NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1623, 3 May 1879, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[jPEH PEESS AGENCY.] AUCKLAND, May 2. At a Stormy meeting of the Grammar School Governors, resolutions moved by Judge Heale, supported by Judge Fenton and Mr o’E.orke, were carried, to the effect that the proper function of an endowed grammar school is to furnish higher education than that obtainable in the common schools, that teaching young children elementary branches is contrary to the school trust, and injurious to secondary education. The grammar school course should commence at the highest point to which the common school pupils can attain, and the school ought to bo open by means of scholarships to pupils from those schools who succeeded in obtaining them. HAMILTON, May 2.

Jas. Newell, a pupil of Christ’s College, Christchurch, while out shooting yesterday, got shot in the hand. Six months ago he was shot in the eye.

[Press Special Wire.] WELLINGTON, May 2. A movement is on foot to purchase a billiard table by subscription, for use of the patients at the Lunatic Asylum, Mr Baird, city engineer, received the permission of the Council to employ able-bodied applicants for charitable relief upon stone breaking. H. P. Kealls, who attempted suicide, will be proceeded against by the police as soon as he is sufficiently recovered to appear before the R.M,

It is stated that a leading firm of city solicitors has received by the incoming mail a sum of £35,000 for investment in Wellington on loan.

The thirtieth annual report o£ the Colo* nial Museum and laboratory shows 1500 names entered in the visitors’ book during the year. Since the opening of the Museum on Sundays for the two hours in the afternoon, from 300 to 800 persons availed themselves of the privilege. 9980 specimens were added to the collection during the year, 7519 being mineral and fossil specimens obtained during the geological survey of the colony. 231 analyses were performed during the year, making the total number since the establishment of the laboratory 2166. The sale of forty-two sections of the reclaimed land will take place on the 17th of next month.

The Wellington Philosophical Society now numbers 262 members, and has a balance of £lO3 to its credit.

The City Council have appointed a committee to enquire into the question of complying with the request of the Sydney Exhibition Committee, that the Council should make some provision for having photographs of the chief public buildings of Wellington and views of the city. The “Post” says it is not surprising that the authorities at Home experience some difficulty in getting first-class immigrants for the colony. We learn on the best authority that employers of labour in England are in the habit of telling their servants that if they come to New Zealand they will not be free agents, but that they will have to take any work the Government choose to give them for a considerable time.

It is understood that the committee of the Chamber of Commerce have written to the Mayor officially, inquiring whether the City Council arc prepared to assist in the establishment of a Harbor Board, and further asking if tho Council is so prepared to assist, if the Corporation will take the necessary steps for tho preparation and introduction into Parliament of a Bill necessary for achieving that object. Tho committee at the present stage do not care to enter into the discussion of tho details, but indicate their opinion that the proposed Board should be formed on as wide a basis as possible, and suggest the following constitution :—The Board to consist of eleven members, to be made up as follows; —Two to be nominated by tho General Government, one by the City Council, two to be elected by the ratepayers of tho city, one to be nominated by the Wairarapa County Council, one by the Hutt County Council, one to bo elected by the shippers’ interest, one nominated by the Chamber of Commerce, the Mayor of Wellington ex officio, and the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce ex officio. In tho District Court, Mr T. K. McDonald sued Mr Beore for £2OO. Tho claim was made under the following circumstance Plaintiff employed defendant to lay off certain streets on some land belonging to him, and defendant did so on the strength of tho plans and specifications prepared by defendant. A agreed to construct the roads for a certain sum, but it transpired that afterwards ho could not do so, and more money had to bo paid to him. Plaintiff and the contractor referred the question to arbitrators, who awarded the contractor £BBO. The reason they assigned for their action being that the specifications prepared by the defendant in the present case were faulty, and that the contractor had been misled by them. McDonald now proceeded against Beere, for tho purpose of recovering part of the money he had had to pay to tho contractor. Mr 8011, for defendant, applied for an adjournment for fourteen days, his principal ground being that this was not a

Case which should bo heard without a jury. The application was granted, and defendant ordered to apply for a jury. DUNEDIN, May 2. There was only one declaration of insol- , vency in Dunedin during the past week. The “Churchman” snys it is probable that more than one clergyman will come out from England either with Bishop Neville or soon after. No intimation of the exact date of the Bishop’s departure has yet been received, but if ho adheres to his original intention he may be expected in Juno. Judges Johnston, and Williams having got through as much of the banco business of the Supremo Court ns is possible, the former returns to Christchurch to-morrow, but two remaining cases will ho hoard before Judge Williams on Monday. The licenses of cloven runs in this provincial district wore offered for sale at the lai d office, Dunedin, to-day, at noon. There was a largo attendance of persons engaged in pastoral pursuits. There was only bidding for the runs in the Macrae’s district, and for them the competition was very keen. Rumor says that, the opposition to the releasing to Sir F. I). Bell and Gellibrand and Co. came mainly from the local residents, who had formed a company to secure, if possible, some portion of the country, but the opposition did not prove successful. In another caao Sir Erancis was opposed by a neighboring squatter. With two exceptions, the runs fall into the hands of the old lessees, and in one of those cases half of the run, which was subdivided, reverts to its former lessees. The results of the sale are considered highly satisfactory to the State.

The Governor and suite left Dunedin by special train at nine this morning, accompanied by the postmaster General and Mr G. McLean. The Artillery formed a guard of honor, and amongst those present were the Mayor and several of the City Councillors, the Attorney-General, Superintend nt Wei don, Lieutenant-Colonel Staveloy, and Major Wales. As the train moved off, there was much hearty cheering. At Oamaru and the intervening stations between there and Dunedin, His Excellency mot with a cordial reception, and was presented with the usual addresses.

There are at present 180 boys attending the Dunedin High School. Mr Towslcy, chairman of the Otago Harbour Board, in acknowledging the receipt of Mr Macandrew’s last letter—which by the way was published in this morning’s “ Daily Times” before it reached Mr Tewsley—says : —“ I beg to own the receipt of your letter of April 20th, in which you beg the whole question, and appeal to public sympathy, where of course Ido not intend to follow you. With regard to attributing motives to public men, I at once cone do that ‘ Judge not that yo bo not judged’ is a sound principle, and I claim from you a|like concession,]on that other principle, ‘ By their fruits ye shall know them.’ ” Sir Hercules Robinson expressed his willingness to open the Otago new University buildings. He will probably do so when he again visits Dunedin, At the recent law examination in Dunedin, Messrs Wood, Solomon, and Stuart passed the barristers’ examination, and Mr Monday passed the solicitors’ examination. INVERCARGILL, May 2.

The Education Board held its monthly meeting to-day. Mr D. Menzies gave notice of motion that at next meeting he would move—“ That this Board is of opinion that the Bible should bo read daily in the public schools of the district, without comment.”

Thos. Elliott was committed at Riverton to-day for horse stealing. James Mackintosh, sen., a squatter, was fined £lO to-day, at the Police Court, for making use of abusive language at the railway station.