NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1845, 21 January 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

ObESS ASSOCIATION. J AUCKLAND, January 21. A Free Public Library. Stopa are being taken to hasten on the establishment of a free public library. Notice has been given by the committee of the Mechanics' Institute to return all boobs, and applications will bu made for the old Provia-

cial Council library, now in the custody of the Auckland Institute. Land for Sa'eMr Rolleston has telegraphed to the Maj or of the Thames that l»nd will be opened for sale at Te Aroha, and 18,000 acres more will be opened shortly. The lands operei will comprise a series of small sections from five to ten acres each, and rural sections averaging 100 acres. No land is yet open under the deferred payment system. Drainage works are proposed to cost £3125. InquestAt the inquest on the two girls drowned at Cawakawa, a verdict of " accidental death'" was returned. NEW PLYMOUTH, January 21. Fatal AccidentA little boy named Telfar was drowned in the Waitara river last night. Most InterestingMr Crombie Brown, special for the Lyttelton Times, paid a visit to New Plymouth last night. He left for Hawera again this morning. WELLINGTON, January 21. The Walking Mania. Young Eraser commenced his task of walk ing 106 miles in 24 hours at nine o'clock last night. He finished his 60th mile at eleven this morning. He is going very well. Later. After finishing 67 miles Frasar gave in, having fainted. Fatal Accident. A little boy aged eight, Bon of Q-ore, caretaker of the Reservoir, was drowned last night in the stream formed by the waste water from the Reservoir. An inquest will be held DTTNEDIN, January 20. The Fire Brigade Conference. The Eire Brigades' banquet last night was a great success. Dr. Lightbourne, the recently appointed hon. surgeon of the Dunedin Brigade, promised to give members an hour's instruction weekly on bandaging and splintering, "a knowledge of surgery," he said, " which all firemen ought to be possessed of." The conference closes to*day. Passing a Valueless Cheque. At the City Court, Eoote, arrested in Ohristchurch for passing a valueless cheque, was discharged, the prosecutor withdrawing the information. The Price of Sugar. A telegram from Mauritius states that sugar has further advanced 20s a ton. The Irish Famine FundSubscriptions to the Irish famine fund are coming in freely. Obstructing the Tramway. At the Q'.tj Court to-day a carter named Lynch was fined 5s for obstructing the tramway. AUCKLAND, January 20. The Lincolnshire Delegates. Messrs Grant and Foster, the Lincolnshire agricultural delegates, left for Ohristchurch in compliance with a special invitation, to examine the crops in Canterbury and Otago. They will return North, to examine the Northern and other districts omitted. Mormon Converts. By next San Francisco steamer a party of twenty or thirty converts from Canterbury leave for Utah. The passages have been taken by the elders here. Native Land Matters. Mr Bryce telegraphed to the Native meeting at Cambridge that he has stopped the survey 'of the Petuere block, and will consider their request for the withdrawal of the Government proclamation, and throwing the block open to private purchasers after next sitting of Parliament. The Natives deny that there was any need to stop the survey. The block is one on which the Government paid Brissenden five thousand pounds, to pay off his interests, and consists of 249,000 acres of fine land. The request of the Natives is prompted by a few land speculators, and if the Government listen to it, will cause great dissatisfaction. The railway to Taupo will probably go through the block. Father Henneberry. A new Catholic school, built by the exertions of Father Henneberry, was opened yesterday. United Methodist Free ChurchThe district meeting of the United Methodists Free Church commenced its sitting this morning. The Harbour BoardThe report of the Harbor Board showed an increase of receipts last year of £3467. During the year twenty-eight steamers and twenty-four sailing vessels, ef the aggregate register 92,218 tons, were docked. Several were docked more than once, so that the actual number was only thirty-nine. The dock was occupied 132 working days. The leakage had increased in the dock to such an extent that in spring tides pumps had to be worked every hour. The report goes on to say that unless steps are taken to prevent the railway reclamation from being washed into the harbor in the way already being done, dredging operations must be resorted to sooner or»later ; otherwise there will be no getting alongside the wharves or to the graving dock. NAPIER, January 20. Racing.

His Excellency the Governor has promised to be present at the Jockey Club races in March.

The Borough Council

The Borough Council has agreed to reduce the wages of all Corporation laborers, and increase the salary of the engineer by £SO a year. The Conncil a short time ago decided that it could not afford £SO to the Hospital, but at next meeting voted the Mayor an honorarium of £2OO.

WELLINGTON, January 20. The Begatta.

Entries for the regatta closed to-night. For the First-class Coas'ers race four entered, and five for the First-class Yacht race. Entries for the other events are numerous. Post entries will be received for vessels not in port at the time of entry. Libel Case-

The libel action, Anderson v Eirkbride, o:cupied the Supreme Court all day, and wili be continued to-morrow.

A Worthy Case

Subscriptions are being collected in aid of Mrs Donald, whose husband was shot at the Iviiwarra range on Saturday. Governors of the NZ. Institute. The following governors of the New Zealand Institute have been elected by the affiiiated societies for the current year :—Dr. Buller, Mr T. Kirk, and Captain W. P. Russell. The Walking Mania. Alfred Fraaer commences his task of walking 10S miles in twenty-four hours at the Arcade this evening. Employment of Females ActThe police intend to strictly enforce the provisions of the Employment of Females Act. Sergt. Anderson, of the Wellington police, has been appointed inspector for that purpose. Earthquake. A shock of earthquake was felt here about o'clock this morning. Proclamation. A proclamation relative to the commission appointed under the Confiscated Lands Enquiry and Maori Prisoners Trial Act, 1879, appears in the " Gazette." Appointments. The appointment of Sir Wm. Fox. Sir Francis Bell, and Hone Mohi Tawhai, as R >yal Commissioners on Native affairs, is gazetted. NELSON, January 20. Post-Sessional AddressMr Acton Adams, M.H.R., adoressed the electors of the city last night. He spoke well for on hour and a half, and received a vote of thanks, TIM ABU, January 20. A New Convent. Biahop Redwood, accompanied by six: nuns of the Order of the Sacred Heart, arrived in Timaru yesterday. Four of the nuns remain here and take charge of the Catholic girls' school. A convent is to be at once erected for them.

OAMARU, January 20. Complete Plan for Oamaru Harbour. At the meetin? of the Harbor Bnard yesterday apian of the north wall of the break-

water wa» submitted hy the engineer to the Board. The plan embraces a complete harbor scheme for O-iinaru, aud provides for the construction of a wall running out from the shore to meet that already heing carried out. _ The north wall is calculated to cost £24,570, and will, wheu finished, make a basin of the harbor. There will be 6020 lineal feet of wharfage. Plans were also considered for deepening the harbor sufficiently to allow Home vessels to come inside the protective works. The plans submitted by Mr McGregor are very exhaustive, and, if carried out, will make Oamaru ore of the best ports in the colony. Race Meeting 1 . It has been decided to hold a two days'race meeting in March. The Crops-! The weather is splendid for bringing on the crops. If it continues, the patches of oata) which have been laid wiil ripen, and the only loss will be in the additional cost of harvesting. Stealing Postage StampsTwo thieves, for stealing postage stamps at Otepopa, received twenty-eight days and sir weeks' imprisonment. DUNEDIN, January 20. The Curious Will CaseAn unusual case was commenced in the Supreme Court this morning. A special jury is asked to determine whether or not the will executed by the late David Calder, of Caversharn, by which his property is divided equally amongst his three youngest children and one of his grandchildren, to the exclusion of the rest of the fac-ily, is valid. It is asserted by the plaintiffs that this disposition was the result of an undue pressure exerted by the deceased's youngest daughter, and that the deceased was physically incapable of executing a will. The property in dispute is said to be worth over £20,000.