NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1977, 25 June 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[PSESB ASSOCIATION. J WELLINGTON. June 25. Police Items. A man named John Wilson was charged at the Magistrate’s Court to-day on two charges of indecent assault on children, aged eleven and six respectively. The charges for sly grog selling against Cato, a fruiterer, were dismissed, his Worship intimating that in no case would he convict unless the evidence of the informer agreed in every important point. DUNEDIN, June 25. Educational. The Education Board has resolved to take no action in the meantime as regards the appointment of a third inspector. Mr Conyers. The “ Daily Times ” has the following : “We are informed, as regards Mr Conyers’ connection with Mr Davidson, that it amounts to lending certain sums of money in business at a fixed rate of interest, without participation in profits. Mr Davidson supplied us with a list of the work done for the railways at his foundry during the past two years, amounting in all to seventy-two tons of casting, costing the Government £2O per ton. The price was fixed by tender. Mr Macandrew was aware of the precise nature of the arrangement between Mr Conyers and Mr Davidson. Fires. There were two small fires in the city yesterday. In both cases the premises were fully insured, INVERCARGILL, June 25. Half a Loaf Better than HoneConsequent on the result of the poll re the £120,C00 loan, a notice of motion has been given to borrow £20,000 for improvements and extension of the gas works. AUCKLAND, June 24. Shutting Off SteamOn the Waikato railway after July Ist only one passenger-train will run through daily between Auckland and Te Awamutu. Prospecting Hews. The Waste Lands Board have given Mr Henry Lloyd permission to prospect for precious metals on Crown lands in the Wade district. The Maori ClassThe Maori class at the Auckland Grammar School has been abandoned. The fees received were only £2lO, and the master’s salary was £SOO a year. Gold MiningAt the annual meeting of the Union Beach Gold-Mining Company the report showed a loss on the year’s operations of £375. The mine is now valued at £7552, or £1 per share. WELLINGTON, June 24. The Golden Point Gold Mining Company having been wound up, a new company is to be formed to work the mine. Amateurs Beware ! In the Magistrate’s Court to-day judgment was given under the Copyright Act for £8 and costs against tho manager of the Alliance Amateur Dramatic Club of Dunedin for an unlicensed representation of certain plays. O AMARU, June 24.

Found Dead. A young man named George Ellis was found dead this morning in a cottage on the property of Mr Sutton. He was quite well ( yesterday, but was away from the bouse j during the early part of the evening. This ( morning he was found dead on the floor. An , inquest was held to-day, but in the absence of , medical evidence the inquiry was adjourned. j DUNEDIN, June 24 1 A Successful Carnival. . f The Carnival Committee have handed to 1 the Benevolent Institute authorities a cheque for £2OOO, and when all the goods have been ! disposed of, it. is anticipated that £2OO more j will be realised. 1 INVERCARGILL, June 24. j The Municipal Loan. j There was great excitement to-day over the e poll of burgesses, taken to decide the c question of borrowing £120,000, for 1 water supply, streets improvement, and gas t works extension. The opposition was grounded i on the dimensions of the water G scheme, and its unsuitableness for the present b position and immediate prospects of the a town. The numbers polled for tho proposal 1 v wore 427, and against it 519. The proposal Is was accordingly negatived. n