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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4422, 7 March 1883, Page 2

Captaik Edwin wires to our harbor

authorities Hub afternoon to " expsct a strong gale between south-east and east and nor Mi, and glass falling after 12 hours."

Inifobmation has been received here to the effect that the persons recommended by the R.M..to the office of members of Licensing Committees for the districts of. Waiotahi, Kauaeranga, Parawai, and Hastings have been appointed by Governmtnt, and that the first meetings of the several Committees will be held on Thursday, the 15th inst.

The p.s Annie Milbank, Captain Morrison, arrived off G-rahomstown this afternoon from Koputauaki with a large raft of logs in tow, and proceeded at once to Bead's mill at Kiri. kiri.

The schooner Marion, which arrived on Saturday with coal for the Big Pump, has to land part of her cargo in barges, there not being sufficient water with the present low tides to allow her to come alongside the

wharf.

The Poverty Bay Standard winds up an article on the action of Mr Bryco in connection with Te Kooti's pardon thus :—" Everyone in Poverty Bay felt proud of Mr Bryoe when he took so firm a stand at. Parihaka, bu.t now almost everyone in-the District would endeavor to arm himself with rotten eggs if that bosom friend of a murderer were to place his foot in the District."

At a meeting of the directors of the Smile of Fortune G-.M. Co., Owharoa, held to-day, Mr John Wilcox was appointed manager of the mine, vice Mr J. Moore, resigned. The latter.gentleman takes charge of the Amalgamated Company's property at Waihi.

In accordance with a resolution passed by the County Council a short time ago, by which it was decided to refund to those companies which had to employ machinery to drain their workings the duty paid on the output of gold, the Dart Company have applied for the amount; due on 11.8oza ldwt gold, which has been won since January Ist. The duty is Is 4d per ounce, which would make the total amount £7 17s 4d.

Theke was a large attendance at the meeting of Sir Walter Scott Lodge of Freemason's held last evening to weloome the Rev. J. Hil). After the closing of the Lodge an adjournment was made to the Royal Hotel where a banquet had been prepared in honor of the guest of the evening. The reverend gentlemen leaves for Auckland this evening.

At a meeting of the congregation of Sfc Joseph's Boman Catholic church held Is at evening to consider the proposed removal of the Sev. P. O'Reilly from the district, it was resolved " That this meeting, having heard with extreme regret the contemplated removal of our pastor, the Rev. Father O'Beilly, draw up a respectful memorial to be presented to his Lordship Dr Luck praying for a re-con-sideration of his decision." A draft of the memorial proposed was approved by the meeting, and Messrs Foy and Landers were appointed a deputation to proceed to Auckland and present it to his Lordship the Bishop.

The funeral of the late Mr Richard Hudson took plat c at three o'clock this afternoon. The large attendance at it testified the regard in which the deceased gentleman was held by the residents in the district. .

At the meeting of the Committee of the Orphanage held yesterday afternoon Mesdames Neil], Fraser, Payne, McDonald and KirkpatrioU, and Messrs Fraser, Spaight, and McG-owau were present. Dhe Mayor presided. The minuteo 'of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Arrangements were made for the removal of a child by it's father and for the reception of another in the institution. The report of the master shewed that there were 22 children in the Home, and suggested that certain repairs bs efl'uctod to the buildings. The cost of provisions for the inmates was stated to be 4J:I per head. Accounts fjr £&8 13a 7d were passed for payment and the meeting closed.

The Waihou River, in theKatikatidiatri-t, rose within a few hours during the lata rains to the height of 14 ftet, carried away all the foot bridges, and inundated all the lowlying lands.

The machinery for the Thames Winding Association's shaft left Auckland in the catfcer Rose last night.

Thkee was no sitting in the Police Court today.

A. sehious dispute of long standing between theWanganui Volunteer companies as to their reapectire rights in the drill shed culminated yesterday in the Naval Brigade, by order of their captain, entering the building, barricading the doors, and holding it againat all comers. The haU had been let by Oapt. Watt, of the Wanganui Rifles, to the Horticultural Society, -forashow,but the Navala, despite Capt. Watt's right to let the hall and take rent, r.-fused to allow the society to enter, and the show was arranged to take place in the theatre instead. Great ill-feeljng exists betwenn the commanding officers here, and -a coltisiou was- feared. Cipt. Watt, however, telegraphed to Col. Header for an official inquiry and Mnjor SUpp, the officer commanding r.lie district, has been directed to proceed to Wanganui at once and hold one. The Navals still hold the hall against all-comers, and the excitement is intense.

The usual meeting of the Harbour Board was held yesterday- afternoon. Present— Messrs Fraser (in the chair), Bagnall, McGrowin, Read and B uil. The Town Clerk's application for permission to reraova a Btone crossing at the intake was grauted; the Winding Associations letter asking the Board to construct a tramway from their shaft to the intake was ordered to be acknowledged and the Association informed that the Board could not undertake the work ; the secretary read a letter written by him to the Customs' authorities asking that the Board eh mid bs compensated in tb« event of the Government licensing private powder magazines. In regard to the difference between, the Board and Public Works depart'

raenfc re the latter taking ihe .Sh or Hand wharf for railway purposes it w»s resolved that, ti'OJe who had interviewed tha Premier on tha subject should make a declaration with a plan attached as to the agreement arrived at by them and the Minister. The Harbour Master reported .that the first contnct for filling in at the end -of 'thr wharf had been satisfactorily completed, and another one for filling in a further 115 feet had b>'en let. He recommended that 'solid filling be parried down to the silt works wall ; atat.eri that, he would fix Mtfs forleadini* beacons in tho rivor ; that the last fresh in theKauaeranga had deepened the water at he wharf, and by carrying the wharf out towards the li»i>ihoust', with the aid of a groin on i dredge, a st.raigb.ter channel than the present one would b'i'in.ad«'«nd' main rained more o.enomic'slly, and ouggpsted that a new fairway buoy be built.and covered with luminous paint. The Secretary stated that the dredge was in Auckland Monthly accounts to the amount of £315 13a 8d were passed for payment and the meeting rose.

The Government have determined to release Te Whiti and Tohu iv a few days, and arrangements are now being made for their liberation.

At .the annual meeting of the Dunedin Benevolent Institution, held yesterday, tlier« was some discussion on the question of wife desertion, in the course of which Mr W. M Green, M.H.R, said " that it was a significant fact that in no case was a deserter a total abstainer. A lot of evil lay in the drinking habits of the people."

A telegbam has been received by the, Government from Inspector Scully iaforming thrm that a native named Tehata arrived in Gisborne on Monday from Waipa, who stated that the murderer Teneira had been arrested in the bush while asleep. On the night of the 28th ulfc. two natives pounced upon him before he had time to get his gun, on which he was sleeping. I^othing official had, h .waver, been received from Awanui.

H.M.B. coevette Diamond, 1970 tons, Capt. Alfred T. Dale, arrived at Lyttelfon yesterday afternoon after a passage of nine days from -Hobart. Experienced a heavy gale on Feb. the 28th and March It. Was in.company with the Ejpiegle during the voyage till off Lyttelton Heads, when the Espi^gle went or» to Wellington. The Diamond is anchored off Camp Buy, and will remain at Lyttelton for a week, and th.en proceed to Wellington.

At the Duneoiin Central Licensing meeting, held yeattrday, the police reported that during tlie half-year ending the 3lßt December last, 375 persons were arrested for drunkenness in the Central and South districts, 199 of whom were locked up alter 10 o'clock p.m. In the Central district, oat of thirty hotels, only three have got midnight licenses.