NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1673, 1 July 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

Oeb PEEBP. AGENCY.] AUCKLAND, July 1, Arrived—Hinemoa, from M&nukau. An M A. degree wi" be conferred on St. Clair Tesdale, in tho Choral Hall, by Judge Gillies, on Thursday. The ceremony is expected to be very imposing. Arrived, at Hokianga—The brigantine Enterprise, from Wellington, Faron, from Lyttelton. Mr Stewart, Government Engineer, proceeds to the Waikato in a few days to erect a house at the Government’s expense for Rewi, at Kikikihi. Public opinion is much excited over the Ministerial rapture, but only Mr Balance’s side of the question appears in the morning journals. F Tte Native Crisis. 4 PATEA, July 1. A meeting was held last night amongst the Natives on tho other aide of the Waingongora River. They decided to resume ploughing this morning, and that a'force of sixty Maoris should participate therein. 'The arrangements that have been made the Government for arresting the whole lot are admirable, armed constabulary being there In force, and a Volunteer force being prepared to assist if necessary. It has been asserted in various quarters that the plain Natives hold aloof from Te Whiti’s ploughing policy, but during the last two or three days the Natives who were friendly have most of them become infatuated with To Whiti, and are leaving in great numbers daily for Parihaka. [from oub own coeebsfohdenis.] TIMARXJ, July 1. The weather is fine to-day, but the sea is rough. A telegram web received from Temuka this morning that a vessel was in the smrf at the mouth of the river. Tho steamer Beautiful Star was at once sent to her assistance, and is now towing her in here. Her name if not known yet. An inquest will be held this afternoon on the bodies of those drowned from the Akbar on Sunday, a;.:o on tho body of the sailor belonging to the Beautiful Star.

AUCKLAND, Juno 30. At the Police Court to day John Drake was lentenced to six weeks’ imprisonment for borrowing money on the security of a Crown grant entrusted to him for safe keeping. At a meeting of the directors of various Mining Companies on the Thames this morning to consider the question of re-starting the big pump, the Mayor proposed resolutions expressing confidence in the companies interested in the drainage of Qrahamstown fiat to undertake the charge, and raise a sum of £2OO per month, if the County and Borongh Councils supplemented that sum from gold duties by an Juhiount kuffieient to maintain the pump. J. Clark proposed that the companies interested should work the pump at. the *IOO feet level, provided the Councils hand over the gold duty raised within certain defined limits, the duty to be guaranteed for twelve months, any excess of duty to be handed back to thie Councils. The latter motion was carried. Messrs Ewen and J. M. Clark was appointed to wait on the Councils. The Union Sash and Door Company got down 4000 more logs, making 11,000 at the booms. Messrs Hamlin and Hobbs recived votes of confidence at Manukau and Wa'roa South, At the former piece a unanimous vote of sympathy was passed with the Taranaki cettlsrs in their present position, and it wus requested that Messrs Hobbs and- Hamlin would use their influence in Parliament for their relief. News has been received in town of the total wreck of the cutter Three Brothers at the Great Barrier during one of the recent gales. The small schooner Mary is also ashore at Coromandel. WELLINGTON, June 30, The “Post ” says it is currently reported, and we believe with some foundation, that Ministers intend to shirk the duty of nominating a chairman of the committees in the event of Mr O’Eorke being elected Speaker, and will ask a caucus of their supporters to make the choice. Mr Jackson whs nominated for the Hutt against Mr Mason, the show of hands being, Jackson 20, Mason 9. The “ Chronicle " says—“ We are glad to bo able to state that *;he Government hare decided to propose at the forthcoming session the abolition of the honorarium to members otjjlbe Legislative Council.’' The amount of the successful tender for the Court-house, that of Barry and Ordowell, was £24,785. A meeting of muster engineers and ironworkers and their employes was held to-night to discuss the question of reducing the current rate of wages. The result was that tho masters made tho concession that they would exercise certain discretion as to whose wages they would reduce—for instsneo, 'a man with, a family not receiving more than 8s per day will not bo reduced, but men with no one depending on them will have to submit to the reduction agreed upon. Chalmers Eeid was examined at great length this morning. Ho admits starting business three years ago without capital, and owing £ISOO at the end of last March, when the bank put on Jho screw, his account being overdrawn £9OO. All tho money ho received for investment went in reduction thereof. Among hi* victims wore two young men, just out from Home, with a little capital.