LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 33, 22 June 1868, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

$ To Tins Hbnwvomwi I.—A1 .— A fliibflcrlntlon Hat for niiftlntiuf? tbo wlfo and family of tho unfortunate mini Hobb, hitoly drowned In tho Waltmkurlf I, in now lying at tlio Bunk o£ Now Zealand, Kalapoi, . Acclimatization,-- T.ho John Knox. wlilcli flailed for Hydncy la«t wook, lakes with hor a oboico collection of nativo plants for oxcliaiißCfl, infihidlnpf a larjjo imHorluiont of veronicas, prlnclnally furnished by Mr Armstrong, ft'ifl which aim) IneludcH tho nowlydlflcovorod vurlofy named In honotu 1 oC that gentleman, Wo rc(?rot to learn that ponton holding nn oneroua pofiltlon In OhrlfltcluircJi under thu General Qovoi'niviont, abneondod on Krlilny Itwt, and wtm appro* hended In Otngo yostorday morning, on a nhurKO of cmbczzUtinonl. - Tho awjusod will lio broiifflil. up At tho itOHldonl; MnKl»(r«t«'H Oourt on WednoHday or Tlmiflday next, GVMNAfInJM AT KaIAI'OJ, — TllO »Ui))lo mcoling ndvorllflcd to tnko jilmio on tialurday nlßht lapswl, owttifi tft tho vevy monfjro attendancoi Tlio pponiotorn of iho Kyinnivuliim opotved a lint of thoiiu willing to join, llio fliili/ifti'lptlon to bo tin por quui'Ua 1 . About twelvo namcti wore lintnod lutoly put down, and a meeting of Mibflcrlborn will bo hold on Saturday next, at Iho Kallcainul Ifotol, ,I?a'M< AconjKN'i'.—JrtnicM A damn, /t farmer ro«l llok at HonUiljrld/jfo, ditsd from llio ftfl!««t* oC Injnrlcfl which ho received on Thtuwlay ovoiiiiiff lant. II; nppeni'fl that ho waH en« ffiipcil in plotttfMuK, und that 'whilo yoking iho liowtti h« foil on mio of tljo plon«h iron», on bin rltfht aldo, bronklng ono of \\h rli)«, >\f<:<ll<!(cl aid wiih iminuiliutuly went foe, but Adams expired birforo It arrived, hulC-an-hour nfter tbo ocourroncc. A,n hiquo.nl wnn hold on Iho body on Friday, boforo if. G. Loo ; Kwj , (Joronov, Dr Olirlfltlo riivo ovidonoo to th« <fT<!«t that tho Bliattorwl portion of tho rib hud penetrated tbo lumjj un>l eatixed hffl. niorrlmKc. Tho jury rotucuod a verdict of « Acftlrlonlftl D« alh," avon H<»^» H«xi»).«-*A mooting of rnt<;piiyero wha held flt tbo JUofini ()(H«o, J'upamti lt<»ad, at noon to-diiyi for Urn ji(ie[io«<j of fcl<f«lln^ four momborn to fill vaeaneloo oxlot\»K in tho Avon Rw\ Board. Thoro wan a largo aHon<l»iK;<j, and Mr Lnno, Clmirmnn of tbo Hoanl, pi'o«l(led. The dlnpnto with tli« .I'rovlito.liil Government, which has cmihqi) the rerilgnatlon of tlio mcmbot'H, wna explained at length and a flonwwhuj; wui'iu (llfleiinnlon enmicd, Mr (JiUt^i 1 moved a resolution to tho effect that Uui raiopayorn nhould dccllno to flll nj) the vacanolct), und thus i>oi < i)ilt the Hoard to liipno, but It w\n MUluuitely withdrawn, an aim) vrisn ono by IVIr Joyeo, Indfw mintly denying the right of tho Provincial •KxecuUvo to dletuto to tbo Hoard in what manner they should expend their funds, Tho election was then pormlltod to proceed; and resulted In tho election of. Mossr/j Norman, Abbot, Joyno, nntl J, T, l.'oacoclc to £111 tho vacant HCfttfl, Avotoof thanko totboobair tcrrainatcil tho procecdlnffa. I

Djuin K<nn.— Tliia i rond ' fa still under water In many part^and nn lmtnonflo tract of the adjacent JnmljH jHi|l%oito<i,' Wo fear it will bo entirely out of tli« (jtjotfUoirto crose n largo portion <>i- l»o ' Tliiiiff iiSni- Swnmp next year, unlowi tlio .j[!,flfltlon of drainage rocclrcu ft«pce<ly floliuloi'.