NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2014, 7 August 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

fPBESB ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, August 7. Public Works Estimates. In tie Public Work* Estimate the amount put down for the road from Nelson to Greymouth and Westport, is £15,000, for roads and bridges in the Southwest Galdfields, £1605. Also all amounts which were voted last year for different roads and bridges, twt not expended, are again placed on the estimates. Obituary. George Hunter, an eld settler, and formerly Member for Wellington City, died last night aged 69. Smuggling Case. At the Magistrates' Court, to-day, John Backstraw, on a charge of smuggling thirty-two pounds of tobacco, was remanded till Thursday. DTJNFDIN, August 7. Good Walking. Young Willis, the pedestrian, who commenced to walk 108 miles in twenty-four hours at 9 30 last night, had accomplished sixty-eight miles at eleven this morning. TIMABU, August 7.

Selling Game Without a License' A man with one hand, named William Charters, was ordered by the Bench, to-day to pay £2O, or suffer twenty-fonr hours* impri--sonment, for selling a hare and a cock pheasant without a license. AUCKLAND, August 6. A Destructive HareMr Bowman, nurseryman, Bemuera, had 500 choice trees barked and destroyed in less than a week by two hares. Canterbury Emigrants. The emigrants from Canterbury per Hinemoa are choosing land fourteen miles from Wangarei, and are all well satisfied. PedestrianismFor the mile racing handicap for a silver medal at the Albert Hall, nine started. Hill came in first, in 7min. lseo., having received thirty-five yards start. Willis commenced his task of walking 10S miles in twenty-four hours at 9.30 this evening, and is doing five miles per hour. GISBOBNE, August 6. Native Lands Court. There i? much dissatisfaction expressed at the mode of procedure adopted by the Native Lands Court in the transaction of the business before it yesterday. Applications will shortly be made to adjourn it for six months, and in the meantime a petition will be sent to the Native Minister, praying that another judge may be sent to conclude the business. NEW PLYMOUTH, August 6. Native PrisonersThe Hinemoa left for Lyttelton with forty prisoners this morning at 7 o'clock, but on reaching the Straits it was found too rough to proceed, and she returned to the roadstead for shelter, reaching here at 5 oiclock. PALMERSION NOBTH, August 6. Kicking against the PricksAt a public meeting in the Town Hall, last night, the Mayor in the chair, a series of strong resolutions were carried denouncing the report of the Commissioners on the West Coast Bail way ; also, resolutions protesting against the division of the county, and laying claim to two members. WELLINGTON, August 6. The Barque Malay. The Court of inquiry into the recent accident to the barque Malay off Wellington Heads, returned Captain Holms' certificate. GREYMOUTH, August 6. Mining Hews. Byrne and party, of the Seventeen-mile Beach, washed out eight pounds four ounces of gold from one truck of wash dirt. The lead has been struck on the south side of the break at Eogan's Creek, Seventeen-mile Beach. It is now supposed that the lead will extend for some miles along the base of the Faparoa .Ranges. HOKITIKA, August 6. A Suspici:us Circumstance. John Palmer, late schoolmaster, of Canterbury, who arrived in Hokitika on Saturday last, is missing from his hotel since Tuesday. He left his luggage, and also money to pay his bill. The police have been in active search, but up to the present have found no trace of him. There are reasons to think that his mind was disturbed from certain private matters. Good Shooting. Sub-Lieutenant Linstrom, of the Ist Westland Kifles, received last night, at the drill shed, the first prize in the handicap match. His shooting throughout was very good, having made an average, in sixteen competitions, of over 70 out of a possible 84 from scratch. This shooting is supposed not to have been exceeded in the colony. OAMABU, August 6. Harbor BoardAt a meeting of the Harbor Board to-day it was resolved to postpone the date of receiving tenders for the north wall of the breakwater till September 10'h. DTJNEDIN, August 6. The Zyeburn Tragedy. The inquest on the body of Mrs Young was commenced to day at Kyeburn, and adjourned, but nothing was elicited to throw any further light on the murder. It is reported that two strange Chinamen disappeared on the msrning of the murder, and the police are after them.