NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2033, 30 August 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

LPKESS ASSOCIATION. ( NEW PLYMOUTH, August 30. The Native Question. Seventeen Natives were brought in from camp last night. On reaching the gaol eight of the prisoners were liberated. One was a lad, a thorough young rascal; two were old men, and the remaining five between eighteen and twenty-three years of age. The Natives discharged were told by the inspector that, if caught again, they would be sent to Wellington and there turned adrift. Iho Natives went to the Native office, where bread was given them, and they have started for Parihaka this morning The remaining nine prisoners were put m gaol. TAURANGA, August 30. Selling Spirits to NativesAn important case of selling spirits to Natives in outlying districts has been heard at Ohiuemutu under the Act of 1879. Inspector Emerson conducted the case, and proved that a Mr Eigby, storekeeper at Tauranga, sold the Natives fifteen gallons of rum, to be delivered at Ohinemutu. The magistrate gave a decision in favour of the defendant, upon the grounds that the rum was purchased at Tauranga, which was not an outlying district, and that Rigby, as carrier, was not liable. It is now understood by the Natives that they can purchase spirits in any town of the North Island, and have it delivered in outlying districts, in any quantity. Inspector Emerson intends, at the ensuing licensing meeting, to object to ail wholesalelioenaes in the Tauranga district in consequence of the late decision. WELLINGTON, August SO. The Governor on New Zealand. At a dinner given by Sir W. Eitzherbert in the Council Chamber, on Saturday night, his Exce'.lency, in replying to his toast, said that, had he been at liberty to consult hi* own inclinations, he should have stayed here. He had told his English friends he was pleased with the climate and people, and that he should like to setllo here after he retired into private life. Expecting, as he had, to remain in New Zealand for his full term, ho had made private arrangements that would have identified him with the interests and amusements of the country. He regretted leaving this country, which, he said, was of surpassing interest. It had an unrivalled climate, unsurpassed soil, vast mineral resources, and a most favorable geographical position, but the administration here had not always been aboiw criticism. Still the resources of the country were so great that it could not go wrong eventually. In proportion to tho population. New Zealand was more in debt than any other country. As a parting advice he would urge on .New Zealand to rest content with her pre-eminence in indebtedness. Ihey should not go to tho extremity of the straw, or the result would be disastrous. They were fortunate in getting so able an administrator as Sir A. Gordon, who was a most conscientious, able, and high-minded man, and a better could not be found. AUCKLAND, August 28. Melbourne Regatta* It is expected that next week final arrangements will be made with Mr Thomas Niccol of the North Shore, to build a yacht of between 30 and 40 tons, which will be entered for the first-class yacht race at Melbourne Regatta. A considerable amount of money has been subscribed to defray tho cost of tho vessel. An Unlucky GirlA little girl named Rockwood, at Ponsonby, was severely burnt through her clothes catching fire accidentally. False Arrest. Last night Mr 8. Brown, of Victoria street, a respectable ironmonger and iron worker, received instructions from the owners of the barque Glimpse to repair the galley. As the vessel was ready to sail, accompanied by two workmen, he proceeded to the vessel at midnight, and commenced operations. The captain soon afterwards finding three men with their coat* off sent for a policeman. The constable arrived and Brown and his companions endeavored to explain, but the captain positively refused to listen, and ordered the constable to take them into custody. The officer demurred, but finally yielded, and the three men were handcuffed and marched up tho wharf and lodged in police colls, a charge being entered against them under the Vagrancy Act. They were brought up at the Police Court this morning, when they were of course discharged, no evidence being offered against them. The captain of the Glimpse has since made a public apology through the prtsi to Mr Brows and his workmen for having caused their false arrest and imprisonment while working on his vessel. Fish CultureThe parcel of trout ova recently received by the Acclimatisation Society from the South has been hatched out in the Domain. The process in this case has been strikingly successful, and out of 6000 ova there are 5500 fish in the tanks, all in the boat possible condition. The success may in some respect bo due to the attention of Mr Farr, the son of the Secretary to the Canterbury Society, who watched the progress of the hatching, and took every possible precaution to prevent accident. WELLINGTON, August 28. ObituaryAn old settler named William Buick died this morning, aged seventy-three. Buick was one of the earliest settlers, having arrived in 1841. The New Drill ShePThe new drill shed which was damaged by the recent gale having been repaired, was

opened with a promenade concert this evening. It ia eetimated that 2000 people attended. GREYMOUTH, August 28. A Strike. The quarrymen engaged on the public works received notice from the Government this morning that their wages would bo reduced 10 per cent, for the present month’s work. They immediately struck, contending that the reduction should not be retrospective. The present wages are 9o and 10s per day, but the men have a largo number of broken days through bad weather. TIMARU, August 29, The Ship PareoraThe ship Pareora was ready to sail for London yesterday, but part of the crew refused duty on the ground that the vessel was below PlimeolTs mark, although the harbormaster certified to the contrary. She will, weather permitting, be taken out to-morrow morning by men from the shore ; and if the -crew still refuse duty, she will probably proceed to Lyttelton, when the offenders will be charged with mutiny on the high seas. Farmers’ AssociationThe Farmers’ Association meeting yesterday was a great success, and the 00-operation Society ia now an established fact. DUNEDIN, August 28. Fire. The Tuapeka Flat Hotel has been totally destroyed by fire. The bui'ding was insured in the National for £2OO, and the stock in the Norwich Union for £3OO. Eailway Employees, A largo meeting of railway employes last night appointed deputations to Mr Conyers and to the Christchurch meeting to-morrow, and carried the following resolution: —“This meeting strongly protests against any reduction, on the ground that the wages men are not blamcable for the alleged extravagance, waste, and reckless expenditure of the different departments, laid to their charge by the Civil Service Commission, and in the name of common justice demands that the innocent shall not suffer.” INVERCARGILL, August 28. | Etertainment. The Scottish entertainment in aid of the Hospital was a great success. Over sixteen hundred people attended, and probably £l2O will be given to the institution. An Irish entertainment with the same object is spoken of. The Foresters. ■ There was a large gathering of Foresters last evening, the occasion being the opening £ of the District Court. The members of the j Court Star of the South entertained the , officers of the District Court of Otago and j the delegates at a banquet. The visiting ( brethren were greatly pleased with their reoep- £ tion and treatment. .