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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 143, 25 April 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

(per press agency.) WELLINGTON. Thursday, It is stated Mr Macalister, Provincial Auditor, has been engaged for some time in making an exhaustive audit and examination of the Government Insurance and Annuities Departments. It is also stated that it is preliminary to very important alterations in the system of the Department. Thirty of the Stad Haarlem's imniigsants leave for Patca this evening, The brig Jane was sold by auction this afternoon for £BOO. The Executive Commissioner for the International Exhibition, Sydney, telegraphs to Wellington—'" We congratulate New Zealand on His Excellency the Governor con senting to act as President of the Commis.sion," Harry Eyre Kenny is gazetted District Judge of Hawke's Bay, and E.M. for district of Napier, with a jurisdiction of £100; also visiting Justice of Prison and Chairman of Licensing Court. Edwartl Shaw is gazetted District Judge of TaranakiandWangamii districts, and K.M. for New Plymouth with.a..jurisdiction of £SO; ; also visiting Justice and Chairman of Licensing Court;. AUCKLAND. Wednesday, Three boys were charged to-day with absconding from the Industrial School. The Inspector of Police showed that one of the boys had demoralised the Home. The boy had repeatedly escaped, and had been ordered

to be whipped six times, tilt as tho regulations required that the punishment should bo witnessed by a member of tho committee, and none attended, no punishment was inflicted, Tho Bench dismissed the ca'scs, intimating they'would decline to order any punishment in future unless the committee would guarantee it would bo earned out, The race between Hutton and Sphinnix for £IOO a side will not come off, the backers having withdrawn.

In the third billiard match between the representatives of North and South, the game was closely contested, but ultimately the North again won. At the Supreme Court John Greenley applied for his discharge as a bankrupt. The discharge was refused, the accounts being unsatisfactory, anil the creditors having a suspicion that the bankrupt had concealed some assets. .

The committee of enquiry sits to-morrow to investigate charges made by tlir head teacher against another teacher. It is said there are irregularities in the books. The accused, however, alleges that he has receipts for all moneys, and makes- counter-charges against the head-teacher. The Volunteers have resolved to hold a review on the Queen's birthday.

WANGANUI. Wednesday, Joseph E.Dalton, surveyor, having been brought' here under arrest from Rotorua, was this morning charged with obtaining money under false pretences, by having on the 24th August last induced Mr LittlewoodJ hotelkeeper, to cash certain cheques on the Bank of New Zealand, he (Dalton) having no funds in 'the Bank. Tho case was remanded till Saturday.

: NAPIER., ■ Wednesday. J. L. Sebley, who committed suicide at Waipawa yesterday, had been recently ill with lowfever, and it is supposed his brain had become affected.

An elderly gentleman named John Jones was arrested yesterday at Kopua on a telegram from Palmerston, stating there was a warrant out against him for embezzlement. He was remanded to Palmerston. CHRISTOHUROH,

Wednesday.

A man named John Beaton, a passenger by train to the port, lost his hat and jumped after it while the train was going full speed. He was picked up stunned, and his face and head were severely cut.