NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1602, 8 April 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[pub press agency.] Hokitika, April 10. The Hokitika and Greymouth Railway. A crowded public meeting was held in the Town Hall last night, re the Hokitika and Greymouth railway, the Mayor in the chair. Resolutions were carried unanimously to the following effectßemonstrating with the Government regarding the apathy shown in the consti action of the raff way.” “ Regretting that the Government had not seen fit to expend the monies voted last session by pushing on the work at both ends, and urging the Government to immediately expend a portion thereof on the Hokitika end of the line, plans and specifications having been ready two years back.” The Next Session of Parliament. The request from the Mayor of Christchurch to co-operate in the movement to procure the holding of the next session of Parliament at Christchurch was negatived unanimously. Wellington, April 8. The Native Crisis. Mr Mackay, Native Commissioner, has proceeded north of Waitara as far as Urenui, nineteen miles from New Plymouth, for the purpose of interviewing a number of Natives there, said to be strong supporters of Tc Whiti. It is said that, within the past few days, Te Whiti prevented some friends of Titokowaui from committing acts of violence. The Waikato chiefs are said to have expressed themselves as follows on the Waimate difficulty. “Te Whiti will act for himself and the Waikato’s for themselves.” Opdnake. April 8. The Hinemoa landed thirty-seven armed constabulary and a quantity of stores here this morning. Wellington, April 8. The Supreme Court Sittings. In the Supreme Court Ernest Wagner’s sentence was lurther defexred until such time as the second charge against him is heard. Peter Regan was sentenced to twelve months’ hard labor for attempted suicide. The prisoner pleaded he might be exempt from hard labour, but the Judge pointed out that the gaol authorities could regulate that if they found him unfit for the work. W. H. Parnell, for cutting and wounding, was acquitted and discharged. Chas. Mills, an old man in an advanced stage of consumption, was sentenced to twelve months for forgery and uttering. The boy Bacon, who pleaded gniity to stealing money from the Anchor Line office, will be sentenced shortly. The case of the boy Jones for the manslaughter of the cook of the Loch Fergus is now going on. John Henry, a very elderly man, charged with attempted suicide, was this evening bound over to good bebivious, himself in .£IOO and one sui'ety in il 00. In the case of John J. Jones, who killed the cook of the Lcch Fergus in self defence, the Judge, after carefully reviewing the facts of the whole case, pointed out that Jones did not pick up the caps'an bar until the cook was approaching him with -.n iron bar, and told the Jury if they believed that Jones considered his life to bo in dancer by the cook armed with an iron bar, they must acquit the prisoner. The Jury, after a ■ hort retirement returned a verdict of “ Not Guilty,” and accused was disc: arged. The Bible in Schools. A motion for getting the Bible rend in the school has been before the Kaiwara school committee for two months, but was last night withdrawn as in contravention of the 85th clause of the Education Art it was known that there was a narrow majority against Bible reading Wellington, April 8. The successful tenderer for the Shorthmd contract of the Waikato Thames railway was J. J. O’Brien, of the Thames, the amount being JC8391 IT ere were nine tenderers, mo-tly Auckland. The highest tender was .£23,759. Taupo, April 8. Miss McAulcy’s body was found yesterday morning in the Waikato river, a! out one mile below this place. An inquest was hold, and a verdict of “accidentally drowned” returned.

Eurville Island Copper Company. liLi'N’Hnnr,, April 8. A Jnoetin" of tlio DurvMe .island Copper Company resolve.] h y a Imve majeuity *o remove tko head office to \Vollingtou; ’it was .also resolved to issue fiio rem-iuiimr 17 000 sh - res as may s. cm lit provided that TiO. 0 shires be retained lor (list; ibntion jirn nitti, amongst the holders of shares hi New Zeu’-uul. SCKLAND. April 8. In a case in the Police Com tto day in which a man w:r, charged with stealing a hoik belonging to the Mechanics’ Institute, the police stated that no record was kept of hooks lent out. The Tuiarca leaves Manakau for South immediately on arrival of the mail. The hoys who escaped from the Tndmti-H School and made from home, stealing a boat and provisions, were to-day sentenced to various terms of imprisonment with Hogging. The magistrate regretted there was no reformatory. Dunedin, April 8. The correct insurances of Bishop’s h >nse fire arc—,£soo on the building in the Now Zealand ; ,£250 on tne furniture in the Union. The New Zealand expects to lose only half. Invercargill, April 8. BaU has been allowed in the case of Patrick McMenamin. charged with arson and burning las house—himself in LOGO and two sureties of £590 each. The Volunteer Demonstration. Several companies have been added to the number of acceptors for the Volunteer demonstration. The total of Volunteers visiting will run closely ou nine hundred, which, w ith the local force, will make about ! 400 mm.