NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1736, 12 September 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[PER PRESS AGENCY. J DUNEDIN, September 12. Seven new insolvencies have occurred this week, including Alex. Gray, of Kaitangata, farmer, liabilities, £4774; assets, £4830, Father Larkin, liabilities, £I6S9; assets. £212. The Late Fire. The evidence of Mr Hall, the proprietor of tho City Dye Works, and of his servant girl at the inquest, gives a mystorious air to the origin of the fire. They swear positively that when they first saw the firo it was r mere flime confined to a room on the second floor, that a man fully dressed was attempting to put it out, and that there was a sudden subsidence to the (lime. That the man went on to tho balcony and disappeared, and that immediately afterwards the flames burst out all over that floor. None of the inmates of the building knew anything of this. The inquest on the bodies is proceeding, but nothing fresh has transpired. The city surveyor is strongly of opinion that all tho bodies aro recovered. Mr Martin's body was buried this afternoon, and Mr Wilson's will be interred to-morrow,

NELSON, September 12. The Collingwood Ele:tion. The result of the Collingwood election is— Gibbs, 145 i Huddleston, 131; Armstrong, 127. WELLINGTON, September 12. The stabbing case at the Elaiwarra election was adjourned. The Premier arrived this morning. The Volunteers turned out to receive Col. Pearce on his return from England. The Jane Douglas returned from her search after the schooner Laurel. She could see no sign of her. On Wednesday evening a vessel was seen north of Jackson's Head, apparently drifting. She had part of her sails set. The little steamer Torea has gone to look for her. The Mails. The steamer Australia, with the inward London mails of AugUßt 14th, loft San Francisco on the Ist of September, contract date, and the steamer City of New York, with the outward New Zaaland mails of August 19th, arived at San Francisco on the sth of September, two days in advance of contract date. WESTPORT, September 12. The Buller Election. Dr. Henry's party are much chagrined at the result of the election, and will upset it if they can. They raise the question of _ disqualification on the ground that Mr Fisher holds a place of emolument under the Government. Such, however, is not the case, he having no appointment, although he receives rents for the Native Reserve Commissioner upon commission. [I'EOM OTTB OWN CORBKBPONDBNT.] DUNEDIN, September 12. The immigration nominations for the current month have been 122 souls, equal to 112 adults, b6ing only 50 per cent, of the number received for months past.

AUCKLAND, September 11. A man named Coleson was arrested tonight on a charge of stealing a gold watch and jewellery. GRAHAMSTOWN, September 11. A young lady named Jervise had the tips of four fingers blown off through carelessly examining a dynamite cap. The Maori runanga at Ohinemuri has closed its examination of the witnesses in the shooting caee, and will take to _ morrow to sum up and discuss their decision. The sub-inspector in charge is present with a warrant to_ arrest as soon as the decision of the chiefs is made known ; but it is supposed he will be at a loss to know what to do if the decision is averse to the surrender to justice. He has commuaicated with the Native Minister for instructions.

WELLINGTON, September 11. The nominations received at the immigration office for tho next mail are fewer than they have been for a long time. The average number is over 100; this time it is only thirty. The diminution is produced by the sew Government regulation requiring each male immigrant or his friends to pay £5 towards the passage money. The immigration office has had to refuse the nomination of sixty males, whose friends would not pay the £5.

A subscription is about to be got up to enable Mr Moore to prospect the Waiarapa ranges for gold. The City Council appear to be satisfied of Mr Moore's bona fides. All subscriptions are to be paid through trustees appointed by the Council as an inducement to subscribers. Mr Moore promises to give each contributor double the amount of nis subscription in scrip from the first payable mine he is able to open. DUNEDIN, September 11.

At a meeting of the Otago University Council to-day the R9V. Dr. Stuart was elected Chanoellor, vice the Hon. H. S. Chapman, who declined to stand again. Mr Justice "Williams was elected Vice-Chancellor, in place of Dr. Stuart. At the office of the Harbor Board to-day a working model of Messrs Howorth and Aides' patent silt elevator for reclamation purposes was exhibited. It is beautifully constructed, on the scale of 1 J-in. to the foot. It is intended to raise the silt from a pump previously filled by the dredge to a height of abont 30 feet, and to discbarge it into a hopper connected with the horizontally moving second set of buckets which, travelling along an aerial railway, convey it and deposits the silt wherever necessary. At the Education Board to-day, Mr Fulton tendered his resignation of the office of chairman, he having been elected a member ofthe House of Representatives. It was decided that the resignation be not accepted, but that leave of absence during the session of Parliament be granted to Mr Fulton. A report altering the rates of salary and bonuses to school teachers was adopted. At the Harbor Board meeting to-day, on it* being reported that accounts far £10,252 had been passed for payment, a discussion rose as to the financial position of the Board. Eventually it was decided to instruct the finance committee to bring up a report on the Board's financial condition. The following memo, from the Engineer was read. " The soundings of the cut channel through part of the sandbanks, taken yesterday and to-day, are shown on the longitudinal section in the Board-room. Upon inspection it will be apparent that the channel is silting up rapidly. I cannot but reiterate my former advice as to the absolute necessity of carrying on the half tide wall concurrently with dredging operations." The award of the arbitrators assessed the value of the improvements on the land taken by the Government for railway purposes from the endowments or reserves of the Harbor Board in the upper harbor at £25,500 and recommended that a settlement be made by payment of compensation to that amount. Hawkins has been committed for trial. Bail was slightly increased. He reserved his defence.