NEW ZEALAND.

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NEW ZEALAND.

[rasss association. ( GBAHAMSTOWN, June 29. The Property TaxA meeting was- held last night to discuss the Property Tax, when the following resolution was carried :—“ That this meeting considers the Property Tax Act an oppressive injustice, and an inquisitorial measure, and altogether unnecessary.” Charge of Perjury. The case against Mr Campbell, solicitor, for perjury is now proceeding at the police court. Mr Campbell is the person who called attention to a number of miners working without rights, and who was brutually assaulted some weeks ago. Masonic Scholarship. The Corinthian English Masonic Lodge gives a scholarship at the Thames High School. WELLINGTON, June 29. The Waimate Plains. The Government have given orders for the surveyors who were turned off the Waimate Plains to at once come back and proceed with their surveying, the Government being anxious to hasten everything in readiness to enable people to be placed on the plains before the season is lost. TIMAEU, June 29. EireA general grocery store in Main road, belonging to . James Martin Shepherd, was totally destroyed by fire at three this morning. The building was of wood, and contained a heavy and valuable stock of merchandise. The insurances are £9OO on the stock in the Union, £2OO of which is reinsured in the New Zealand, and £3OO on the building in the London and Lancashire. Mr Shepherd estimates his loss in stock at between £4OO and £SOO over the insurance. DUNEDIN, June 29. Criminal Session. There are seven cases for trial at the criminal sessions. Except the manslaughter case the charges are unusually light. INVEBOAEQILL, June 29. Evading the LawIt is rumoured that in two oases in Southland, in which licenses were refused, the hotels will be opened as working-men’s clubs, the proprietors acting as managers. This evasion, it is said, is easily practicable in the present state of the law regarding clubs. One case of tbo license being lost was occasioned by the notorious case of “ lambing down,” The Triennial Parliaments ActIt is reported that the Southland members intend to move the repeal of the Triennial Parliaments Act. The Kellys Dramatised. A local author announces the porduction of an Australian drama entitled “ The Kellys.” AUCKLAND, June 28. Norfolk IslandIntelligence has been received from Norfolk Island to the 17th inst. The mission barque Southern Cross had arrived there from stations, and reported everything satisfactory. Called at Achova, and communicated with Chaffin. Olader is still there, notwithstanding the order of Johnson. Affairs on the missionary side of the island are quiet. WELLINGTON, June 28. The Mails. The s.s. City of Sydney with the May New Zealand mails arrived at San Francisco on the 16th instant, one day early. The Unemployed. The unemployed hold a mass meeting tomorrow to consider their position and to make strong representation on the subject to the Government. The DruidsA lodge of Druids was inaugurated at the Hutt on Saturday,

NELSON, June 28. The Teacher Pensions Bill. The Teachers’ Association have held a. meeting to consider the Pension Fund Bill, and relative thereto passed the following resolutions—(l) “ That the proposed benefits aro not in proportion to the heavy percentage levied on teachers ” (2) “ That sixty-five years considerably exceeds the age at which teachers should be allowed to retire(3) “ That in case of death there is no provision for wives and families(4) “ That the Minister for Education be applied to that copies of the Bill be supplied to teachers in time for them to express an opinion before the Bill was moved in the House ” ; (5) “ That other associations be communicated with on the subject.” The Acton Adams Case. In banco, before the Chief Justice to-day, Mr Conolly applied, on behalf of Mr Acton Adams, for costa in the late prosecution. Mr t Bunny contended that the sittings of the Court having terminated there was no power to make the order. After argument, his Honor reserved Judgment, which will be given in Wellington. DUNEDIN, June 28. AppointmentsThe Board of Governors of the High Schools held a special meeting to-day, when Messrs J, Orozier, at present employed at Brighton (Victoria) College, and J. Dawson, M.A., Paddington, Sydney, were appointed to the two vacancies in the boys' school. Fire. By a fire on Friday morning the store of Mr Ebenczer Brown, at Portobello, was destroyed, the building was insured for £2OO in the New Zealand office. The Licensing Bill. A large meeting of licensed victuallers was held in the Criterion Hotel yesterday afternoon. The bottle license was strongly condemned. The citizens are getting up a monster petition against any clause being introduced in the new Bill providing for it.