NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1956, 1 June 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, June 1. Licensing Court At the Licensing Court on Saturday all the old licenses were renewed. Throa applications for licenses were rcfu«ed. BLENHEIM, June 1. Libel Case Abandoned. Mr Johnson, formerly proprietor of the " Marlborough Express," has received notice from the plaintiff that ho does not intend to proceed with the libel ciee in Oalder t. Jobmson.

WEST/PORT, June 1. FireA fire broke out last night in a large cotUge in Bomilla street, the property of Q-. lotenham. It being early in the night many people were about, and the fire was got under, but the place had a narrow escape from total destruction. The property was insured in Viotoria. The house was greatly injured. The fire originated from the flames from the fireplace igniting the wall paper. INVEROARGILL, June 1. Economy. The Southland County Council yesterday rosolved to discontinue the employment of a solicitor in caaes where rates are sued for. The county clerk appears in future. Working np the ladder. Madame Carandini has received advice that her son, a colonial youth, educated in Tasmania, and now in Afghanistan, has been appointed Adjutant of the Eighth Hussars. He originally enlisted as a private in the Lincers, and on promotion was transferred to the Hussars. Vital StatisticsThe vital statistics for May are : births 44, deaths 15, marriages 7. The Land Tax. About 400 summonses will shortly be issued against land tax defaulters in Southland. AUCKLAND, May 31. Samoan Affairs. The Danae corvette has arrived from Sumoa and will probably remain here till the end of June, when she proceeds to Wellington to meet the commodore and receive a fresh crew from the Raleigh. During her stay at the Solomon Islands the Danae visited most of the islands of the group, and discovered a fine unknown harbor. During the last four months the ship has been employed in the Samoan Islands in upholding the claims by King Malisooa. The constant quarrels among rival parties have frequently called for interference, and only a few days before she left an outrage by tho people of Lufi Lufi on the royal party necessitated the destruction of the town. The Beamen and marines, in the face of an army of 3000 men assembled in the neighbourhood, landed and destroyed the whole settlement. Fire. Four houses, with a bakehouse and stable, in the Kyber Pass road, were entirely destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. The damage is estimated at £450. The buildings, which belonged to Mrs Outhwaites, were insured in the New Zealand Company for £250. One of the tenants was insured in the Colonial for £SOO. The Property Tax. A requisition has been sent to tho Mayor asking him to call a meeting to protest against the property tax. The Major's Second Thoughts.? Two men, named Kingsley and Lonnaud, who have been under the surveillance of the police, induced Major Wcstrupp to play ohicken hazard at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, on Saturday night. They won £6B. Weßtrupp gave a cheque, but afterwards stopped the same, and communicated with the polioe. Gallagher, the landlord of the hotel, was summoned for permitting gambling, and fined £lO. Soy Absconders. Ten more boys have absconded from the Naval Training School. NEW PLYMOUTH, May 31. "Waimate Plains. The road parties have passed through a dreadful time during the past week, owing to wet weather and being under canvas. Notwithstanding the mud they are again at work, and the road party and Armed Constabulary have cleared to within a few chains of the main Parihaka road. They intend to push on from there as far as they can and then to Bhift the camp to Waitaki, which is about five miles distant from here. The party will work backwards and forwards. Major Goring's camp is only five miles distant from Waitaki, so that between the two camps there will be only two miles and a half required to be done by each to connect the road with the camps. le Whiti has given strict orders that his people are to treat the Armed ConstaU««a; C.-JI «■>-- r -i-i= .1. TAlntitaaq wit>» overy civility. WELLINGTON, May 31. StatisticsDuring May 100 births and 29 deaths were registered, and 22 marriage csrtificates issued. The Colleen BawnThe schooner Colleen Bawn, whioh left here for Havelock on May Ist, is missing, and it is supposed that she is lost. She was under the command of Captain Pike, and is owned by Mr Bishop, of this city. Her hull is insured for £l5O iu the South British. Customs Revenue. The Customs revenue for May was £I6OOO 7s lOd. Compensation CourtAt the Compensation Court to-day, the caee of Kircaldie and Staines v the Government was heard. The claim was for £6750, for land belonging to the claimants taken by the Government under the Public Works Act, 1876, for the purpose of erecting a railway station. After hearing argument, the Bench resorved judgment until Thursday next. TIMARU, May 31. The Breakwater. The news whioh reached here to the effect that Mr Blaokett, Engineer-in-Chief, had ad vised the Government to blow up tho breakwater, owing to its causing damage to the railway line, took everyone by surprise, and created great indignation. . The facts are that the breakwater, which has now been carried out nearly 800 ft. at a large expense, has protected the railway line by retaining tho shingle in the bay to the northward, where Mr Blaokatt says the damage htis been done, whereas to the south the beich is entirely bare of shingle, and is being rapidly encroached on by the sea. A public meeting will be held immediately to protest against Mr Blackett's report, and to forward conclusive evidence against his statement. So far Sir John Ooods's opinions aa to the effect of the solid work from the shore have proved quite erroneous. Statistics. The Customs revenue collected at Timaru last month amounted to £1154 5s lid ; that for the corresponding month last year was £IBO6 5s 101. Thirty births and eight deaths and three marriages were registered in Timaru district in May. Grain. Heavy deliveries of grain are still taking place. DUNE DIN, May 31. Statistics. The revenue colleoted at the Custom house, Dunedin, duving tho month ending May 31st, was £38,841 4i sd. For the correaponuii-g period of last year it was £21,832 5s sd. Tho vital statistics for the Dunedin district for the mouth ending to-day give births 197, deaths 48, marriages 38. For the corresponding month of laat year tha returns were births 109, deaths 55, marriages 39. The Death of Mrs Lockhart. An inquest was held during the afternoon, and the evidence showed that tha husband was in the habit of ill-treating her. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter ugainst the husb.ind, Charle3 Lockhart, who was committed for trial. A Land Tax CaseA point of considerable importance in connection with the working of the Laud Tar Act was determined by Mr Simpson, R M., today. List week Mr R. B. Martin, as Deputy Land Tax Commissioner, sued the Hon. W. 11. Reynolds for the amount of tax cliiimsd, viz , £l3 lis 3d. The land taxed ten lots in all. situated, three in Port Clmlmers, one in West Gore, one in Dunedin, one in llontecillo, three in O-maru, and one in Clarendon, the whole being valued at £13,017. Mr Reynolds havhig parted with the fee simple, sarved a notice on the Deputy Commissioner in termß of saction 39, requiring his name to bo removed from the register, but Mr Martin not deeming tho information to be sufficiently specific, refused to do so. Mr Simpson held that as Mr Reynolds had failed to comply with section 41 in moving the Supreme Court to issue a summons to the Deputy Commissioner to show cause, he had no alternative but to give judgment for the Deputy Commissioner, with costs. Mining TTewsA telegram was received to-day from Riverton stating that Printz' claim at Longwood

yielded 600 oz«. of amalgam for sixty hour** crushing with a fire-head battery. Mr Fulton and his Constituents. Mr James Fulton, M.H.R. for Taieri, addressed his constituents at Outram to-night. He said that he was in favour of a reduetios of expenditure. He could not see how the country could do without the property tax ; it was inquisitorial, but not so much eo as an income tax. He disupprored of the land tax. The Electoral Bill would came great discussion, but would not affaot the Taieri district. He considered the present franchise a great boon to the working classes. A comprehensive measure was required to deal with licenses, and he would snpport a Permissive Bill. He would support subsidies to the counties till better provision could be made, Buch as extended rating powers. He did not believe in free education, and would support the re-imposition of school fees. A vote of. thanks and eon fider.ee wag curried.