NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1660, 16 June 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

(from our own correspondent.] DUNEDIN, Juno 14. The house of Mr McCarthy, brewer, in Scotland strfet, was destroyed by fire last night. Nothing was saved. Building was insured in the National for £4OO the furniture in the Colonial for £IOO The Hospital Sunday at the Knox Church realised £65. [per press agenox.] AUCKLAND, June 16, The Hinomoa, with the Governor and parly, arrived at Manukau at 8 o’clock, after an exceedingly stormy passage. Hi* Excellency landed at 10 o’clock, and received a deputation from the Borough Council of Onohunga, who presented an address. There was a triumphal arch on the wharf at Onehunga, and the vessels were decorated. The Governor was driven to Auckland escorted by Volunteers. The weather is lovely, there is a public holiday, and the city is aiive with bunting. At the bottom of Queen street the Mayor presented an address, on a dais, at a triumphal arch. The distinguished visitor was then driven through the town, escorted by Volunteers and a large number of carriages, to Government House. A respectable young man, named Hugh Clark, was working in the bush at Awitu, when a huge log rolled down the hill and jammed him against another log. He was extricated by moans of jacks; his leg was much injured. It is understood that several Executive meetings will be held during the Governor’s stay here, Colonel Whitmore, Mr Sheehan, and the Hon, W. Swanson constituting the Cabinet. An arrangement with Rewi is understood to be among the subjects for consideration.

It i* reported that Mr Fenton has resigned the District Judgeship. Captain Carey leaves the Roturua at Dunedin, and goes to England to bring out the Union Company’s new steamer, Te Anau. A meeting of Kingites is being held, to take steps against the survey of the Manukau Tuhi block, within the King country, upon which some Europeans paid money thirty years ago. Sheep were placed on the land, which were killed and eaten by Rewi’s orders. AUCKLAND, June 14. Pinal preparations were made for the Governor’s reception to-day. The Governor and suite will land at Onehunga at ton o’clock on Monday, and will be received by the Native Minister and Judge Gillies. The Native Minister has proclaimed Monday next a half holiday in all the Govern • ment offices. In consequence of news from the Thames of gold being struck in the hanging wall of the Caledonian mine, number three level, shares were in active demand to-day at £2 and upwards. The inquiry into the Onehunga fire is fixed for Tuesday. A Native address to the Governor has been prepared by Sydney Tawhanga, and will be presented at Government House. The petition professes to represent the sentiments of the Ngapuhi Te Karowa, Ngatiwhatua, Ngatimaru, lower Waikatos, and all tribes which went under the authority of the Government to the late meeting. In the address the Governor and Sir G. Groy are highly eulogised. The Mayor has invited contributions of vaccine lymph for Fiji. At a meeting of the Board of Education yesterday afternoon an application was made for a supply of gymnastic apparatus to all the city schools. lu the course of discussion the Inspector of Schools took occasion to point out the desirability of some system of gymnastics being provided for girls as well as boys. An immense number of girls, he said, were growing up with narrow chests and round shoulders. The majority of members concurred in the inspector’s opinion and the advisability of introducing simple gymnastic exercises into the common schools of the city was generally felt, A young man named Churton foil heavily from a horse in Queen street to-day, while suffering, as is supposed, under an epileptic fit. He was removed in an unconscious state. WELLINGTON, June 14.

A Gazette notifies that Riverton has been proclaimed a borough under the Municipal Corporations Act, 1876. A new regulation as to class books in public schools provides that the following list of books shall be read as an addition to section 1 of the Order in Council issued in September last, authorising the use of certain class books in private schools Colonial Fourth Reading Book (Phillips and Son), Bowden’s Mental Arithmetic (Bowden and Sons), First Geography (Phillips and Son), Hughes’ Class Book of Modern Geography (Phillips and Son), Bowden’s Manual of Now Zealand Geography (Phillips ard Son), Smith’s Primary History of Britain (Murray), History of England for Junior Classes (Nelson), Richardson’s Temperance Lesson Book (W. Tweedio and Co.). This regulation is to come into force upon the date hereof. A warrant is published giving the Waimato Railway Company permission to use Crown lands and public reserves vested in the Crown, and to construct the railway through such public reserves. It is notified that the Governor has given his consent in terms of section 61 of the District Railways Act, 1877, re the Waimato Railway Co., Limited. A despatch is published from the Admiralty Office, containing revised regulations respecting naval cadets. F. W. Frankland has been appointed computer of the Waimate Railway Co. G. G. Bridges has been appointed Examiner of Titles for the District of Canterbury under the Land Transfer Act. The Rev. W. J. Habens, 8.A., and Professor Yon Haast are appointed Fellows of the University of New Zealand. Convicted children in the Hawkes’ Bay district requiring to bo dealt with under the Neglected and Criminal Children Act, may bo sent to Burnham reformatory, Canterbury. The resignation by Sir Wm. Fitzherbert of his seat for the Hutt is gazetted. Messrs A. De B. Brandon and W. D. Geo. Hunter are members of the commission to act in th« place of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in certain cases under tbs Regulation of Elections Act. Charles Chatfiold, a seaman on board ihe Albion, had his log smashed by several bags of sugar in the slings falling upon it. New Zealand will have a representative at the intercolonial sculling match to bo held at Melbourne. Hearn, the well known boating man, is undergoing a careful training, and will probably leave here for Victoria about the end of the present month. For the last four years Hearn has pulled in the winning

boats in most ot the big events. In the sculling contest he has invariably been successful. Dr. Buller, who was spoken of as likely to stand for tho Hutt, and Mr Fitzherbort, jua,, both decline to stand. The latte supports Mr Henry Jackson, who is the only declared candidate. Mr Jackson has published an address to the electors. He declares himself in favor of such change in the incidence of taxation as will relieve tho working classes, and make property and wealth bear their fair share in contributing to the cost of government. Tho Q-ovornor, who leaves for Auckland to-night, will stay about three weeks. A deputation from the Chamber of Commerce will wait upon the Premier on Monday morning re Harbor Board. The writ for the Hutt scat, vacated by Sir W. Pitzherbert, will be issued at once. 11. Liardet and H. Buist, who were missed on the Wairarapa lake, and thought to have been lost, have turned up all right, after a perilous adventure. Mrs Phillips, charged with arson for the second time, was committed for trial. New insolvents : John Breen, Henry Powell, and Michael Monaghan. Henry Best, accountant, has assigned his estate. The Q-overnor left por Hinemoa for Auckland at one o'clock. Colonel Whitmore accompanies him. June 15. An explosion of gas occurred at 1.30 this morning in the Metropolitan Hotel. The damage was trilling. BLENHEIM, June 14, The rule in Dive r Brownlee for a new trial is to be argued at the first sitting of the Court in Wellington. In the appeal case, where a servant of the poundkceper was held by appellants as not compellable to exhibit the pound book on demand, the decision of the Bench to the contrary was upheld by the Supreme Court. REEFTON, June 15. At a meeting of miners held here last night it was decided to form a miners’ union to resist the threatened reduction of wages. It is understood that Mr R. Reeves, M.H.R., has declined to accept the vote of £IOO passed to him by the Inangshua County Council for services rendered to this county in his place in Parliament. DUNEDIN, June 14. An information against Daniel Osborne for attempted suicide was dismissed, the Bench holding that he was not responsible for his actions at the time. OAMARU, June 15. The first sod of the Waireka railway extension was turned at Windsor yesterday by the Mayor of Oamaru, as chairman of tho Oamaru-Nasoby railway committee. Owing to the threatening aspect of the weather the train, which left Oamaru at noon, was only partially filled. A large number of ladies, who were to have formed part of the company, were deterred from going. About two o’clock tho Mayor, having been presented with a spado by Mr Usher, resident engineer, filled the first barrow load of earth amidst the cheers of the assemblage. At the subsequent lunch, his Worship in proposing the toast of the Oamaru-Livingstone railway, sketched tho history of the enterprise from its beginning in 1876 1877. He said tho amount of money allocated for the work during the present financial year would provide employment for 170 men at 8s per day for three months. This statement was received with loud cheers by a number of the unemployed, who have been engaged to take part in the work. After the ceremony the company proceeded to Blderslie, and afterwards to Windsor Park, where they were entertained by Messrs Reid and Menlove, returning to town by the evening train.