DUNEDIN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3424, 1 April 1879, Page 2

DUNEDIN.

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Maboh 31. In about a week tenders will be oilled for the Palmerston to Waiherno branch railway line.

A carpenter named Maddox, lately carrying on business at Ashburton, was arrested in Dunedin this morning on a warrant charging him with attempting to defraud his creditors. He was forwarded on to Ashburton at once, in charge of Detective Neil, of that place. Mr Manders has been holding meetings in various parts of the Lake district. At Skipper's he received a vote indicative of approval of the line of action he had sketched out for himself in the ensuing seaaion. At Pembroke he received a unanimous vote of confidence, but at Cardrona ho was subjected to severe questioning at the hands of Messrs Colclough and Austin. The Mail says that Mr Austin moved a vote of thanks for the attendance of Mr Manders, but one of no confidence in him on his policy. This was not seconded, and ultimately a cordial vote of thanks was passed for the attendance of the hon member and satisfaction with the views expressed by him. Only two hands were held up against that proposition. The Suez mail was delivered in Dunedin at six o'clock this evening, eight days in advance of the contract time.

The recent fire at Saddle Hill will form the subject of a police enquiry on Wednesday. William Birtles of Saddle Hill will be oharged at the Police Court on that day with having 11 on or about March 20 last unlawfully, maliciously, and feloniously set fire to a certain dwelling house in the possession of the said William Birtles, with the intention thereby then to defraud the Now Zealand Insurance Company."

The Criminal Session commences on April 8, before Justice Williams. The calendar comprises two cases of stealing from the person, two charges of obstructing the railway lino, one of burglary, two of forgery, one of rape, and one of stealing from a dwellinghouse.

Most of the statements of damage by the recent floods were much over-estimated. Sargood, Son, and Ewen will lose about £500 instead of £10,000 as stated.

The vital statistics for the quarter ended to-day wore— births, 413 ; deaths, 134 ; marriages, 136.

To-day was tho last day for receiving applioa* tions to have names placed on the electoral roll, and Mr Uro and his assistant had a busy time of it. In all there were 778 applications, viz.,— Dunedin, 327; Roslyn, 299; Oavershain, 152.

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Apbil 1.

Eight hundred applications to be placed on tho electoral roll were made to tho Electoral Registrar yesterday. The City Corporation has received sixteen claims for compensation for damage done by last Thursday's flood. Tho Mayor has been served with a writ at tho instance of tho owner of an old hulk at Port Chalmers, which was purchased some time ago as a floating bath, but being too rotten for tho purpose, the bargain was repudiated.

Three sailors named Leo, Duncan, and Smith are being prosecuted at the Polioo Court to-day for wilfully setting fire to the gorse hedge that encloses Forbury racecourse on Sunday last. About four chains of the fence were destroyed, and the damage ia valued at £40. From tho evidence tho fire •would appear to be due to carelessness, but the case, though a somewhat lame one, ia likely to hist all day.