NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1601, 7 April 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

fI'ER PRESS AGENCY.] Wellington, A pill 3. The Commission on Higher Education. The Commission on Higher Education left per Arawat.* yesterday. After ashoifc stay in Ohristchurch they will visit Dunedin. The Native Crisis. A private letter from a settler in the Waimate Plains District, and one who tc ok a most active part in the late Native war, states that Native affairs lc jk very ugly. It will be a veiy difficult matter now to maintain our position without fighting, which means lain to most of the settlers there. No steps involving fighting should be taken without Parliament being first called together. The "New Zealander" says that although Government have withdrawn for the present a poiiiion of the Waimate Plains, which were announced for sale on the 6th of May, the sale wi 11 take piaee at no di-tant p liod. It says that this action was taken because it has been found that the surveys will not be completed by the dae oiiginally fixed on. The Hinemoa has left for Opunaki with another reinforcement of armed constabulary, ■she also took a quantity of stores and timber to erect baivacks. Commercial AffairsRefening to Duncan's failure, the "Times" says :—" Wo have reason to believe that more will be heard of thi3 insolvency." The "New ZeiHnder," in reviewing the of commercial matters here at present, says it is possible there may be one or two smal'er stoppages duiing the incoming week. Wellington College. There were eighty-seven applicants for the three vecant masterships of WeJ'ington College. Mr Bright's Lectures. Mr Bright's seilej of Free Thought Lectures are beiug largely attended. Wellington, Apiil7. The crimiral sessions of the Supreme Court opened this morning. There are fouti:3n cases, involving seventeen persons, but the case 3 are not of a veiy serious character, although this is the largest calendar but one which has been hero for years. There was nothing in the Judge's charge of general intere t, save his remark that there seemed to be a dc3rease in crimo3 of a violent character, especially assaults upon femr.les. Gold Mining Affairs. Grahamstown, April 7. A reef has been cut in the old Golden Calf mine. God dabs of gold are seen in the qnartz every breaking down. In (the Caledonian mine adjoining, a reef was also cut supposed to be a continuation of the one cut in the Golden Calf. The Native Crisis. In order to assei b their authoi Ity the Maoris have cut adrift on Friday the punts uscl in connection with snagging operations on the Waihau Stiver. They were found twenty mile 3 down the river on Saturday. The county officials and the Government agents went up this morning to settle the elifficulty. Auckland, Apiil 7. James Evans has been charged with commuting a murderous assault w Ith a cleaver on another seaman named McGonicle, of the bug Look Out. | PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Dunedin, Apiil 7. The Judge's charge is veiy short. He merely referred to the arson cases, mentioning incendiarism as getting glaii'.;gly common.