NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1914, 13 April 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

AUCKLAND, April 13. Criminal Sittings. Judge Richmond sentenced the Fijian convicted of rape on a little girl to ten years, with two whippings ; Tidmarsh, for attempting to rape a married woman at Parnell, to six years and two whippings ; and a youth named Brion, for an attempted rape at Onehunga, to three months and two whippings. WELLINGTON, April 13. The Fire Brigade Question. At a meeting of the fire brigades last night, it was resolved to extend the time of locking up their sheds until Monday next, prior to which time, a conference between the insurance companies and City Council and fire brigades will be held. AUCKLAND, April 12. Death by Apoplexy. John Munden was found dead in an outhouse at Powell’s boarding-house, Victoria street. He was addicted to drink. He was seventy years of ago, and is believed to have no relations in the colony. The cause of death was a fit of apoplexy. Captain Colheck and his ConstituentsCaptain Colbeck addressed his constituents at Kamo, and he received a vote of confidence on pledging his word to see Whangarei railway completed to deep water as soon as possibleThe Pleuro-pneumonia-Cambridge has been declared an infected district, owing to the spread of pleuro-pneu-monia, and the cattle sold at Mr Buokland’s sale last week have been killed, by orders from the Cattle Board. GRAHAMSTOWN, April 13. Educational. The High School was formally opened by the Mayor to-day. A Troublesome Customer. Tukukino has destroyed the fascines lately placed on the road through the Komato settlement. Some details in the arrangements displeased him. AccidentA man named Henry Piggott was severely injured by a fall of earth in the Alburnia mine this morning. NAPIER, April 12. Napier Harbour. The bar recently formed across the harbor still remains, but there is a channel with lift, of water. It is proposed to run out a groin at an angle of 45 deg-ees from the present works. Dr- Hector. Dr. Hector, in passing through here yesterday, denied that there was any truth in the report that the New South Wales Government has offered him an appointment. If it is offered he will refuse it. WELLINGTON, April 12. Water Supply. From an analysis of the water taken from the reservoir Dr. Hector reports that it is a vast improvement to that tested in April, 1879. Tbe Newcastle Miners. A private telegram received here states that the Newcastle miners have consented to the reduction in the getting price proposed by the owners, and that on and after to-day a reduction of 4s per ton will be made in the price of coal at the pit’s mouth. FireMessrs Caldwell’s store at Cheltenham, Fielding, was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The building was insured for £IOO and the stock for £l5O, both in the National. AquaticA Wellington crow intend competing in the Champion Outrigger Race at Auckland. SuspiciousThe police have been making inquiries in connection with the fire at Featherston, but are unable to give any cause for the outbreak. It is stated that the buildings were over insured. Three Sportsmen Missing. Nothing has been heard of three young men who went duck shooting in a boat on the Wairarapa Lake on Friday. The police and other parties are still searching. The names of the men are Francis Cross, aged 19 ; George Cooley, 20; and Deverage, 15. GRBYMOUTH, April 12. CommittalWaiter Robert Cook was committed for trial on two charges of forging the name of Charles Beaant, of Charleston, to two cheques, on the Bank of New Zealand for £5 each. Export of GoldThe Albion took away from this port 6031 ounces of gold. Irish Relief Fund. The total amount of money collected for the Irish relief fund was £7OO 2s. OAMARU, April 12. Civil Service CommissionThe Civil Service Commission arrived in Oamaru to-day, and examined the traffic manager and resident magistrate. These were the only officials examined. The commissioners leave for Timaru to-morrow. DUNEDIN, April 13. The Industrial SchoolThere are now 233 children in the Industrial School, of whom ninety-eight belong to the Church of England, sixty-six to the Presbyterian, sixty-one to the Roman Catholic, six to the Wesleyan, one to the Congregational and one to the Primitive Methodist. SmallpoxA case of smallpox has been reported from Forbury, close to Dunedin. INVERCARGILL, April 12. InquestThe inquest on the body of J. Wilson, the prisoner who died recently in gaol, was resumed to day. W. Fazer, governor of gaol, was recalled, and depoted that deceased was allowed the usual ration for prisoners pretending illness. He denied that prisoner’s bedding had been removed for punishment. Nathan Potter, a prisoner, gave evidence shewing that deceased had repeatedly complained of being ill. Dr. Button, gaol surgeon, deposed, that on March 6th deceased complained of a pain in the chest. Witness examined him carefully, and found nothing wrong. He continued to complain, and on the 17th witness again examined him, but found nothing the matter with him. He then entered in the books that he was perfectly fit for work. On the 27th another examination took place, and still finding him all right, he entered him as a malingerer. That was the last time ho saw deceased before his death, which occurred on April 6th. Mr Herman, who made tbe post mortem examinanation, said that deceased died from breast pang, symptoms of which were exceedingly hard to detect. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased died of angina pectoris. [PKOII OTTE OWN OOEEHSPONDENT.I WELLINGTON, April 13. Government and Municipal tionsI hear on apparently good authority, but not from official sources, that it is probably that the Government will introduce next session, a modification of the provisions in the Municipal Corporations Act respecting valuation, by arranging that the Government Valuators under the Property Assessment Act should supply valuations to municipal bodies at small fixed charges, thus enabling the municipal valuators to be dispensed with and their salaries saved, while securing more uniform and reliable valuation throughout the colony. Ministerial Residences. Ministers are dispensing with ene of the Ministerial residences (that formerly occupied by Mr Sheehan), as the present Native Minister (Mr Bryce) prefers living in lodg ings while in Wellington, his family remaining at his residence near Wangauui. The Maori Prisoners.

Tho Maori prisoners’ case brought out some newspaper comments, and some official correspondence is likely to be published. Counsel for the prisoners allege that their re-

moval was a surprise, and was effected by misrepresentation. The Government deny this, and assort that although the prisoners were not told beforehand of their intended removal they were acquainted with their destination before embarking, and some expressed pleasure at the change from the monotony of confinement.