TELEGRAMS

Star (Christchurch), Issue 1947, 2 June 1874, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

»_ _ [Per Asai.o-AirsTaAi.iAN Press Telkg-baph Agency."] Auckland, Juno 1. There was a heavy gale yesterday, which swamped numbers of Bmall craft, and injured others, but there was no serious casualty. The Star of the South's news contains partioulars of the murder of Boss Lewin, a planter, at Tanna,who was shot by a native in revenge for shooting a pig in the garden. He requested that his body might be buried in the sea, lest the natives should dig it up. His wife went out with a boat to comply, when Bhe was driven away by a gale, and after enduring great privation was picked up by the schooner Donald M'Lean, on a labour cruise. Bloodshed had occurred on tho vessel previously, the mate having been killed with an axe by a native sailor. Ho was shot through the mouth with a poisoned arrow, and two others were wounded. Taranaki, June 1. The session of the Provincial Council has closed. No Immigration Agent hag been appointed yet; the Government asked the Council to allow them further time to make inquiries regarding the qualifications of the gentlemen named. Wellington, June 1. The Court of Appeal delivered judgment in the Attorney-General v. Bunny. The demurrer was overruled on all points, with costs. The first point was the validity of the warrant. It was hold that the warrant was a bad one under the twenty-fifth clause of the Constitution Act, owing to the Superintendent delegating his own constitutional powers to another, which he had no right to do : it was his duty to. isßue a warrant for every payment. Tho second point was, whether the Court had jurisdiction at all in the matter. A large number of precedent cases were cited, and the Court decided that it had the power. The third point, raised by .Mr Travera, was tho necessity of a relator. The Court held that the introduction of a relator in the present case was unnecessary, and would have been improper. The fourth point was, ought the Superintendent's name to have been worded with that of the Provincial Treasurer ? It was ruled that it was not necessary, the course adopted being the proper one.