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Evening Star, Issue 3735, 11 February 1875, Page 2

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Gbahamstovts, February 10. In the WardenV Court, this morning, Richard Stok< a, carter, was fined one shilling’ and eighteen shillings costs, for being engaged in mining operations without a miner’s right The defendant had been carting quartz from the Prince Imperial to the battery, and had to load Ins own dray. The decision of the Warden was that this employment came within the meaning of * Mining Operations, I’as 1 ’as defined by clause d of the Goldmimng Districts Act, 1673. r ~ , . Wellington, February 10. In the hearing of a charge of larcteny of two boxes from the Immigration brought by one of the new immigrants against another, the prosecutor stated that he and accused gambled throughout the voyage, he losing Llolos. The Magistrates said the matter should be represented at the proper quarter in order to stop .'ambling on board emigrant ships. The witness said the captain knew nothing about it. For stealing the boxes, prisoner was shot to

Taupo, February 10. The Native meeting at Fort Galatea has terminated. All the open lands in the neighborhood (excluding Troutbaok Run), have been acquired for the Government. The area ii over a quarter of a million of acres, including extensive belts of totara forest. Liberal reserves for native cultivation and residence have been carefully made, and the ‘‘hostile Native mind ” in that recently savage and disturbed district has received its death flow from the satisfactory manner in which the Government arrangements terminated. The last business done by Mr Mitchell and Captain Mair at th** meeting was the fixing a site and making arrangements for a school and Industrial College for that district. The Natives give the necessary lands, besides goodly subscriptions in money. One (hundred and fifty children, it is said, will attend the school when it is opened. Wanganui, February 10. Messrs W. Watt and J. Ballance, «f the ‘ Wanganui Herald,’and Mr W. Hutchinson, of the ‘Wellington (Tribune, ’ are now canvassing the Rangitikei district to contest the seat to be vacated by Mr Fox, Auckland, February 11. At the ball to the Volunteer representatives about 250 people were present. Sir Donald M Leau said that so long as the Volunteer movement was carried out with earnestness and zeal it would receive his support. He thought the annual Colonial competitions were calculated to do a great deal of good by bringing people together and promoting a friendly feeling. (From our own Correspondent.) . Auckland, February 10. Commenting on the prevalence of disease among the Rakaia’s passengers, the ‘Star’ says: In all the annals of emigration on any systematic scale, there has neyer been such an illustration of long-continued neglect, wilful misleading, aud bungling in. omp* tence as has been furnished from the first to the present of our own immigration office. Time does not improve it, and ihat immigration to New Zealaud has survived in competition with other fields for colonization is due to our matchless attractions. Miss Christian, the contralto vocalist, announces her intention of giving singing lessons while m Auckland. She is understood to be waiting for the engagement of a new concert company in Australia to make a New Zealand tour. M r and Mrs Darrell (Mrs Robert Heir) give a short season here. The rush to Ohinemuri is fairly setting in. A hundred and fifty diggers have proceeded there within the last few days. No discoveries have been reported, and there is nothing as vet to justify a rush. Christchurch, February 10. ine irohee Court was densely crowded all day m consequence of the cases being called on against the cabmen tor destroying the fencing round the cabstands, erected by order of the City Council Dr Foster is encaged for the Council, and Mr Garrick 'or the defendant Goodger. There is considerable excitement and interest attaching to the case, as the dispute between the two parties is still raging furiously Mr Garrick, in his speech,lontended that the Bench had no jurisdiction in the case, as there was a dispute os to the legal title of the cabstand. During the case there were a great number of interruptions by the counsel engaged on either side, and much aorimony was shown. Mr Garrick’s objections were mostly of a technical nature. After hearmg the speeches the Court adjourned, and on returning into Court expressed their opinion that a breach of the Police Ordinance had been committed, and fined the defendant 20s, Mr Garrick gave notice of an application for a writ of prohibition.