NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1740, 17 September 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[PBB PEBSS AGENCY.] Death of a Political Ploughman. WELLINGTON, September 17. One of the Maori political ploughmen out on bail died at a Native hostelry this morning of consumption. He was an old man. Threatened Action for Libel. Mr A. F. Haleombe, one of the defeated candidates at the Manawatu election, demands from the proprietors of the “ Foxton Herald ” an apology, and payment of £SO to the Church of England, for having printed in pamphlet form an article from the Wellington “ Chronicle,” or that it be prepared to defend an action for libel. The “Herald ” is allowed fourteen days to plead. A Good Templar in Difficulties. Mr C. Mclntyre, a Good Templar, having nominated and supported a publican as Councillor for Cook ward, and supported the granting of a license to the Cosmopolitan Cafe, has been charged with violating his obligations as a Good Templar. The matter will be laid before the G.W.0.T., from whom Mr Mclntyre holds a deputy’s commission. The Hutt Election. Although no formal protest is made against Mr Mason’s election, the defeated candidate will petition to upset it. AUCKLAND, September 16, The Commissioners on the Middle Island lands claims are still sitting, but will shortly proceed South. A protest was lodged against Mr Lundon’s election for the Bay of Islands on the ground that he was elected on a corrupt roll. Sydney Tawhanga, who entered the protest in this case, also protests against the election of Mohi Tawhai for the Northern Maori district, as being Native Assessor. The poll declared for Waitemata to-day : Wood, 433 ; Macfarlano, 183. WELLINGTON, September 16. The official declaration of the poll at the Hutt election took place to-day, and there was no intimation given of any formal protest against the election as had been threatened. The numbers were : Mason ... ••• 166 Jackson ... _ ... ... 139 The official declaration of the country district election also took place. Between 300 and 400 men are now at work on the first section of the Wellington and Foxton Railway, spread over about two miles of ground. There has been a good deal of grumbling at the alleged tyranny of the gangers, but upon inquiry it seems that the grumbling is mainly confined to those men who, being unequal to the work required of them, have been discharged to mate room for more suitable. A constant system of weeding is thus going on. The lowest wage paid is 5s per day and the highest 7s. The Loftus troupe having advertised a performance called “Living Statues,” distributed illustrations about the town, but objection was taken to them by the police and they were soon removed.

IFEOM OUE OWN COBBBBPONDBNT.’J WELLINGTON, September 16. The common topic of conversation this afternoon at the Hutt and Kaiwarra was the dismissal from the Government service of

the late Commander Hewitt, who wu in the marine department, for haring, aa it ii alleged, exercued hi» personal influence to secure the election of Mr Mason for the Hutt. DUNK DIN, September 16. Waters, the coffee house proprietor, who was detained by the police at the close of the fire inquiry last night, was brought up at the Police Court this morning charged with arson, and was remanded till Monday next. The fire inquiry was resumed this afternoon. Mr Denniston, on behalf of Waters, applied to have the inquiry adjourned till Waters could bo present. The gaoler refused to present him before the coroner’s court. After a long_ discussion, during which the coroner maintained that it was not necessary accused should be present, the inquiry was ad* .journed till to-morrow, Mr Denniston, in the meantime, applying for a Judge’s order for the production of Waters at the inquest. The Dunedin members having telegraphed to the Minister for Public Works yesterday on behalf of the unemployed, the following reply has been received by Mr Dick : “ I have communicated with Mr Blair with view of providing immediate employment to those on whose behalf you wired me. I apprehend that unemployed in Dunedin now consist largely of those who would desiderate the possession of small holdings of their own, which could so far place them beyond the vicissitudes of the labor market by affording the means of pro* viding food for themselves when not working for others. It is, therefore, purposed to be sought from the Legislature to lay off at once village settlements adjacent to some of the railway lines, on the construction of which employment will be found. I am in hopes that by this means we may largely remove the anomaly of unemployed in a country in which the term should be practically unknown. (Signed)—J. Macandebw."