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f;'.. [REUTERS] ,-V ' ; SYDNEY. .... - .. v' ; Tuesday.'' There was an uproarious meeting oMiambton miners held at Newcastle to-day. The< majority of tlie men were inclined to continue work. A large body of police were present in consequence of apprehensions of a riot.
The steamer Metimuir lias arrived at Port Darwin from Hong Kong with 556''Chinese,' including 2fi for New Zealand. Another steamer with Chinese is expected (if Danviri in a few days. . . LONDON. ■ Saturday. New Zealand Five Per Cent. Loan, 102. (PER PKESS AGENCY.) WELLINGTON. Tuesday.
Two doctors stated in their evidence that the skull of the cook of the Loch Fergus was the thinnest they ever saw. The Mow even would not have heen fatal to an ordinary skull.
Judge Richmond directed attention to the want .of something like training ships .or reformatories for young criminals. Henry Anderson, of the Chronicle, has been fined for an assault. The Magistrrte admitted the assault was committed under provocation, but Anderson did not go the right way to work. Arrived—Wave Queen, from London, E. A. Graham, a cabiii passenger, was washed overboard while walking towards the cuddy. His wife was aboard, She brings thirty
passengers and a general cargo. William Linklater, carpenter of the Lorraine; was fined £5 and costs for ill-using a lunatic placed under his care on the way out.
James Shearer and Peter Newton were
charged with robbing a. man lying asleep in an hotel- Shearer was acquitted; but Newton was found guilty, and will be sentenced to-morrow. Peter lligan received twelve months' hard labor for attempted suicide ;
and John Hiney, for a like offence, was
bound over in a' penalty of £2OO. Mills, vho got twelve months for forging, is so bad with consumption that he has been ordered to the hospital. Ernest Wagner was found guilty on two charges of obtaining money by means of false pretences, and sentenced'to twelvemonths on each, but the sentences are concurrent, In the case of John J. Jones, who killed
the cook of the Loch Fergus in self-defence, the Judge, after carefully reviewing the facts of the whole case, pointed out that Jones did not pick up the capstan bar until the cook was approaching him with an iron bar, and told the jury that if they believed that Jones considered his life to be in danger by the cook armed with an .iron bar, they must acquit the' prisoner.' The jury, after a short retirement, returned a verdict of. not guilty, and the prisoner was discharged, HOKITIKA, Monday.
It has been unanimously decided to decline to co-operate with the Mayor of Christchurch to procure holding the next session
of Parliament at Cliristchurch
A resolution was passed at a public mcci
ing urging the Government to spend the monies voted last session, and push on the railway at both ends, TAUFO. Monday. The meeting of Taupo chiefs, which commenced on 20th March last at Tohoina, concluded on Friday last.
Assurances of peace and a firm adherence io the laws were made by both sections of he natives.
Mr Mitchell was authorised to carry out whatever surveys were necessary to bring their tribal land claims before the Native Land Court.
The meeting was adjourned until July to decide the site of a township and other matters, AUCKLAND. ' Monday. A letter from Macandrew states that the Government will accept sleepers in lots of 10(Twithout tenders. Whitaker, in reply to a ease, stated on behalf of the ffaiteinata County Council, has given the following important opinion on the liability of the Maoris for rales" Natives holding under Crown grants are liable as other persons to be rated, but not holding under certificates of title when tho land is in their own occupation. If it is not in their own occupation the occupiers are liable. Rates due from natives can be recovered in the same manner as rates from other persons."
The Star to-night suggests that the Government should end the Waimate difficulty by making ample reserves, after fnll inquiry into the promises made by McLean'
It is understood that Colonel Packe wilj recommend torpedo boats for use by the Auckland Navnl Brigade. A petition from the working men. of Auckland against Chineso immigration is over thirty yards long, and contains three thousand signatures.
Binney's creditors agree to pay the Bank of New Zealand 12s fid in the £, the sest accepting 10s.
A man named Hugh McKinon was washed off a raft at Wangaroa yesterday,' and drowned.
[n the Supreme Court William Hayes, for
larceny, was sentenced to six months, Henry Gillj for same offence, nine months. Te Maipi, a Maori, for breaking, entering, and stealing, twelve months for each offence, running concurrently, Christi'e Kipa, for two offences of larceny, ■ eighteen months', each running concurrently. Kipa, in defence, recommended the Judge and'jury to read the thirty-fifth Psalm of David, and morning and evening prayer.
An'intimation has been received from the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, with.a resolution passed by that'. Chamber,, asking the Auckland Chamber of Commerce to cooperate with it. It pointed out the difficulty existing between America and the Colonies < jritli regard to the very high duties imposed on Australian and New Zealand wools, preventing the Colonies from sending wool to America on account of the high duties. After some discussion, Mr Firth proposed, and Mr Holdship seconded—That the' Auckland Chamber of Commerce concur with the Sydney Chambor in obtaining the reduction or abolition of the duties on Australian wools in America',—Carried. The Domain Board to-day declined to permit the Domain to be used on Good Friday for sports in aid of charitable institutions. GRAHAMSTOWN. Monday. A reef has been cut in the old Golden Calf miue. Good 1 dabs' of gold are seen in the quartz at every breaking down. -In the Caledonian mine adjoining a reef has'also been cut. ; It is supposed to be a continuation of the one cut in the Calf.'' Auriferous stone is being obtained, NAPIER. Monday. At the request of the Minister of Justice, Mr Eobert Stuait lias resumed the duties of Resident Magistrate, and was on tho Bench to-day, He will continue until tho arrival of Judge Kenny, who leaves Auckland for Napier on Monday next. NEW PLYMOUTH. Monday, The Hinemoa arrived here this morning with a detachment of Armed Constabulary, but she was uuable to laud them at Opunake, .She remains at anchor with the men on board, waiting ordersfrom Major Tuke.. CHBISTOHUROR Monday,
At a meeting of the directors of the Corn Exchange on Saturday the Press reporters were refused admittance, but the following resolution, re the grain and timber duties, was carried unanimously, and was subsequently supplied to the Press-That the directors of the Corn Exchange, being of opinion that the source of a country's greatness lies in its productive 'industry, do not consider this result can be achieved unless free trade principles are carried out, and,
therefore strongly deprecate any action having for its object the levying of an import duty on grain and timber; also, to express their opinion that reciprocity in trade should prevail throughout the Australian colonies.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 130, 9 April 1879, Page 2
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