NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1663, 19 June 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[PEB PBESS AGKNOY.I OAMARU," June 19. About eight this morning the workmen at the Breakwater observed the body of a man floating between the Macandrew and Normanby wharves. It was soon got aßhore, but tho features were unrecognised, as it evidently had been in the water for some time. On searching the clothes several receipts were found, which tend to show that tho deceased's name was John McGregor, evidently a horse dealer, as there wore roceipts for purchase of horses in different parts of Otago. The deceased is not known here. In the purse were one five pound note, one pound note, half a sovereign and some silver; also, cheque for £l7 3s lid signed by Alex. McLean, and another for £3 signed by R. R. Orr. On body was found a bottle of whiskey, the seal of which was unbroken. It is conjectured deceased went down to the wharf to go aboard the steamer for Dunedin at night, and fell over the wharf. WELLINGTON, June 10. The Kinross case came on again to-day, but was adjourned till Saturday without being further gone into. Six cases of pilfering at the late fire were heard before the Resident Magistrate this morning, and the culprits received a fortnight's or month's imprisonment, and hard labor. The articles taken were of little value. Some of the persons were very respectable looking. Two largo whales were seen at tlb.3 lower end of tho harbar yesterday. An amateur performance is being got up on behalf of the sufferers by the late fire. One of the mills in Manawatu has tendered for more shopers than the Grovernmtnt A&f .t is empowered to accept. Mr Smith, of the Te Aro drapery, who sustained loss during the late fire, although the shop was not burnt, claims £2OOO from

I Mr Brown, on behalf of Uncocks and' Jlayman, have leaied the Theatre Royal for two months. A rather curious lot of cases came up in the Court to day, a number of persons being summoned for calln, &0., in connection with the old " Reformer" newspaper company, which ceased to exist in 1877. The persons summoned said the cases were merely trumped up, no one being able to discover who was manager, secretary, or anything else. The magistrate adjourned the cases, promising to allow costs if ho found the cases trumped up as represented. WERTPORT, June 19. •' The Q-raftfn has arrived. On the voyage down the piston rod became loose and a nut came off, leaving the rod free in the down stroke. It carried away the bottom of the cylinder, and the ship will have to remain here two or three days for repairs. She also lost her figure-head at Wellington, and ran into a pile as she came alongside. A man was severely injured yesterday by a fall of earth on the Koranui Company's works. He was one of the Strathmore survivors. j>BOM OUB OWN COEBESTONDENT.] The Native Crisis. NEW PLYMOUTH, June 19. Owing to the wet weather nothing is being done at Parehaka, and, if the rain continues, the meeting will most likely disperse. The Natives all speak of their determination not to fight. The meeting at Parihaka took place yesterday. Eight hundred Natives were present, including women and children. Hiroki wps also present, but made no display of himself. At noon the people feasted on pork, bread, and tea. After the feast Te Wheti spoke for half an hour. His speech was but a repetition of his recent oratior.s. He said he was the director of affairs, not the people. War might be pursued by evil men, but he was a man of peace. The only allusion made to the ploughing was a quotation from Scripture applied to himself :—" He maketh his messengers spirits, his ministers a Aiming fire," meaning that his servants went and returned like spirits at his bidding, and were not to be injured with impunity. His speech was shirt, mystical, and dieappointing. He was the only speaker. After the speech, the remains of the feast, including preserved albatross and eels, from the Chatham Islands, were distributed. The Europeans present were very kindly received. The people are clean, sober, well behaved, industrious, and morry, but anxious about the intentions of the Government. Parihaka s a n.«at defenceless position, situated in a hollow on (be banks of Waitotara, commanded by several volcanic hills. There are no signs of any attempt at defence, not more than two hundred and fifty fighting men being present; the majority of them are non-resident. A breastwork is being formed round Okaho to the block house. DUNEDIN, June 10.

The Athenaeum subscribers at a large meeting have declined to reappoint Mr Black, the old librarian. It now transpires that the acting librarian has been guilty of defalcations and confesses to the embezzling of over £IOO. There is a disposition to hush up matters, but pressure is being brought on the committee to institute proceedings. Circumstances also have been disclosed which render an enquiry into the fire absolutely necessary. The residence of Mr C. Norman, goods trafiis manager of the railway, at Green Islaud was totally destroyed by fiie at four o'clock this morning. Not a single article was saved, the inmatee escaping in their night clothes. The building was insured only last Aeek in the Australian Alliance for £500; the furniture in the South British for £415 and in the Colonial for £3OO. It is reported that Cummock, the acting librarian of the Athenaeum, has levanted. A Suspicious Circumstance. The " Star" states that thousands of marbles hare been purchased here and sent to tie Native districts in the North. AUCKLAND, Jum IS. The Governor held a levee to day, at which a large number of citizens were present. Lady .Robinson had a reception in the afternoon. Messrs Playdes, Nolan, and Burton were admitted to the bar to-day. Judge Gillies, addressing them, fdmonished them upon the duty of keeping clients' secrets and discouragin' litigation. WELLINGTON, June 18. The Mayor has received positive assurance from the Government that a beginning will be made before Parliament meets with the erection of the new Supreme Court House, Custom House, and Post Office. It is staled that immediately upon Mr Barton's arrival a petition will be got up and signed by hundreds of working men calling upon him to resign. Mr James Mackay is now representing the Government at the Paribaka meeting. A large meeting of Wesleyans was held tonight to consider the question of rebuilding their church. Between what was collected and promised, the various sums made a total of £845 6s.

A new lot of machinery was taken over to the Golden Point mine to-day, and will be put up next week. A lot of quartz is on the ground ready for crushing. The salvage recovered from the fire amounts to about £2OOO, chiefly goods from G-reeves and Fleming's drapery. A movement is on foot for raising subscriptions in aid of the sufferers by the late fire, some of whom lost everything and are left penniless, with large families dependent on them. It is tmderstood that tho direotors of the Union Company have decided to reduce the wages of the hands aboard their steamers, and have adopted a scale of pay similar to that agreed to by shipowners recently. Plimmer, Reeves and Co. suffered severely by the late fire, and in consequence have been obliged to suspend payment. They were owners of the business carried on by Stratford, and estimate their loss at £2OOO at least. They hope to pay 20a in the £, if allowed to carry on for a abort time longer. error occurred in tho Resident; Magistrate's Court yesterday. Squires, a publican, who did not appear to the charge of: keeping open after hours, was fined £lO. It now appears that his summons was for the 27th, not the 17th. It is rumored here that a dissolution will be granted, and take place in about three weeks after Parliament assembles ; that the Opposition will not move a vote of no confidence after debating the address in reply, but will seek to defeat the Ministry on ono of their measures. Tho Re-distribution of Seats Bill, it is thought probable, will be agreed to by both sides of the House before a dissolution takes plate. Should Wellington obtain three seats in the re-distribution, the candidates wiil be Messrs Hunter, Pearce, Levin, and Drobably Dr. Buller. TIMARF, June 18.

The case, Court v Studhohne, commenced betore Judge Johnston to-day. Damages are kid at £IOOO, and it forms one of the series of cases brought by various plaintiffs against the same defendant for alleged damages eustained through plaintiff's bush and house being burned by tbe fire which occurred in Waimate Bush on 15th November last. Messrs Joynt and Hamereley are for plaintiff', Messrs Macassey, Jameson, and White for defendant. The case is not expected to be concluded before Friday. OAMARU, June 18. At the inquest to-day on the body found in a creek yesterday it transpired from papers found in the pockets of deceased that his was Donald Mclnnes. The jury returned a verdict of "Found Drowned," adding a rider that the creek at that particular place should be securely fenced. DUNEDIN, June 18. Dr. Gillies reports that the general health of the cifyis good. Since his last report only one death has been reported from typhoid fever, and only one patient received into the Hospital suffering from that disease. Sergeant Duffy, Inspector of Weights and Measures, has lately been making a raid on suburban storekeepers, and seizing unstamped weights. This morning four persons were summoned and fined 40a and costs, each in addition to which they had their weights forfeited. Mr W. L. Simpson, Resident Magistrate at Clyde, has accepted the position of actirg R.M. for the Dunedin district during the ab> sence of Mr J. Bathgate. Major Eeddell, who was first warden of the district, succeeds Mr Simpson at Clyde. A teacher at North Dunedin school yesterday gave a boy twelve strokes on the hand with a heavy tawse. The boy fainted on attempting to regain his seat. He was allowed to remain on the floor without any attempt being made to restore him to consciousness, and efforts to bring him round were not made till somo time after. An investigation hftß

The Charges of Bly grog selling against Andrew Reid, of Saddle Hill, have been farther adjourned until the 30th insk Meanwhile both defendants are petitioning the Ooyernor, through Mr Watt, R.M., for a commutation of the sentencs of three months imprisonment which they are at Present undergoing for failing to pay a fine of £oo «ach for sly grog selling. The grounds of the petition are the destitution of petitioners INVEROARGILL, June 18. The " Inspirational Orator," Mrs H. Britten, is delivering a series of lectures here, but has not, hitherto, received a large amount of encouragement. She leaves for Dunedm on Friday. , , The Government have commenced the erection of additional Government Buildings here, which were to be built with wood. Ihe morning paper commented strongly »n the proceedings "of the authorities, and protested against the completion of the work, pointing out that the Act prohibited the erection of wooden buildings, except under special conditions, within certain boundaries. Indignation is felt by the public, it being considered that an insult i«i being offered to the town by the Government by building public offices in such a manner. The Town Council ordered the contractors to pull down the structure last night, and this morning they abandoned the work till they receive further instructions, i