YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 963, 27 July 1877, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

INTEEPROYINCIAL. [per press agency.] Auckland, July 26. The City Council have resolved to push on works to give work to the unemployed. An iron steamer, built at Hawkcswood’s foundry, has made a most successful trial trip. G-ouk and Garden’s tender of £I4OO for the repair of the Go-a-head has been accepted. George Browne has died at Rotorua from the effects of his accidental scalding. Wellington, July 26. In the Supreme Court, in ’banco, to-day, before the Chief Justice and Mr Justice Richmond, the case of Harrison and another and Palmer came on for argument on various points raised at the trial. Mr Harper appeared for the defendant, to move for a rule nisi for a nonsuit on reserved points, and the Court granted rule, returnable on Tuesday, Ist August next. Mr Travers appeared to watch the case on behalf of the plaintiff. Nelson, July 26. Messrs. N. Edwards and Co. have sold their Avondale Run in Marlborough, containing 2000 acres, one-third freehold, with 15,000 sheep, to Mr Charles Teschemaker, for £23,000. Dunedin, July 26. A meeting of ministers will be held next week* to consider the religious clauses in the Education Bill. The Harbor Board bias passed a resolution

affirming that its members shall be paid two guineas each per sitting. Riverton, July 26. After two days’ inquiry into the origin of the lire at the Shamrock Hotel the jury returned an open verdict that, though some eircumstanees looked suspicious, there was no direct evidence of incendiarism. The buildings were insured for £SOO in the South British and Hew Zealand offices ; the furniture and stock in the former office for £2OO.

[_FBOM TUB CORRESPONDENT OF THE PRESS.] Napier, July '26. Mr Sheehan leaves for Wellington on Saturday in the Taupe. The commission taking evidence regarding the “Waka Maori” libel case is still sitting. Only one witness has yet been examined. Counsel on behalf of the Government is said to be getting 20 guineas a day. Various rumours are afloat as to the character of the evidence, and as to the disappearance of Maori witnesses from town. They were kept in town all last week at Government’s expense, and officials are now scouring the country for them in all directions. The manager of the Bank of Australasia was served to-day with writs on behalf of repudiating the natives’ re-sale of land to Maney, who went bankrupt, and the Bank seized the land. The title to the land is to be disputed.