NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1651, 5 June 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[PEE PBES3 AGENCY.] NAPIER, Juno 5.

An advertisement invites men to enrol in tho Armed Constabulary. Those who are still strong and active, and served under Colonel Whitmore in the late war, are to be sent to Wellington at once. WELLINGTON, June 5.

W. Paisley, of Dunedin, is the successful tenderer for the Albury contract of the Opawa Branch Railway for £7878. The Native Crisis.

The Government wi n probably settle today what course to pursue regarding Taranaki affairs. It is expected that the Maoris ploughing up Bayley and Courtney’s land will bo turned off, and in doing so Government will be guided by circumstances. A contingent of a thousand men of Rxpata’s tribe is now under offer to the Government. Those can bo placed on the disaffected ground in a month. The Government are quite determined that the settlers should not bo driven from their homes. All remonstrances and arguments with the Natives are fruitless. They say they are obeying ttie orders of their master, and intend carrying out instructions. They are now ploughing the land within a mile of the armed constabulary barracks at Opunaki. Fifty armed constabulary left in the Stella at four this morning, with 103,000 rounds of ammunition on board. A lot of camp material is to be taken onboard at Nelson. Another squad of fifty are to be sent up next week. .All have been recruited in Wellington, where any number of men are offering. The Government only accept men of a good stamp. ASHBURTON, June 5. The most central and valuable block of buildings in Ashburton narrowly escaped destruction this morning. A newly-lighted fire in the office of Mr Jacobson, the agent of the Christchurch Pkbss, ignited some files of papers beneath the counter, and the office was speedily filled with flames and smoke. The burning paper was thrown out of the window, and several lawyers in an adjoining office exerted themselves wonderfully with buckets of water, and extinguished the burning woodwork. [rEOM OTTE OWN CORRESPONDENT.] TIMARU, June 4. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day, Wm. John Simmonds was committed for trial at; the Supreme Court for robbery and violence on George Berry. This makes fifteen prisoners for trial. It is understood that on the whole the fourth of the month has passed off much better than was anticipated in Timaru, and hopes are entertained that the natural vitality of the district will soon assert itself, and cause a healthy reaction. Messrs Jonas, Fyfe, and Wilson resigned their seats on the Borough Council last evening, and other members are spoken of as likely to follow suit. A boat belonging to the barque Clan Campbell capsized on the beach to-day, and turned over on two sailors in it. They were promptly extricated by persons standing near. The accident occurred through the sailors taking hold of the surf line and fouling the boat. [Press Special Wire.] WELLINGTON, June 4. Several licenses in the Manawatu district were refused, on the ground that application ■was not made within the prescribed time. The schooner Shepherdess still holds together, and all the cargo is landed. The Luna brought down >evon Volunteers for the A.O’s., of which a large detachment will bo sent to New Plymouth in about a week. The Mayor will wait on the Premier tomorrow morning, to urge upon him the advisibility of doing everything possible to keep the peace of the colony, because, in the event of war, the securities of the colony will bo depreciated, and it may become impossible to raise a loan, ASHBURTON, Juno 4. Mr M'Farlano, who is leaving the Ashburton branch of the Bank of New Zealand, was presented to-night with a watch, and entertained at dinner at the Somerset Hotel by a number of friend*. The Illusionists did not appear to-night, there being only six persons in the hall. DUNEDIN, June 4. Regarding the electoral rolls for Dunedin

tor 1879 and 1880, the number of name* struck off is 900, and (he number added 1029. The Caversham roil has 81 struck off, and 325 added. Eoslyn, struck off 89. and added 517.

No definite arrangements have yet been made as to the ceremony in connection with the commencement of the Wingalui section of the Strath-Taieri railway. Somp deferred payment sections abandoned some time ago were re-oper.ed lately, and sold by auction to-day. They brought considerably more than when offered twelve months ago, and there was an eager contest. Mrs Raid, whose appeal against a conviction for sly grog selling has been dismissed at Wellington, is in still more trouble. Her husband is in gaol in default of paying a fine in the previous prosecution, and now another charge of sly grog selling has been brought against him and one against Mrs Reid.

It is believed that the black game recently liberated near Tapatmi are thriving. Their note is frequently heard by settlors. No less than seventeen hotels will have to be either rebuilt or repaired before next year, under pain of owners losing their licenses. This is owing to the police having called attention to their dilapidated condition. In the case against Andrew Reid for sly grog selling being called on in gaol, hi« counsel objected to the proceeding, which had to be adjourned to enable an application to bfl made to the J udge to hear the case in open Court.

OAMARU, June 4. Borings hare been made lately to ascertain the feasibility of deepening the harbor. A trial was made to-day in the presence of Mr Macandrew, when it was found that, after go ng through a foot of conglomerate, several feet of blue clay wore mot with, showing no difficulty in obtaining a depth of twenty-four feet of water at low tide.