Local and General.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 45, 6 July 1868, Page 2

Local and General.

*» XBoaouou CocNcir,, — The Christchurch Borough Council will meet at cix o'clock thia evening. Kifle Assogiatiox.—* The council of tho Hiflo Association will hob) a meeting at Whito'a Hotel, this evening, at half-past seven o'clock, Kaiapoi Annoal PtonouiNo Match.—. A meeting takes placo this evening at tho Kaikninui I lote), to malco tho necessary arrangements for tlio nnnunl ploughing match. BANKitcrroT,— Thomas Joyce, ol tho Waterholes Road, has flletl a declaration In pursuance ot tho Bankruptcy Act, 1867, that lio is unablo to moet his engagements with.his creditors. Plf.uiio PHRintONU,— A working bullock was destroyed ou Saturday l>wt hy order of Sergeant nurae, Tha disease was in a very hnd form. Tenders nro to bo invited imme* dlutcly for fencing the Maori reserve. Tub Kaiapoi Coacii Accident.— Miss O'Conncll was able to proceed to Lelthfleld on Saturday afternoon. The coach is not damaged further than tho broken pole, dot aro tho horses, thanks to tho pluck of Mr Burton in (.ticking to them as ho did. Bad they got away with the pole, traces, toe, hanging to them, the consequences might have been very serious. X r.KOAt,,— T-Ou'a Berliner hw commence ao notion ftg.rtii-.fc the Sheriff aud others, to recover damages for illegal arre.it. Tho plain* tiff, it will bo remembered, wns arrested aome weeks ngo nn a writ of capias issued at tho suit of MrTwcntyman. The arrest oeeurr*! in the Westland district, and when Berliner was brought by the Bailiff to Christchurch the Sheriff discharged him in consequence Getting out op It.— Mr Stafford, tho Premier of New Zealand, writes as follows to tbe editor of the Nelson Colonist :—•" I am lo 1 to boliovo that tho opinion recently expressed by mo nt Nelson in favour of an income-tax has been assumed by sonic persons to mean tliat I desired to Increase the taxation of the colony by means of suoh a tut. Such an assumption is incorrect; what I intended to imply wns, that a portion of tha nggregate revenue might be obtained by nn income-tax preferably to railing it hy s<*»pie of the $iwtoms duties now levied on articles of consumption.' This conld bo secured by an enactment which provided that so soon as an income-tax enme into operation, certain duties of customs, now levied, should hs abolished, and certain others considerably lowered, I believe such a course to be desirable, both on fiscal grounds and as a question of fairness as regards the individual taxpayer." Avon Hoad Board.— -A meeting of rateEayors of this district took place at the Road ionrd Office, nt noon to-day, Mr Peacock, I tho chairman, presiding. There were about twenty ratepayer*) present. The chairman said that the object of the meeting was to elect a member of tho Board in tho place of Mr T. L-ilne, resigned. The elected member would havo to servo for the unexpired term of Mr rhino's oflice, namely, up to January, 1870. Ho then read the clauses of the Act having reference to the conduct of tht election, nnd called upon tho ratepayers to propose cnndldates, Mr Henry Derrett proposed.aud Mr Abbott aeon-led the nomination of Mr Winter, ilr David Nairn begged to propose ilio re-election of Mr Lame. lie did not think it right thnt tho board should bo entirely composed of numbers living on the North road, (Hear, hear.) Mr Abbot informed the meet log that Mr Lame had told him on Saturday that he would not come forward for election. Mr Nairn explained that Mr Lnlno had totd him some days ago, thnt if it was the wish of the district to reelect htm, he would not be against it. Mr Whiter said that Mr Lame didn't intend to como forward unless it was the wish of tho district that ho should do so. Mr YV. C. Hill said he had great pleasure in seconding Mr Luino't) nomination. Mr Joyce proposed Mr VV. C, IHU us a candidate, and the nomination was seconded by Mr B. Hughes. Mr Norman begged to proposo Mr Tombs. The nomination wns not seconded. Tha Chairman called for a show of hands, which reunited nf) follows;— For Mr Winter, 3; for Mr Uine, 17j for Mr 11111, 8. The Chairmain said that if any ratepayer demanded a poll, it would bo taken forthwith. No poll being demanded, ho declared Mr Laino duly elected, A vote of thanks to the chairman, proposed by Mr Nairn, terminated the pro* cecalngi.

FjlMamcui/ Ueitohm,-— A public pooling convonod hy tho Financial Hoform Aflfloelation, will bo held in tho Town Hall, this ovoning, at half-pant novon o'clock. Tho final report on tho General Government expenditure will bo presented, and hia Worship tho Mayor la expected to preside, Tina SnrnMMß Cooiw, — Tho person who wan brought before the Timaru MnglfltrfttOH cm a chargo of bigamy has bcon committed for trial at tho oupromo Court, It appears that ho contracted marriage no fower than fivo times, To judgo from the number of committals that have takon placo ninco the iait olttlngs of tlio Supromo Court the calendar to he prenoniod nt tbo oiiHiiing flcsslon wltybo a heavy ono. LAnOBNY PIIOM A DwiJl/MNO,*— All flld offender named John Smith, who was discharged from gaol on Saturday last, after having undergone a nontonco of twolvo monthn on two charged of larcooy, was taken Into custody by Dotoctivo Peant, about 11 o'clock on tho night of tho samo day, on tho chargo of stealing a UU containing a cash* hox, money, and sundry papars, from tho Caverflham hotel. It appears that Smith's conduct while in tho hotel created BU.niiic.flUß in tho mind of tho landlord, who watched his movomontH protty (.lonely. It wan jaat about cloning time when Smith was obsorvod to go out of tho hoimo with tho till, Ho was followed, and tho box wnn takon from him in tho street. At this moment Dotcctlvo Feast camo up, nnd learning the charge, look Smith into custody, LKiwrON,— -A mooting won hold in Mr J/ieM Holol, Looiiton, on tho ovoning of July 3, Xor tbo purposo of taking ntopH toward-) forming an association for defraying tho cxponßOß attending criminal prosecutions in tho district, and aldO providing fluids for tho offering of rewards in canon whoro nuoh a COUMC might ho nocossary for tho dctcolioti of crime, lliolmrd Ucthol, Esq,, was called to tho chair, J.ofildcfi tho chairman there woro proficnt Messrs 13. .Toluifllono, A. Prankish, G. Witch, 11. Glllott, 0. Howron, John Smith, John Coo, G. 11. Woodman, 11, D, Qardlnor, and J. Blacklor, the first seven of whom woro elected as a provisional committco, with power to enrol all fitting persona wishing to bo so enrolled. It waa uluo rooolvcd that every fair means ought to bo taken to impress upon tho minds of the proper authorities the importance of having a trooper stationed at Lccston without auy furthor dolay, Tho flrtft meeting of tlio aimooiatton will bo held at Mr Loo's hotol, LccotOil, on tho first Friday in August, at Vi, n,m, Latkat moM li'lti.— -Tho Sydney Morning Herald's Pljl correspondent mates that tho Albion, f1.f1,, arrived thero on the 22nd May. Mossrs, ilrowor and ICvaiin, as agonta for tho Molbouriio;Compaiiy,havo concluded nrrangomontfl with King Thakombau, who has agreed to grant thorn 200,000 aoros, and tbo preemptive right ovor tho ontlro territory, lie also conceded to tho Company tho Hanking monopoly thoy required, and also tho right to mako lawn and Inipono customs duties ovor all the lands which may bo acquired by charter. Ho first consulted to give his right to impose customs duties over all tho islands, but tho white sottlera proteullng, through tho lirlllsh Consul, caused tho curtailment of that clause Tho Hcttlorn also protected against tho wholo arrangomont, as interfering with tho rights thoy had already acquired through tho purchfiHO and Bottlomont of different portions of tho islands, Tho agents for the company guarantee to assist King Tlmkonil.au in tho dofonoo of bis territory, and pay the Amorioan dobt at pro* sont hem over It, Thoy furthor ngrco to glyo tho King nn annuity of £200, and to continue tho namo to his hod, who succeeds him, Tho Klng'i) othor non Is to be tiken to Molbourno to bo educated at the company's oxponso, Tho company's agonta havo alroady soloctcd 100,000 acros on tho largest island, which is mentioned in Colonol Smyth'., report a« having a lino harbour, and heing tho host locality for a whito nottlomont. Tho Sydney Mommy Herald denounces tho arrangement nn dangorous nnd unconstitutional, It la stated that- .4000 billet) of COttOll Will 1)0 oxported from Pljl this fledflou. I—————— i mi_ii.iiii. l i....iiinii«,i hi immin I i l»