LAST NIGHT’S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1587, 21 March 1879, Page 3

LAST NIGHT’S TELEGRAMS

[BY SUBMARINE CABLE.] ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. [bbutee’s telboeamb.] London, March 19.

The amount of the Four per Cent. Queens' land Loan to be placed on the market on the 26fch is £1,184,486. The minimum is fixed at £BB 10s.

AUSTRALIA.

Adblaide, March 20. The Suez mail has arrived at King George’s Sound.

The Garonne is still aground. She is uninjured, and is expected to float next tide. Sydney, March 20. Sir Alfred Stephen was to-day sworn in as Lieutenant-Governor. A clause has been added to the Chinese Immigration Regulation Bill, disqualifying Chinese from holding land in this colony.

NEW ZEALAND.

[per press agency,]

Auckland, March 20.

At a meeting of the Mount Eden Domain Board to-day it was suggested that the Mountain road he completed at once, and that on the arrival of Governor Robinson he be driven to the top of Mount Eden, from which one of the finest views in New Zealand may be obtained, and that he should be there entertained at luncheon. The idea met with general approval. The city authorities and suburban Boards will be asked to assist.

Pairoa, a Native Chief at Dargaville, has stopped Frost from cutting timber at Kohikohi, on the ground that the Kopara Company have the only right to cut kauri. All hands are idle.

[from our own correspondent.]

Timaru, March 20,

The Harbor Board held a special meeting today. A letter was read from the Government acknowledging the receipt of the plans of the proposed reclamation works, which will embrace over sixty acres, and asking if the Board will bear the cost of the scientific commission required by Act to approve of the work. The following resolution was passed : —‘ ‘ That the secretary of the Marine 1 epartment be informed that the Board has no imm diati intention to proceed with the reclamation works, and that if the plans are lodged in conformity with the Act, the Board defer appointing a committee until more immediate action is necessary ; but on the other hand, if to secure the plans being passed a commission is absolutely necessary, that it shot Id be appointed at a moderate cost, and to advise the Board previous to acceptance what the proposed arrangements are ” The next Board meeting is to bo held on the 3rd April, and an answer before that time is respectfully requested, A letter was received from the Kes dent Engineer re land on the beach required for the new railway station, and which stated that the same would be util sed if the Board gave permission, without prejudice to future chvms for compensation by the Board. It was resolved—" That the secretary be instructed, in reply to Mr Lowe, to

state that the Harbor Board agrees to tho proposition contained in letter of 17ih March from Mr Lowe, leaving the matter of adjustment of the land taken Lorn the Harbor Board’s endowment to be arranged hereafter with the Government. *he only other matter o. importance considered was the discharging of ballast by English ships in the roadstead, and a resolution was passed to the effect that the harbor master should see that ballast was not thrown overhoard where it was likely to injure tho holdh g ground. The chairman stated, on tho authority of Mr Anderson, that the steam crane would be reauy on Tuesday next. [Press Special Wire.] Greytown, March 20. An important meeting was held in the Town Hall, Greytown, this afternoon, to consider the foundation of a company under the District Railways Act, to construct a light railway from Greytown to Waehenga. A committee was chosen to arrange with Mr Coleridge, an eugi neer, to make a preliminary survey and esti nate the cost. The meeting was very enthusiastic on the subject. New Plymouth, March 20. i [At a meeting of H. Rovell’s creditors to-day, the following statement of accounts was presented : Available assets, .£802; liabilities, secured, £tH5; unsecured, £2,076. The bankrupt offers to pay 6s in the £ in nine months, and 4s in the £ in six months afterwards, without guarantee. Wellington, March 20. The differences which have existed regarding the establishment of a Harbor Board are likely to be overcome now, the City Council having agreed to-night to discuss the whole matter with the Chamber of Commerce at an early date. Dr. Gillon has been appointed resident surgeon ot Wellington Hospital. An evening paper asks what has become of the new Court-house so long promised, and points out that in the meantime the Government pay Dr. Puller eight per cent, on the purchase money for the ol i Supreme Court. The Hydrabad may now be walked round at low water. When the remainder of the cargo is taken out —and not much is left —the vessel will be condemned and sold by the underwriters, as it is considered that to launch her again would be too tedious and costly. The Albion, passing Cape Campbell to-day, psssed a piece of floating wreckage of beams and km es, evidently a piece of a vessel, supposed to be portion of the Southminster, wrecked some time ago.

It is reported that a Mormon emissary has lately been busy promulgating his doctrines in Manawatu district.

The displacement of the railway points at and near Featherston is supposed to h ve been none maliciously, and with the intentu n of cauaii g an accident. Three times in two days ic has been discovered that the points haye been tampered with. The question of making illegal payments to City Councillors is to be laid before the Judges of the Supreme Court, for whom “ a case ” will be prepared. This is being done to prevent further litigation. An edition of Mr Cumin’s “ Index to the Laws of New Zealand,” up to Ist January, 1879, is just pubi shed.

it is understood that the Otago sheep report shows about 3,500,000 sheep in the whole of Otago provincial district, being a decrease of nearly 450,000 on last year’s return. The decrease is accounted for by losses maiffly attributable to the snow storms of last winter. The imports for the year are 30,000, including 170 stud sheep from Victoria, and live from Tasmania. Ihe remainder came from Canterterbury. The exports are 24,500 Meat preserving establishments consumed 24,500 during the year. The chiel inspector reports all sheep within the Otago district to be generally healthy and free from scab, and all contagious or infectious diseases. Otago district includes Southland and Otago. The Canterbury and Napier districts are alone reported entirely free from scab.

Dunedin, March 20

The sale of leases of twenty-two runs took place to-day. Seven were pa-sed in. Eleven were disposed of at the upset price, and the remaining four at an advance.

The University Senate met this morning at ten o’clock, and somewhat unexpectedly concluded all the rema ning business of the session. The regulations as recommended and decided upon were fully confirme 1. On the motion of the Rev. Mr Eraser it was resolved :—“ That a committee be appointed to inquire during the recess whether or not examiners could be found within the colony for the purposes of the university.” It was agreed to forward the report of the proceedings of the Senate to his Excellency the Governor. The Senate then adjourned till next year at Christchurch. At about one o’clock this morning a fourroomed cottage at Saddle Hill, owned by Mrs Steadman, and occupied by William Bartels, shoemaker, was totally destroyed by fire. Bartels, who is a single man and lives alone, states that at six o’clock last night he left his house, after securely locking it up, and went to Brighton, leaving there about 11 pm. When within about a quarter of a mile of his home, he met a man with his face muffled and on horseback. He remarked that it was a fine night, and the man replied, “Yes. You will lose more than a little blood before you sleep,” at the same time striking him a blow with a whip, shortly afterwards, Bartels says, ho saw smoke issuing from his shop The stock was insured in the New Zealand office for ,£ 00.

Mr Justice Williams proceeds to Christchurch to-moiTow, and on his return in a week or so he and Judge Johnstone will endeavour to clear off the banco business, which is rather heavy. Invercargill, March 20.

A somewhat extraordinary case came before Judge Harvey at the sitting of the Di-trict Court to-day. A bankrupt, named Bennett, applied through Mr Finn for his order of discharge. The granting of this was opposed by Mr Harvey on behalf of two opposing creditors —Mr Robert Dapper and Mr Matheson. It seems that the bankrupt, although the contractor for a work on the railway lino be'ween here and Kingston, involving an expenditure of something like .£IB,OOO, kept no books whatever beyond his time book and pay sheet. The trustee, it was said, could obtain no information from Benm tt as to his affairs. Hence, no report was adduced. The bankrupt attributed his bankruptcy to the fact that Government had not paid him all they were indebted. I he opposing counsel laid considerable stress on the fact that the bankrupt had made over his payment to his wife. Altogether the case was such a muddle that Judge Harvey decided upon adjourning its further hearing xxntil next sitting of the Court. In the meantime he ordered the bankrupt to hand over to the trustee all papers in his possession, so as to admit, if possible, of his preparing a report. Harvesting is progressing well. The broken weather is interfering with it. A crop of Danish oats on MrCowie’s farm, near Winton, promises extraordinary results.