THE GREAT BARRIER MURDER

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 7192, 9 October 1886, Page 2

THE GREAT BARRIER MURDER

THE ARREST OF CAFFREY, ACJCOUNT OF HIS VOYAGE TO AUSTRALIA. [rER PRES3 ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, October 9. — Information has been, received that Oaffrey was arrested by Constable May at Ferniuount, a small town on the Bellringer River, who recognised him by the description of the Auckland police. He made a full confession to May.

On the voyage of the Sovereign of the Seas he encountered some severe gales, and lay- to for four days. After being three months at sea he sighted land -near Brisbane, and then made down the coast for Sydney. Feeling it too hot there (meaning too many ships about) he made back for Queensland. As the vessel was leaking and in a sinking condition he had to make for the shore the best way he could. They embarked in a dingy, which capsized, and Giffrey was washed ashore, but ■ Perm 'and the woman were drowned. Caffrey states that the woman was Perm's paramour, waa named Lizzie Graham, and was 20 years of age. She was brought on board against her will. Many vessels were sighted when off the coast, but the Sovereign ot the Seas always kept out of their way.

Members of the Loyal Egmont Lodge are referred to our advertising columns for a notice respecting a meeting to be held on Monday night.

Considerable complaint has been made to the Borough Council in reference to what may bo termed tho practice of burying defunct horses within the borough. The latest interment of this kind was made in a gully off Fillis street.

The Rev. Mr. GriSn will preach in the Wesleynn Church to-morrow evening, in aid of tho Home and Maori Missions, when there will be a collection.

Tho New Zealand Loan, placed on the London market on Wednesday, is quoted at 1 per cent premium.

Captain Edwin telegraphed at 12 21 p.m. to-da} :*— " A chango is likely to take placo after ten hours from now, wind blowing from butween nortlieaet and north and west, with heavy sea an I heavy rain. Glass will fall again soon."

Mr. Robinson, Grown Lands Ranger, informs U3 that the following tenders have been accepted for bridges on the Junction Road loading to the Waitara Valley: — Mangonui River, Messrs. Twigg and Cave, Ma'nain, £696; Maketawa River, Mr. J. C. George, New Plymouth, £365.

The folio wio^ is nn amended list of the members of the New Plymouth Fire Brigade who will attend the Eire Brigade Demonstration at Dunedin :— Foreman Ward, Firemen Carringtoa, and Firemen Beltringer, Corke, and Francis, aud Johnson as emergency men. Captain Baylej will go in charge of the team.

An interesting point in rating matters has just cropped up in connection with the Recreation Grounds. The Recreation Grounds Board leased an acre at the back of tho gardens to a tenant at a rental of £4 a your, the ground not being yet required for the garden!?. Tho Garrington Road Board have served a notice on the occupier, requiring him to pny £3 2s. 6.1. for a year's riites, the acre being assessed at a value of £1,000. This matter being referred to the Recreation Grouuds Board, thoy have decided to ask the Uarrington Road Board by what authority they seek to levy rates fur part of a public doinaia, the Recreation Grounds Boird being or! opinion that portions of the ground leased are equally as free from rates as those portions utilised for the purposes of a public garden.

It lins bet a discovered that nil the beautiful aquatic plants presented to the Recreation Grounds Board by Mr. Laird, of! Want;nnui, li ivo been stolen from the lake. They were tukeu some mouths a#o, but the theft hns only been detected now that the plant a should be making their appearance niter the winter season. The names of the delinquents, who are two hoys, have betn ngcurtuinori, hut as the lads have hitherto borne «n unblemished reputation tho Board hesitate to adopt the sevore measure of placing the matter in tho hands of the polico. It is hoped that the plants will bo immediately restored to Mr. Olaffey, the caretaker of the gardens. If they ate not the Board intend to make an example of tho youthful uffeudtua. The aquatic plunts which have been slolen are Very valuable, some of them berni; pricei At US much us JC2 for v single root,