INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 2113, 1 July 1881, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Pbr Phess Association.) ] .. „ .-■■-.■ • : AOOBXAHD,' June 30. George Woollqd, agod 13, was found dead m a drain,- near where ho had been working, at ; Manurewa yesterdayi-- Ha was Bubject to epileptic fits. ; Th'e 1 'oHtnina'l- > eale'ndar ; com'prisos 19 prißonerß--5 offettcea .against property,) 1 . '' ' ' ; ' "" '" I

horse stealing, 1 unlawfully wounding, < I stabbing, 1 perjury, 2 rape, 2 criminal ' libel, and 2 arson. ' -The Rotomahaua, brought neither pas- ' sengers nor mails, owing to doubts of. ' being quarantined. , '";',' ' ffhonelby, a carter, was M)ets afc the gravel gits. Ha had insured bis life for LSOO. ..-■[■,' -The Property Tax Commissioner is prosecuting against Waikato defaulters. A boat was picked up drifting near Mangewhare thia morning containing the lifeless hoiy ot John Casey. The deceased had been working at Downing* orchard. Mr Hides, District Engineer, vbitetl the quarantine station, Motuhilii, m the Customs launch, for the purpose of getting personally the real requirements of the place, .-,, • Mr O. V. Morgan, ona of the proprietors of the European Mail, is at present m Auckland. He visitn the Hot Lakes. The Pinafore Troupe has left for the Thames gold fields. : John Irwin, who was arrested for horse stealing, has been remanded to Tauranga. Wellington, June 30.' A meeting of the delegates of the Licensing Association was held this morning, representatives from Auckland, Napier, Otago, Southland, and Wellington being present. It was decided that upon recommittal of the Licensing Bill to endeavor to have the following clauses amended :— 26, relating to beneficial interest ; 126, re barmaids, asking that 10 hours be the limit. In reference to fees, it was suggested that they be reduced LlO, ot that the LSO cover fee for an extra bar. It was also decided to endeavor to have a clause relating to Sunday hours inserted. A deputation of Wellington Licensed Victuallers waited on the City Members to-day, urging them to endeavor . to have the Licensing ' Bill thrown our. Messrs Hutchison and Levin replied that while they agreed that several amendments were necessary, the Bill was a right one m principle, and if thrown out would be prejudicial to the interests of the public. Dt Newman was elected a member of the City Council for Thornton Ward to-day. ; . About a dozen of the unemployed were sent to Patea thiß afternoon, where employment has bean found for them by Government. The Hinemoa left for Lyttelton at 3.30 this afternoon, taking several members of Parliament, who intend visiting the Dunedin Exhibition. During the nionth 98 births and 29 deaths were registered m the Wellington district. Eleven marriage certificates were issued for the same period. At a meeting of the Waßte Lands Board the Chief Surveyor reported that surveys of the following blocks were m progress for settlement purposes :— SOOO acres near Otaki, 5000 acres Tokomnru block, 5000 acres Oahanga, . 10,000 acres east' and south of Mauriceville, and 1500 acres west of Carterton. The survey of the Wanganui Harbor endowment block of 25,000 acres was reported to. be well advanced, and a large portion will shortly be ready for sale. . The number of publicans' licenses taken put to-day for Wellington City , and country districts waß 98, thejfees for which amounted to L 4200. Chmstchuboh, June 30. The Lyttelton ; Harbor Board are very much adverse to Mr Allwright's proposal to rate the Board's property, and intend communicating with Government on the subject. The vital statistics for Christchurch and district for Juno are :— Births 181, marriages 37, deaths 55. : For the six months ended June the figures are :— Births 998, marriages 197, deaths 330. . The criminal calendar contains 17 charges, including four of forgery and and several of larceny, robbery with violence, perjury, and arson; At the Police Court this morning Frederick Fanning, formerly a cabman, was committed for trial on a charge of stealing five LlO notes and <i guld chain from James Gibbon, on Juno 27th. Dunedin, June 30. The Education Institute passed a resolution that Canterbury teachers be invited to take the initiative m forming an Educational Institute m Canterbury, and that delegates r from the Otago Institute be Appointed to visit "Canterbury for" that purpose. Keast end McCarthy's brewery business has been sold to Mill Bros, for LIB.OOO. The Customs revenue for the six months ended to-day at Dunedin was L 207.384 6s 6d, against L182,929 18s 9d for the same period last year. ' ).:::''' Several parents were to-day ordered to pay for the maintenance of their children m the Industrial School. One man had to pay L 6 towards the total cost, L 130 .' . An. aged man named York committed suicide by hanging himself at ' Ravensbourne. ::...;':.■ | A post mortem on an infant found yesterday shows it was born healthy, aUd died from exposure. j Bacon, a aaarnan, whose father resides at Port Chalmers, was the first seized with smallpox on the Charles Worßley. He was unvaccinated, and is very badly marked. The carpenter and another seaman, who were vaccinated, are only very slightly marked. The half dozen passengers on board were kept aft, and escaped. The mate's name who died was Peregrine.