January 24, and give evidence at the trial of Thomas Hall on a charge of murdering the late Captain Henry Cain :—Thomas Broham, Arthur Stedman, Robert Silvers Black, Oharles Aloyeius Wilson, William Davidson, Miles Jefferson Knubley, Frederick LeCren, Arthur Ormsby, William Montague Sims, Michael Mitton, Belfield Woollcoinbe, Edward Hugh Cameron, Bridget Wren, Dennis Wren, Margaret Graham Houston, Emma Brigoall Ostler, William Arthur Mason, George Kay, Jowsey Jackson, Francis Worcester Stubbe, Patrick Maclntyre,Richard Bowen Hogg, Hedley Vickers Drew, John William Webb, Edmund Drake, Peter William Hutton, William Gunn, Chas. Blenheim Eichbaum, Roderick Fraser Stewart, William Henry Willway, John Joseph Hiskens, William HeDry Trilford, John Wilson, Hsnry Gardner, George William Gardner, John Eraser, Jane Alice Newton.

District Couht, Timaru. —His Honor Judge Broad presided at a sitting of the District Court in Tnnaru on Thursday last. Thomas Adnrason, Mogridge and Wiltshire, J. W. Burnett, 0. Miller, J. D. Kelt, and W. Darby, bankrupts, were , granted orders of discharge. The application of Jup. McGirnpsey for an order of discharge was adjourned till the 28th ! insUnt, and that of Geo. Crozier till the 18th March. The application of Wm. Wheelband was, at the instance of Mr White, adjourned till the 29th instant. ■ Mr Whita said the creditors wished that . the bankrupt should bo publicly ex» amioed. Mr Tosswill opposed, but said , if His Honor wished, the public examination could take placethen. In reply to a 1 question, the Deputy Assignee said he 1 had not yet received a clear statement of 1 accounts, and His Honor decided to adjourn the case. Solicitors costs were granted out of the estates of J. W, Burnett, J. Kett, and W. Darby. The 16th of March was fixed as 'he data on which Francis J. Raine shall apply for an order of discharge. Notice was given that the Canterbury Farmers' Association had abandoned their intention to appeal in the case Corkery v. C. F. Asstciatiou. Costs £i 4s were allowed. Mr Hay applied for probata of the will of John Paterson, deceased, and for letters of administration to issue to J. S. Hayes and W. G. Aspinall. Mr White applied for probate of the will of the late James Marquick Morley to be granted to Margaret Morley, Both applications were granted. In Hall and Measou's estate, Mr Hamersley asked that the hearing of his application for an order to deliver certaio sheep should stand over for some days, and His Honor fixed the hearing for the 29th instant, subject to it suitiog both parties. The Court then rose. D. MoGpinnbss bags to inform his friend and the public that the Shilling Lunches hitherto served at the Railway Refreshment Booms will, on and after Saturday, the 20th Nov., be discontinued, and in future will (with the same liberal meQu) be provided in the large and elegant diningroom of the Olub Ho/el. In future iunoh at Railway Refreshraent Rooms, 2s 6d; at Olub Hotel, Is.— [Advt.]