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Taranaki Herald, Volume XL, Issue 9156, 10 August 1891, Page 2

At a Resident Magistrate's Couit sitting in the South Island recently, a member of the legal profession, appeared for tbe plaintiff in a civil case to ask for an adjournment. "On what grounds ?" asked the magistrate. "If your Worship pleases, you held an inquest on him this morning," was the answer. The adjournment was granted as prayed. A general meeting of creditors in the eßtate of Olave Deacon, draughtsman, was held in the Courthouse this (Monday) afternoon. A report of the proceedings will appear to-morrow. The Sydney sporting writers state that they have aeon many a good jumping horse from New Zealand, but Takapu eclipses them all. The owners of Takapu refused £250 for him. Alexander Gilmour, who was this (Monday) morning committed to the lunatic asylum, will be Bent by train to- ! morrow morning to the Wellington institution. Tho Land Board priced a small block in the Ngatimaru-Huiroa country this (Monday) morning. Captain Edwin telegraphed at 1.25 p.m-to-day :—": — " Indications of frost or very cold to-night." There were three applications for land for special settlement purpouoH before the Land Board to-day (Monday). Tho Lyttolton Association applied for land in tho Upper Waitara or Ngatimaru country; ■an Association from Nelson desire land in the satne locality ; and the Normanby Association want land set aside for them at Ngaire.