AUCKLAND.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3492, 15 September 1882, Page 3

AUCKLAND.

September 15,

The schooner Atlantic, which arrived yesterday from Rotorua, sprang a leak in a gale, and the whole deck cargo of oranges was thrown overboard. The leak was partially stopped with tarred canvas, and the vessel was thus enabled to reach here safely.

At the R.M. Court yesterday a number of property tax cases came up for hearing, but as the majority were defended the Court in pursuance of a previous arrangement adjourned them for a week. Two of them had been previously withdrawn by the Property Tax Commissioner Mr J. Sperry, but notwithstanding that, Mr Theo. Cooper asked for costs on behalf of the defendants, inasmuch as they had been wrongfully sued. The Commissioner, he said, had actually, in ignorance of the law, sued one of his

clients Randerson as agent of someone else, and then after discovering his blunder telegraphed withdrawal of proceedings, but not before Randerson bad incurred some expense in getting legal advice. Throughout the matter the Government had exhibited the greatest luxity and ignorance of the law. Mr Williamson, who appeared for the Commissioner, remarked that suing an agent was not the only mistake that had been made, as in several instances summonses had actually been issued against dead men. A guinea costs was allowed to Randerson.

A burglar was captured yesterday afternoon in the Rev. Mr Guy's house, Franklin-road, plundering it duriug the absence of the inmates. He was detected by a woman liviag close by in the act of entering by the back window. She informed the neighbors living near, Messrs Knox and Hill, and they proceeded to the premises. The man bolted, but after a sharp chase he was captured and taken to the police station. He proved to be a man named Robert Marsb, aged 35, who has been a year here from Christchurch. At his residence there was found nearly the whole booty of the late burglaries, a number of keys of all descriptions, a revolver, and women's false hair plaits.

A man named William Musgrave was drowned on Wednesday. He was a good swimmer, and was formerly of the Royal Nary.