NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1537, 21 January 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[>SE PRBBS A.GKNOY.J Auckland, January 20 The cairly closing movement amongst the Auckland grocers has totallyiallcn through. On Saturday night many of the shopkeepers, although bound by agreement to close from two o'clock in the afternoon, opened their places of business and took advantage of those who remained faithful to thoir obligation. The consequence is that employers have called a meeting for to-morrow afternoon, when the matter will be fully discussed. It is believed that the result will be a general refusal to adhero to the agreement, ftlany of the assistants intend to make an effort in favor of having Wednesday afternoon set apart for the holiday. Judge Heale, of the Native Lauds Court, has resigned in consequence of ill health. The Wesleyan Conference met this morning. A telegram was read from the Rev. Tiusley, thanking the conference for receiving him into the Wesleyan Ministry. A committee, appointed to consider the application of the Eev. Edwd. Best, of Ireland, recommended that ho be offered a place in the Ministry. Reports of the committee appointed to examine students of the Three Kings Institute showed that _ the students during the past year had acquitted themselves well. The conference decided to receive on trial for the Native Ministry Hori Te Kuri and Wiremu Warena. The Rev. Isitt's application to be placed on the supernumerary list in consequence of ill health, was granted. The Rev. — Harper applied for another year's rest, which was granted. A man named Thomas Williamson Brown was charged with attempted rape on a married woman. The case was adjourned till tomorrow. , Frasor and Tinne arc boring out the old crank pin from the mail steamer, and will fit in a new one on its arrival from Sydney, manufactured by Mort, of Sydney. It is three feet six inches long and eighteenone-cighth inches diameter, and will weigh 27cwt. The original pin was manufactured by Mort, of Sydney, six months ago. Owing to the lengthened stay in port, the City of Syduey will act as flag ship on regatta day

Alexandra, January 20.

Be-svi has made known the result of his negotiations with the Government. Ho requires to have the sole control of all lands he gave over to Potatau, the first king, and all dwellers thereon, Europeans and Maoris; he to make all law's independently ; his boundary mark to be Aotea, Paupo, and White Cliffs, which will include the townships of Alexandra, Te Awamutu, part of Rangiaohia, Kihikihi, and the disputed leased lmils of Maungat&utari; the Qasea's laws to extend over those placet. Eewi left for Taupo yesterday to meet the South Ngatiraukawa chiefs, to inquire into pome tribal and other disputes, and initiate them with his new scheme for cementing tho present friendly relations between the two races. He will remain at Taupo about sis weeks.

Wellington, January 20

This week an official committee will bo formed, on which the country districts Will ha represented, with the object of giving a farewell banquet to the Governor. A fire broke out at 3 this morning, but, owing to the promptness of the brigade, tho lire was confined to the inside of a building insured in the New Zealand office.

Noli.'cs of motion has been given in the City Council that the Tramway Company, in accordance with the terms of agreement, be required to fnrnish tho Corporation with statements of receipts and disbursements for tho term ending with 1878.

Mr G. B. Tiavtou, editor of the "]Ne\v Zetland Jurist," is appointed Assistant Law Officer of the Crown, iu the place of Mr Edwwrd Stafford, wb.(& has gone into business.

[FROM THE CORRESPONDENTS OF THE PUESS. J Auckland, January 20. The whole of the immigrants per Maravil were engaged in twelve hours after landing. A considerable number have gone as bushmen. Ifac female servants were all taken up in two hours after landing. _ nn TIMARUj January 20. Bishop Redwood preached here yesterday, and at the conclusion of tho service stated that JE2256 had been subscribed for Catholic schools in Timarn. Father Chataigner gives halt an acre of land, valued at J2G2O. Chadwick, who recently attempted suicide, was today committed for trial at the District °At the Harbor Board's annual meeting to-day Mr Archer was re-elected chairman. A telegram was received from Mr Anderson, of Christchurch, saying that to have th Commerce in resisting the proposed plan for the railway station, the interference with harbor is felt at the Waikato not callingatTimaru. DuNEDIN) j nnW y 2 0. Mr Eva as President of tho Cricket Association writes on behalf of Otago cricketers disclaiming connection with tho letters in the Dunedin papers re Canterbury team in Australia, which letters, he says, are in questionable taste, and totally uncalled for. The team deserve sympathy and praise for their courage in undertaking the expedition. Rutherfurd's insurances are .£2OOO in the New Zealand, and in the South British, .£2OO. Mrs Waldroen is progressing favorably. Her medical attendant haß now hopes of saving her arm. [Special Wire.] Auckland, January 20. Tho Wesleyan Conference at tho afternoon sitting accepted the resignation of tho Rev. Fitchett. Eight young men offered themselves for the ministry, but their acceptance is not yet officially announced. The Rev. Joseph Berry, of England, was allowed another year's re3t. The " Star," referring to the telegrams from the Press Agency referring to Rewi's terms, Bays :—" The programme is so startling that it must be received with suspicion until confirmed by subsequent advices. It need hardly be said that if these are Rewi's terms they aro simply too preposterous to bear a moment's conBideration, and they are likely to postpone indefinitely any possibility of a peaceful adjustment of the differences pending between the two races in this island. We can't believe that Rewi in his negotiations with the Government has been deliberately playing at the Maori game Maunga. There can bo no final or satis- , factory settlement of the Native question which does not make the Queen's writ to_ run throughout the length and breadth of the island. Grahamstown, January 20. The Government steamer Stella is to arrive this evening with Mr Sheehan, who has to transact business with the Natives left unfinished last week. The Auckland Harbor Board's steam dredge was towed here to-day by the g.s. Rotomahana, to do dredging work in this harbor for the local Board, the latter paying all expenses and a bonus for the use of the dredge. The Government are blamed for ever sending out of the colony for sleepers, when they can be ' obtained hero in any quantity, of puriri and rata, if notification were ghea of the want. The fact is, the Government go away from i likely districts to unlikely ones with their wants. | The same remarks apply to contracts, because j there is plenty of skilled labour here open to ; take up contracts. The opening of the railway , works is much sought after to afford employ- , ment to numbers. Napier, January 20. The driver. G. Hobbs, and passengers by the mail coach between Napier and Taupo had a ' marvellous escape from death on Wednesday last. When the coach was between Titokura and Mohaka it encountered a terrible thunder- : storm. A flash of lightning struck tho carriage pole, splitting it to atoms. Wonderful to relate, ; this was the only damage done. The coach . waß full of passengers at the time of the accident. As soon as he recovered his astonishment the driver proceeded on horseback to Terawera, where be got another coach, returned to the spot where the accident occurred, and i picked up his passengers, whom ho safely landed at Taupo. Waitara, January 20. Great inconvenience is felt at the want of wharfage accommodation here, there being room for only one vessel at a time. There aro several ( vessels waiting, and six are overdue. This wll nece sarily cause long delay. Another serious inconvenience i 3 want of trucks on the railway. Repeated complaints have been made, but as • eome are now in course of construction this will ; eoonbe remedied. Wellington, January 20. _ A meeting of the shareholders and directors in the '.titanic Steel Company was held to-night The chairman informed the meeting that the Government contend that 'the company have not , complied with the necessary conditions, as the . Act requires that the company should have mused .£3O 000, whereas tho company never raisad more than .£19,400, and that before . tho company could be in a position to • apply for land in Taranaki, it would be 1 necessary for them to subscribe another < jEH.OOO. The chairman went on to explain that the directors proposed to issue special shares to the amouut of .£II,OOO, and call them ( up at onco, so as to place them in a position to ( meet the objections raised by the Government, and obtain land which they were entitled to when they fulfilled the conditions of tho Act. ' Once they obtained the land, they could refund ] the amount called up by special shares. At this stage some few remarks were made as to whether t reporters should exercise some discrimination as : to the matter they published regarding the business of the meeting. It was at length ruled that tibe reporters withdraw, upon which the reporters left the room. . The City Council are considering a newly proposed drainage outfall said to be much superior to anything of the kind yet proposed. The sewage will fall into six fathoms of water, and be hurried off by a swift tide which scours In two cases for tho recovery of damages against the Tramway Company for injuries to vehicles, the Resident Magistrate reserved judgment, but this afternoon gave a verdict for jEIO and costs against the company in each case. „ , . Edgar Bastings, for alleged_ forgery, was brought up and remanded to Christchurch. The Royal Commission on education had a meeting to-day, and received several reports from the university committee and technological committee. The reports were adopted, and tho Commission decided to request tho chancellor and secretary of the New Zealand University to give evidence before tho Commission on the Ist February. The Jackson's Bay commission will proceed to the West Coast by tho s.s. Stella on the Ist of February. Dunedin, January 20. The recent heavy fall of rain has removed all fears of the water intho reservoir running short. A pawnbroker in George street was complimented at the police court to-day by the ..Bench and the inspector of police, for his promptness n bringing before tho Court two men charged with stealing several pairs of boots. The robbery had been reported to tho pawnbrokers in the usual way, and when one of the men offered the boots in pledge ho was detained in the shop till the police arrived. In the Supreme Court to-day, Mr Denmston complained of the unfairness of a report, which appeared in the "Evening Age," of a case before the Court. His Honor said that he did not wish to comment upon newspaper reports, and counsel could take the usual steps if he wished to have the offending journal punished. The district schools opened to-day. As many aB 100 children were refused admission in some instances, in consequence of the want of accommodation. It is stated that there are now 1000 children in Dunedin for whom no facilities are offered for their education. Invercargill, January 20 At the annual meeting of the Bluff Harbor Board to-day, the chairman, Mr Mitchell, was reappointed to February loth, when the first meeting of tho new Board will bo bobl. The annual accounts indicated that .£3700 had been received, while nearly £3o'.'o have been spent in pnnnauent works, 'lhe realised property was valued at J 673,680. The total liabilities were about JJ3OOO. The chairman gave a long review of the proceedings of the Board daring the past two years, and indisated that the Board had done itd best to the resources of tho Meetings of the various committees were held today relative to Wednesday's demonstration. The fire brigade decided to have a torchlight procassiou through the town, and defined the route, r > be invitation banquet committee met to arrn nge fr.r sale of tickets for the banquet, and also that tho upper p'.irt of the, theatre bo resc-rved for ladies an I another committee meeting to-night arranged that the Mayor and Council with tlr; voiuntcers ah uld meet visiters on the arrival ot the train. The artillery will lire salutes. A half holiday is to be kopb in town from noon on "Wednesday. The streets will be brbliantly illuminated. Nothing is known here about Thursday's proceedings, or if there will bo way-