NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1529, 11 January 1879, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[per press agency.] Auckland, January 19. The Waikato railway laborers’ strike vvas in Consequence of Faloon, the contractor, insisting on men working an extra hour on Saturday, Henry Nicol, charged with stealing £4O from John Adams has been before the Court all day. The case was adjourned. At the Supreme Court sitting Mr Hesketh for a writ of habeas corpus to the gaoler r A bunt Eden Gaol, directing him to bring i Court the body of Thomas tlennel, charged murder of Captain Mollor, in order ..V Court might examine into the cause of imprisonment and the right of the Courts of this colony to detain him in custody. The motion was made on affidavit, and Mr Hesketh’s contention was similar to that used by him at the Police Court, to the effect that the offence having been outside British dominions, the Courts of this colony have no jurisdiction over the culprit. His Honor, after examining the warrant intimated that the Foreign Offenders Apprehension Act, 1863, gave no power to issue such a warrant for detention, and ordered a writ to issue commanding the gaoler to bring Rennel into Court. Alexandra January 10. At the Kopua meeting, at two this afternoon, a large number of Natives were present, but no talk will take place to-day. Taonui is here. The meeting is postponed till to-morrow, ostensibly for the arrival of Paora Tuhaere, and Nuku, King of Rarotonga, who are now here, but it is said they are somewhat put out, in consequence of Eewi not being present. At the meeting it was reported he had left for the Thames with the Native Minister, but that is contradicted. Eewi leturncd to Punui. Mr Sheehan and staff left Alexandra for the Thames, at four this morning. Napier, January 10. The Mayor and Town Clerk waited upon the Colonial Secretary, for the purpose of drawing iis attention to the fact that the subsidies to the borough on rates levied to the 31st March, and which he promised should be paid without any deduction for charitable aid, had not been received. His Worship stated that only half of the subsidy, viz., £1143, had been paid, whereas the whole subsidy due to the county of Hawke’s Bay had been paid in conformity with the Colonial Secretary’s promise. Colonel Whitmore, in reply, said the other half of the subsidy on the borough rates to March 31st last was not payable or due till the 30th June, and denied the statement that Hawke’s Bay county had received the whole of its subsidies. The “ Telegraph ” says it is to be regretted that the Secretary should have made a statethat cannot be borne out by facts. Hawke’s Bay county has received its full •subsidy. The first half, £9BO, was paid on the •4th December, and the other half on application tof the chairman on the 21st of that month. James Cromer' was the name of the man Mlled yesterday. At the Coroner’s inquest it was stated that he was thrown from his horse and one of his feet became fastened in his stirrup, and he was dragged thrice round the paddock. When the horse stopped, life was extinct. A verdict of “ Accidentally killed ” was returned. New Plymouth, January 10. A bed of shelly limestone has been discovered near the coast, air miles from New_ Plymouth. A singular geological feature is that it up through tufa, and is part of an older formation. It will be valuable as an ingredient in hydraulic <CerQ ' nt " Wellington, January 10, At a meeting of the N.Z. Steam Shipping Company to-day, it was unanimously resolved to wind up the company voluntarily. Pinfire 10 scratched for the Wellington Cup. A petition has been forwarded to the Premier praying - the Government to push on the enlargement of the railway station, including the reclamation at Pipitea. By a city by-law cabs aro prohibited from carrying corpses. Through the energy and efforts of the Carterton people the threatened damage by the bush fire was averted. The safety of much property was largely due io a lull iu the wind at the critical time. It is ascertained that the cause which led to the recommendation that Welsh’s sentence should be commuted to imprisonment for life was the mental condition of prisoner when he committed the murder. The “ Chronicle ” says that Mr Sheehan had no intention of being present at the Ngatimaniopoto meeting! unless at the earnest solicitations <ff a the Natives. Dunedin, January 10. We (Press Agency) are authorised to state the directors of the Colonial Bank of Zealand, at their meeting yesterday, re a olv'cd to recommend to the proprietors at their meeting to be held on 29th instant, a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent per annum, and to add £6OOO .to the reserve fund (which will then amount to £ t2»000). , The 16th ins t. has been definitely fixed as tne date for the opening of the Southern line. In the case Stanford r Gillies, Mr Smith, pursuant to leave reserved at the trial to-day, moved for a rule nisi calling on the plaintiff to show cause why the verdict entered in his favor should not be set aside, and instead thereof a verdict entered for defendants on the following grounds —“ 1. That the evidence taken at the trial shows that the money claimed in the plaintiff’s declaration was paid by him to the use of the defendants, and not otherwise. 2. That the said evidence further shows that the said money had been previously acquired by the plaintiff in fraud of his co-partners, to wit, the general body of the shareholders in the Otago Daily Times” and “Witness” Company, and that the same of right belonged, and ex rebite •justitias was payable to, the defendants as and being the duly appointed liquidators of the said ■company. His Honor reserved his decision. Invercargill, January 10. At the meeting of the Education Board to-day, ■regretful allasion was made to the death of Sir John Richardson, and a resolution passed—--41 That the Board desired to record sorrow at Ms death, and express its deep tense of his im- . ‘Hug zeal and energy in discharging hjs duties 1a ' rjoember of the Board, and iu consideration 8,8 a vjly of the many valuable services rendered ■ jbi his long career of usefulness as a y -,- m The chairman said that he had ii.' necessary action for the election of new school' c/rtnmittees on the fourth Thursday - T._,,„ rv '.Die election of two governors for Urn High Schoo.' united in t > e M re j" lect l ion Mr Harvey and t> «k° tjon ? f Mr Macdonald, vice Mr J. C. Cuthk signed. The poll of the burgee of Invercargill was taken to-day to test the DPimon upon borrowing £IOO,OOO for water workA The result gave a majority of 48 in favor of t> proposal. [ from THE CORRESPONDENT OF TDK PRES3.] Wellington, January 20. The- Customs revenue for the(December quarter for the colony was the first half of the financial year £68.-,084, the latter being £22,000 in excess of Treasurer s estimate for the half year. The journeymen painters here threaten a -gonerai strike on Monday unless wages are raised froufi ? 8 to 10s for ordinary and lls for first-class haPds day. . It appears, from tbe specimen of immigrants who am vod hy the Fernglen, that judgment is not ia the selection, and that whoever are charged witb the passing of the immigrants have been ve i " v l l ax ”1 the ‘ r duty j The half-yearly meeting of' . ho , Nc ? Z ? ! “ 1 Co. (?) will bo hold shortly. It is u. ’ ldcrstoo<l to , be probable that a dividend to the sau 1(3 ® mouut ua that of last year will be declared- , ' az D \ cent, for the half-year, being at the rate 01 cent, per annum. Hawera, January 16. fihe surveyors, aft l r the Christmas holidays, aro returning to Waimato Plains. fihe Maoris express regret at the change iu the coach route, which now runs by the Mountain road instead of tbo coart line. Great preparations are being made for the March meeting. The Maoris are selling many horses and cattle and large quantities of grass seel. Oamaru, January 10. At a meeting of the Coursing Cl üb, the advisability of joining with other clubs in establishing a colonial Waterloo Cup war; considered, and it was decided to write io the ether clubs, asking them to appoint delegates to confer on the matter, the meeting, if posr-ibte, to be held about the end of the present month. The Hon. Mathew Holmes and Mr Konayuo were appointed to represent the North Otago Club, ft was proposed to hold the meeting in Dunedin,

Invercargill, January 10. After what occurred yesterday, the Wakaia lock-up should bo doomed. A drunken man was confined in t, end not liking- bis quarters, deliberately broke through the roof auu escaped.