NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1554, 11 February 1879, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[FEB PBES3 AGENCY.] ] iKVEECAhGiLL February 19. t John Paterson was eommitted to the Dunedin ) Lunatic Asvlum this morning. i At a special meeting of the Chamber of Com- \ merce to-day. Mr T. Brodrick was elected th»> ] representative of the Chamber on the Bluff ( harbor Board. It was resolved to interview ] Ministers again with regard to the terminal | ch .rges of the Hluff railway, t Mr J. *V. to itchell was elected to-day, to re- \ present the outhland County Council on the > Bluff Harbor Board. 1 [FBOM OTJB OWN COBBEBPONDENTS.] i Timabu, February 10. < A fire broke out this morning in a shop oecu- ' pied hy Nels n, tailor, Main South road, but ' was extinguished before much damage was done. * No one belonging to the place had been in it < since Saturday night. ' The contractor has notified that the sixty ton steam crane for the harbor works is now ready at Christchurch, and i • is expected to be deli- J vered within a fortnight. The works will then ' be pushed on lupidly. * The fir&t meeting of the Milf rd Harbor Board and a meeting of the newly elected Timaru Harbor Board takes place to-imrrow. '< The Levels Koad Board, at a meeting to-day, ' objected to the chairman sitting on both Harbor < Boards, and gave a strong hint to him to resign from the Mi I ford one. ] The Levels Board have decided to dispense ' with the fervices of the engineer, as, owing to the dropping of the land fui d, their funds are not so a pie as formerly. ' Bishop redwood is visiting various parts of , this district at present He will leave for fcne ! i\orth t is week. ' At a special meeting of the Hospital commis- ' sioners to day, it was resolved to f rward an ] urgent request to the Government to provide i funds for the maintenance of a resident sur- ' geon. ! Mr Macandrew arrives here to-morrow, and ' will remain one hour, during which he will be J i terviewed by various publi s bodies regarding I new railway station, railway tariff, court house • accommodation, etc. A man named Edward Greig had his arm ' nearly cut off by a circular saw at Clayton's ' sawmill. Kev. Mr Roseby lectured on the Chinese ques- ' tion to a large attendance to-night. The general feeliug here on the subject is adverse to any j prohibitory legislatio • on Chinese immigration To-day the following members of the Timaru l Harbor Board were elected :—Mr R. F. >ray, ' by the Temuka Road Boa d ; Mr W, Beswick, ' by the Levels Board; Mr W. Moody by the \ Wwmate County, and Mr W. Evans by the ] Chamber of Commerce. ? Invehcabgill, February 10. At a meeting of Volunteers on Saturday, it * was resolved to initi *te a fund for a Volunteer ' demonstration here on Easter Monday, and invite companies so ith of Amberley. A con- ! siderable sum of money is already on hand, and ' a requisition is in circulat on requesting the ' Mayor to call a public meeting on the subject.