NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1657, 12 June 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[PER PRESS AGENCY.] NEW PLYMOUTH, June 12. The Hative Crisis. The Natives who were ploughing Courtney’s land have left, taking their ploughs with them, according to Te Whiti’s order. Over fifteen applications for the office of Harbor Board manager were sent in. Four were chosen by the committee, and the selection will bo between Krcrp, of Wellington; Rees, of Taranaki; Latham and Ayton, of Christchurch. The B ard to-day will decide who shall be chosen. AUCKLAND, June 12. Alfred Walker, son of Constable Walker, at Mercer, who was wounded in the abdomen whilst playing with a revolver, died at half-past four o’clock this morning. He had been some time unable to take food. At the Police Court to-day, John Austin Smith was charged with having obtained by false pretences a suit of clothes. The prisoner represented that he had been appointed school master, and was in receipt of £IOO a-year, He gave an order on the inspector of schools, which was not paid. The prisoner pawned the clothes. Ho was sentenced to three months. A Waikato correspondent says that during the late Maori meeting a storekeeper was licensed to sell arms, and sold a lot of ammunition and several double barrelled guns to the Natives, the license being signed by a J.P. Ho was told that eleven guns were sold one week and wore afterwards seen at the meeting. The “ Star ” reporter, who attended the meeting, says that Tawhiao’s so-called army, had not more than 180 guns altogether, mostly old, and that thirty men with sniders would be more than a match for the whole “ army. About forty of ths army had only long sticks or spears. The “Star ” says that the Ministry of the day must be held responsible for every gun which, by permit or negligence, gets into ihe hands of the Natives. WELLINGTON, Juno 12. Mrs Phillips, of Kaiwarra, was air sted on a charge of arson. Her brother, Alphonse Rush, has been arrested on a charge of perjury in connection with the case. The matter of the Speakership of the Upper House is finally settled, Mr Fitzherbert accepting the post. GISBORNE, June 12. The Europeans of this district state that the fighting strength of the Ngatiporou, which has been put down at a thousand, is altogether wrong, and that the Government are over-rating that tribe’s assistance. The Maoris here, while perfectly loyal to the Q,uecn, show no desire to fight against their own countrymen on the West Coast. Another thing against their lending much aid is that the Ngatiporou dread a raid upon their settlements by Te Kooti in the event of their going to Waimate. It is well known here that Te Kooti has gained a large number of converts to his religion during the last twelve months in this district. There is no occasion for alarm here, but the Government need not expect over 300 Natives, unless on the most extravagant terms, such as high pay, a grant of land, and the beet needle guns. WELLINGTON, June 12, The Exhibition Commission. Complaints are being made of the carelessness and negligence of the local committee for the Sydney Exhibition. It is said that they have done little or nothing to secure Wellington being properly represented. A Useful Innovation. The Corporation intend passing a by-law to have all the houses in the principal streets of the city numbered in accordance with a request from the Chief Postmaster. BALCLUTHA, June 11. At a public meeting on Inchclutha last night, Mr J. W. Thomson, M.H.R., received a unanimous vote of thanks and confidence. The Island people are going to petition Parliament for compensation for damage by floods occasioned by the erection of a railway embankment. AUCKLAND. Juno 11. The boy Walker, who wounded himself in the abdomen with a revolver, is in a dying state. NAPIER, June 11. At the Supreme Court to-day the hearing of the charge of wife murder against McLennan was postponed till the December session. Counsel for prisoner applied for a change of venue, in consequence of the alleged strong feeling against him at Napier, The Judge reserved his decision on that point. The Grand Jury threw out the bill in the case of the two Europeans charged with defrauding the chief Renata over two racehor»es. At the Supremo Court the Grand Jury ignored the bill against Morley for larceny. Michael Boylan, of Gisborne, charged with a broach of the Arras Act, in selling a gun to a Maori named Tuika, on a license that was taken out for one J. Brodie, was found guilty, but that he acted under the belief that the license really was for Tuika, to whom the gun was sold. The point, whether that did not amount to a verdict of not guilty, was reserved for the Court of Appeal, and the prisoner was released on bail. Joseph Hutchinson pleaded guilty to stealing jewellery from the Masonic Hotel, and was remanded for sentence. Mr Ormond will address his constituents at AYaipawa, on the 2Gth inst. The creditors of Stuart and Co., of the Spit, have accepted a deed of arrangement. Messrs Patfor and Wardrop have been appointed trustees. The liabilities are stated at £52,000, and the assets at £60,000. WELLINGTON, June 11. It is stated that any increase in the Land Tax which may be proposed next session will not affect properties under £ISOO in value, in regard to which the present rate of Id in the £ will be maintained. The Chamber of Commerce met this afternoon and decided to get a Bill prepared for the forthcoming session with the object of creating a Harbor Board for Wellington. They also determined to co-operate with the Chambers of Commerce of Dunedin and Invercargill with the view of making some important amendments in the Debtors’ and Creditors’ Act next session. It is considered settled that Sir W.JFiI zherbort will be the next Speaker of the Legislative Council. It is expected that Mr O’Rorke will be proposed as his successor in the House of Representatives. Another supplement to last Thursday’s “Gazette ” notifies that a lot of land in the Bay of Plenty district, known as To Puke, and containing 25,972 acres, has been declared waste lands of the Crown, The city engineer says be never knew labor so plentiful or employment so scarce in Wellington. In order to alleviate this state of things, seven or eight Municipal contracts will bo ready for tendering to morrow. In addition, staging will bo put up along the Hutt railway, where heaps of hard boulders well adapted for road metal lie along the sea shore, and the unemployed will bo put to work at these. A meeting of the Justices of the Peace was held to-day at the request of the Government, the object being to make arrangements for carrying on the business of the Resident Magistrate’s Court, pending the appointment of a second Resident Magistrate for Wellington. It was agreed that a rota should be prepared, and the magistrates present pledged themselves to attend the Court as their names appeared on the list. It was mentioned incidentally at the meeting of the Education Board to-day that the amended financial statement of the Board showed a deficiency of £7OOO, after exhausting the Government grant for t/o years. During the quarter ended 31st March, 1879, the amount sued for and recovered in the Resident Magistrate's Court was £20,349 0s lOd. At the meeting of the Education Board to-day Archdeacon Stock gave notice that at the next meeting he would move—“ That the expenses of members in attending the Board be paid by the treasurer.” The Mount Cook school committee have concurred in the appointment of Mr Hardy as head [master of the Mount Cook boys school. . A case was hoard in the District Court tJday, in which £2OO damages were claimed oy Mrs NciUon, who pleaded she had eustahed such material injury as to prevent Bor earning money, which | previously »he was accustomed to earn, by the tram running off the line. Several wtnesses were examined, to show that the acci 4(in t was not due .to any carelessness of the company

or itn employee. The jury returned a verdict for £35 for plaintiff, with coite. Mr Davis yesterday caused one of the tramway cars to be seized in satisfaction of a debt owed to him by the company. To-day the company paid the money, and put an execution into the house of Mr Davis, to recover a debt alleged to be duo by him to the company. A petition is in course of signature for presentation to the City Council praying that present brigades be dissolved and amalgamated into one, with one superintendent over the whole, and captains for different districts; also, that a committee of the Council ba formed, to be called the fire committee, to receive the report* and attend to the requirements of the brigade. DUNEDIN, June 11. The Land Tax office is crowded with objectors every day for hours. An agent advertises that he prepares objection and execution forms. People throughout the country complain that they cannot get objection forms. The department is in a general muddle. Letters from England state that the distress among the industrial classes is fearful, while the Government refuse to acknowledge it. So great is the desire to escape from it, that from 500 to 900 written applications are received daily by the New Zealand agency from persons desirous of emigrating to the colony. Mr G. Page, late secretary Reform Football Club at Wellington, who went to Melbourne by the Ringarooma to-day, has stated that he has the conduct of negotiations for taking over to Melbourne during the Exhibition a team of New Zealand footballers, who are to play a series of matches there under what are called the Victorian rules. The two clubs of Wellington are asked to contribute ten members and Dunedin Club ten. The trip will occupy six weeks, and the Melbourne footballers guarantee the payment of necessary expenses. Mr Page’s visit to other side is to place matters on such a footing that footballers in the colony who are desirous of forming a team may be invited to send in their names, and be chosen as early as possible. To day a deputation from Kaitangata and Wangaloa waited cn the Minister for Work* with respect to the construction of a line to Wangaloa. They urged the construction of a loop line from Green Island by way of Taieri North to Wangaloa, representing that it would open up a large tract of country, and relieve the main lino from excessive traffic, which must shortly accrue, that ic would be free from Hoods, and would open up a large coalfield, a considerable portion of which was a Q-overnment reserve. The Minister said, in reply, that the question was a largo one, but ho could not commit himself to anything. He promised that a flying survey should be made of the lino suggested by the deputation. TIMARU, June 11. The Supreme Court opened to-day before Judge Johnston. Twelve cases, in most o which the prisoners pleaded guilty, were disposed of. John Daley, for forgery and uttering, was acquitted. Sarah Steele pleaded “ Guilty” to forgery. Sentence was reserved. Robert Lee, for forgery and uttering, got two years. John Irvine alias Maguire alias Jack, for stealing from the person, got eight years. Thomas Yardly, charged with attempting rape on a girl four years old, was found guilty of a common assault, and sentenced to twelve months. Harry Williams, for stealing from a dwelling, got nine months. Thomas McKee, for stealing from the person, got three years. James McGill, for obtaining money on false pretences, got four years. Peter Donoghue, for stealing from the person, gat eighteen months, Thomas Moore, for stealing from the person, got eighteen months. G. F. Blantern, for forgery and utteiing, got two years. William John Simons, for highway robbery, got eighteen months. No Bill was found against John Henry Jones for bestiality, but on a second indictment for attempt to commit, bestiality, a true bill was returned. A true bill was returned against William Rogers for obtaining money on false pretences. No bill was found against A, J. N. Goodwin, charged with fraudulent bankruptcy. The judge iu the address to the Grand Jury, was very complimentary to the Police in the district for the energy and intelligence displayed.