NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1762, 13 October 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

PER PRESS AGENCY. WELLINGTON, October 13, Fire Poverty Bay Maoris were charged at the Supreme Court this morning with forcible entry on land Crown granted to Europeans. The Natives allege that the land had been sold previously to being Crown granted to Europeans. There were several of the grantees who did not agreo to the sale. It is considered that the present case is very important, and it will form a precedent for a future case of a similar kind that has arisen in the Poverty district. The case will last a couple of days. Political. It having been stated that Mr Hobbs was elected at the expense of the Greyito party last Parliament, he has telegraphed as follows :—“ Pokeno, October 10th. The Greyites never paid any of my election expenses; not one shilling. The central committee spent plenty in keeping me out this time, and have been sending round for subscriptions. Please publish this in the Wellington papers. — Hobbs.” New Zealand Wine. A quantity of colonial wine, manufactured at Wanganui, has just been received here. The N.Z- Law Society. The Now Zealand Law Society has taken proceedings against a local tradesman, because, as alleged, he, not being a lawyer, drew out a bill of sale over some property which it appears had only a trifling value. [ebom otjb correspondents.] DUNEDIN, October 13. The trial of Waters is proceeding. A large number of challenges were exercised, particularly by the Crown. Defaulting jurors have been fined ten guinass. AUCKLAND, October 11. Harry Walls was sentenced to four months’ hard labor for attempted criminal assault on a little girl. At the Supreme Court to-day William Rose, hotel keeper of the Thames, for alleged perjury, was acquitted. Before dismissing the Court, his Honor said he wished to call the special notice of gentlemen of the Law Society to a matter suggested by the case which had just engaged the attention of the Court. It was shown that a gentleman, a solicitor of this court, had acted as solicitor for a party in the case. He had next taken an information as Justice of the Peace in the same case against the party in whose favor he had appeared as solicitor, and now ho was present as a witness in the case. He was compelled to say that, acting in these several capacities was most extraordinary and very improper in a solicitor. He would commend the matter tc- the Law Society for their serious consideration, as according to the laws of England a solicitor cannot hold the office of Justice of the Peace. A preliminary meeting of citizens to consider the action of the Grand Jury in connection with the Minister of Marine case is convened for Monday. The Pakarangi Hunt Club held a successful race meeting. In the Steeplechase Don Juan won, but was disqualified owing to a foul with Waterloo, the second horse, which was declared winner. In the Maiden Hurdle Rice Young Slodmere was first, Tramp second. Members’ Hurdle Race, Harry Mount first, Don Juan second, Shaughraun third. GRAHAMSTOWN, October 11. At a sitting of the District Court Judge McDonald promised to forward a request that the Court might sit hero monthly, to the Government. NAPIER, October 12. A meeting of tho unemployed was held on Saturday evening in the Theatre Royal. There wore a good many present, but there did not appear to be much spirit in the affair. Those that got tho meeting up had their resolutions ready cut and dry, and the whole proceeding did not occupy half an hour. One speaker stated that there were 300 men ez more unemployed in the place, but the statement is doubtful. Resolutions were passed—(l.) Drawing tho attention of the Mayor and Borough Council to the number of unemployed, and requesting that all necessary work be proceeded with without delay. (3.)

Declaring that the time had come when free or assisted immigration should cease, and that representation* to that effect be forwarded to the Government. (3.) That a report of the meeting be forwarded to the Minister of Public Works, to the members of the district, and to the leading papers in the United Kingdom. WELLINGTON, October 11, Mr Gannon is appointed a Maori interpreter to the House of Representatives, which will thus have two in future. Private advices state that people along the coast are speculating much as to the intentions of the Maori visitors at Parihaka, who on this occasion are remaining there longer than usual before returning to their homes. An official report to the members of the Picton and Havelock Gold Mining Company states that the manager thinks they have struck a lode of auriferous quartz with gold visible in the stone. The “ Chronicle ” expresses regret that it should have published statements contrary to fact regarding Mr Clarke, 0.8., and says that it accepted statements made by Ohas. Taylor at a public meeting, and published them in good faith. In conclusion it says that Chas. Taylor has in this instance shown himself to be an utterly unscrupulous and unmitigated liar. DUNEDIN, October 11. The boating season was to have been inaugurated to-day with a procession, but owing to the water being lumpy this did not come off. The Telegraph Club’s Day’s Eolly was one of the first boats to go down the harbor, but it capsized. The crew, however, were soon rescued none the worse for the misadventure except that they received a good ducking. The committee of the Taieri Agricultural Association have fixed the 24th instant for a special meeting to consider the question of amalgamation with the Otago Agricultural Society. A Government remittance of £IOOO is expected by the Lawrence County Council. The county appears to be so hard up that it cannot find £lO to place the ranger in a position to get summonses issued against trespassers. Good payable gold has been struck in the Extended Company’s cement claim at Waitahuna.' A divorce case, D. White v Esther White and David McLellan, is down for hearing at the Supreme Court. There has been on exhibition to-day in Dunedin a brown trout weighing 171bs, 21in in girth, and 2ft Oin in length, caught in the Silvorstream. A petition to Parliament has hesn adopted by a committee appointed by the Synod of Otago Presbyterian Church, to watch over the rights of the Synod re recommendations of the Education Commission. It prays Parliament to refuse to pass any clause or provision that may alter, or limit, or interfere with the rights or estate of the Presbyterian Church in Otago. __