NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1717, 21 August 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[FEOir OT/B OWN COBBEEEOSDENT.I BLENHEIM, August 21. Electoral. Mr Seymour's meeting last night was vory largely attended. He denounced tho ThamesWaikato railway job, the Bay of Islands' roll affair, the Tapanui job, and the dual Tote. He critichel Mr Henderson's epeeoh adversely. He said that he had voted against triennial Parliaments, but would support them in futuie. He said that the Nelson members had sold him in their block vote re the trunk railway, but that he should not be caught again. He tried to excuße his vote on Mr

Curtis's Bill, and declared himself a positive secularist. He was in favor of Mr Stout's Local Option Bill, but would give compensation to publicans. Mr Heard, in a lengthy speech, opposed Sir G. Grey and the Government, arrl Mr Dodson seconded the proposal, and the meeting broke up in admired disorder. WELLINGTON", Augu B t 21. Electoral. Mr Izard addressed the electors of Wellington Country District last night. He declared himself strongly anti-Grey, and received a a voto of thanks. OAMABU, August 21. Electoral. Mr George Jones, proprietor of the " Mail," has been asked to become a candidate for the Waitaki. _ He has declined, as his contesting the election might injure the prospect of returning Liberals. [per press agency. 1 NELSON, August 21. Electoral. In referenco to the Education question, Mr Curtis said last night that, although his'own opinion was not changed, he would not, in view of the expression of public feeling on the matter, be so pig-headed as to endeavor to thrust his own views down their throats, and so should abandon his amendment. He spoke strongly against the Government, and received a vote of thanks amidst loud cheers.

There are now four candidates for the city, viz , Messrs. Curtis, Adams, Pitt, and Jo'/ n Graham.

Electoral. OTAKI, August 21. Mr Halcombo addressed the electors last night. There was a large meeting of Europeans and influential Natives. He condemned the system of making small advances on Native lands to individuals, and that of crippling the majority of owners by proclaiming lands under negotiation. He advocated the openiog up of lind, and the gelling of it by auction, in place of Government sales, and of handing the proceeds to the Natives, Ibbs expenses. An almost unanimous vote of confidence, and also a promise of support, was passed.

AUCKLAND, August 20. Tho Minister of Marino enquiry is adjourned to Friday. At a meeting of tho representatives of Trade Societies laßt night the following resolutions were passed—" That a political association be formed consisting of the members of various Trade Societies and the manufacturing, producing, and laboring public, to be called the Auckland Working Men's Political Association, whose object shall be to secure better representation of the working classes in Parliament." " That a committee, consisting of the committee appointed by the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, and a like number frjm each Trade Society be appointed, and thot tho only subscription be Is."

It is stated that out of the additional vote for school-house buildings last session, £25,030 will be applied for the purpose in Auckland. At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce this afternoon Mr Dargaville moved—" That the interest of the colony, and particularly of this provincial district, will not be served by throwing open our markets free to the pro ■ ducts of other countries, while New Zoaland products of the same class are only excluded from theirs. The resolution was carried.

At the Supremo Court to-day, in the ease of Bobert Graham v D. A. Tole, an appeal against a decision given in the Police Court by Mr K. C. Barstow, Magistrate, his Honor said that the Court could not take upon itself the responsibility of determining disputed facts, and neither could it permit the filing of affidavits impugning the statement of Magistrates who took the evidence in open Court. It would be a most unjust proceeding. Mr Tyler said that filing affidavits in opposition to Magistrates' statements was unheard of and unprecedented. His Honor ruled that a Magistrate's statement of a case was conclusive, and that it must be accepted. G-ISBORNE, August 20. Mr Sheehan arrived here to-day, decided not to address a public meeting, though it is understood he was asked to do so, and it had been given out generally that he would make a speech before leaving here. The feeling here is not generally favorable to the Ministry. WE LUNG-TON, August 20.

The Benevolent Society has been writing to the railway contractors on the Masterton railway to know if they could find employment for any able-bodied unemployed of Wellington. The contractors replied that they had sufficient hands, and had already refused many applications. The result of the inquiry 'nt > the case of Captain McKersie, of tne Stella, is that he is reinstated, and Mr Grey, who reaeived command of the steamer, resumes his former position.

The laborers employed casual!y upon the wharf are complaining that they are being unfairly treated in the way in which jobß of work upon the wharf are bestowed, alleging that a system of favoritism prevails, and that old hands on the wharf, who hare wires and families to keep, are passed by, and employment given to single men who have not worked upon the wharf before. A deputation waited upon the Mayor in order to lay their grievances before him.

A herd ef cattle, numbering some 200, the property of Mr J. Gear, butcher, was being driven over the P&ikakari. Thirty of them broke loose, and running off the road were precipitated down the cliff, a distance of 1000 ft. On reaching the bottom scarcely a sign of life was to be seen in any one of them.

The poll to decide whether the city should raise £130,000 for the introduction of a water supply from the Wainui-o-mata river, was taken to-day. The result was, there were 1099 for tho loan, and 3SB against it. HOKITIKA, August 20.

A crowded meeting was held in the Town Hall last night, the Mayor in the chair, to consider the advisability of the HokitikaGreymouth railway being taken via Stafford, Goldsborough, and Kumara. The following resolution was carried :—"That in the opinion of this meeting it is advisable that railway communication should be established between Hokitika and the mining districts of Kumara, Stafford, and Goldsborough, and that, if this can be carried out by a deviation of the present Hokitika-Greymouth line, without additional cost, or at a small additional cost, and without increasing the cost of carriage of coal from the Brunner mines to the shipping at the port of Hokitika, it is advisable it should be done; failing this, that a branch line of railway should be constructed." TIMARTJ, August 20.

A guard named Wraight *as severely injured at the railway station to-day by the break of a wagon giviDg way, causing him to slip, and his leg to get lacerated by the wheel of a heavy wagon. DUNEDIN", August 20.

Thomas Chalmers Beid was again brought up at the Polioe Court to-day, charged with embezzling the sum of £67 10a from the Colonial Building Society. After hearing the evidence of prisoner's brother, the case was adjourned until Saturday. A meeting of the Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held to-day. The date of the show will not be fixed until after the meeting of tho Jockey Club. The show will, however, work in with the race meeting I hear that a libel action will bs entered against the " Lyttelton Times " by tho " Morning Herald " unless an ample apology is inserted for a paragraph which appeared in the Tuesday's " Times," charging the "Herald" with having stolen their report of Mr Wakefield's speech. The report was telegraphed to the " Herald" from Temuka on the night the speech was delivered*