NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2038, 4 September 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[PHBSS ASSOCIATION.J GRAHAMBTOWN, September 4. Mr SpeightAt a meeting of the railway committee today a vote of thanks was passed to Mr Speight for his action in the matter of the Railway Construction Bill. A soiree to him will take place on Tuesday night in recognition of his labors. Mr Ehrenfried, the mayor, is also to be entertained in the hall on the same night. INVERCARGILL, September 4. The Waikaia Seat. Mr Kurtain, chairman of the Knapdale Road Board, is spoken of as a candidate for Waikaia. The Southland Hussars. On the recommendation of Captain Dundas, Government Instructor, the Southland Hussars will be formed into four troops, for which the numbers are sufficient. DUNEDIN, September 4. FireThe shop of Mr Brangrove, butcher, Stafford street, has been burned down. It was uninsured. A Hew ChumAt the City Police Court Alexander Weiler, a young man, was charged with obtaining money on false pretences, and was remanded. The police stated the accused’s career was just being unravelled. He had been swindling people right and loft in Dunedin, by issuing cheques and representing that remittances were coming to him from Home to a very large amount. It appeared the whole story was a falsehood from beginning to end. Enquiry.

The Industrial School enquiry completely exonerates the master. AUCKLAND, September 3. A Great Mistake. The French Vignerons under Mr Larcher find that the land pointed out to them at Henderson’s mills for settlement on deferred payment is private property, and that the land really granted by the Waste Lands Board is 600 acres in extent, terribly rugged, and almost useless for vine growing. Works for extensive vineries had been constructed, timber for houses procured, furniture and agricultural implements, and a valuable collection of vines, fruit trees, and bushes obtained. They have abandoned the enterterprise, and Mr Larcher intends going to America. Death of an Old SettlerA very old identity named Jocky Marmon died at Hokianga last night, aged eighty-ono. He arrived in the colony in 1819, and has resided for the greater part of that time in

Hokianga. He was mentioned in Governor Hobson’s despatches in the early days, as having an unenviable notoriety in regard to cannibalism. He married a Ngapnke chief’s daughter, became a member of the tribe in 1819, and accompanied the Ngapuiea in their raids to the South under Hnurangi. WELLINGTON, Septembers. Lost Overboard.

The Arnie Melhuish barque baa arrived from Newcastle. On the 26ih a paaaenger named Thomas Tyman jumpedoverboard and drowned. Every endeavor was made to rescue him, but unsuccessfully. Hospital Enquiry. The Hospital enquiry concluded this evening. The decision of the commissioners will be made known to-morrow. OAMARU, September 3. Diluted Brandy. Some time ago the police authorities collected samples of the brandy sold by the publicans in the town for the purpose of having the same analysed. The result of the analysis is that all the samples are found to be unduly diluted with water. Summonses will be issued.

DUNEDIN, September 3. Mr Armstrong. Mr Armstrong, late locomotive superintendent, was to-night presented with one hundred sots, and a complimentary address by Mr Conyers, on behalf of 500 railway employes. Another testimonial will probably be presented to Mr Armstrong by the general public. To-night Mr Armstrong positively denied that he had ever been afforded an opportunity of rebutting the charges brought against him. Ho had been condemned instead. In conclusion, be said that he had never in the whole course of his life seen such an exhibition of malice, treachery, and untruthfulness as had been displayed in connection with the whole of this miserable business.

Railway Time Tables. The alterations in the time-table, which are said to be giving dissatisfaction in districts north and south of Christchurch, are alterations which have been made by the traffic manager, and not by the commissioner, as asserted in the telegrams published here yesterday. The commissioner is only responsible for the compilation of the time-tables on the recommendation of the various traffic managers. EireMr Wilson’s slaughter-house, between Maori Hill and Woodhaugh, has been burned down. There were some bullocks and sheep in the place at the time. Mr Wilson wa uninsured. The Railway Employes-

About 150 persons attended the meeting of railway employes to-night. It was stated that the meeting would bava been unanimous in striking against the 10 per cent, reduction aa at first proposed. They decided to suspend action until the new scale is generally known, and to ask the Christchurch men to do the same, INVEEOAEGULL, September 3. Masonic* Mr Caldwell, of Dunedin, opens a Mark Masons Lodge here next week. MiningAnother reef has been struck a mile west of Fort Langwood. EducationalAt the monthly meeting of the Education Board to-day, the following resolution was agreed to—“ That in the opinion of this Board the reduction of the Parliamentary vote for education by the sum of ten shillings per pupil, being the amount hitherto allowed for division among school committees for ordinary school expenses is practically a departure from the scheme of free education, and being so they consider that such a change ought to have been accompanied by a legislative enactment making substantial provision for enabling school committees to raise, by an annual capitation charge or otherwise, a sum equal to the costs of ordinary school management "j 2. “ This Board feels an urgent necessity for making the foregoing suggestions m the educational interests of the districts, from the fact that the great majority of its teachers are underpaid, the salaries in the case of three-fourths of the number being under £l5O, and the Board felt itself impelled, in justice to the teachers, to curtail expenditure by a large reduction in the allowance to school committees for school management, so much so much so as will render it next to impossible for the committees to meet current expenses without some supplementary provision for providing a school fund.” Mr Lumsden was the proposer of the foregoing, and the Hon. Dr. Menzies the seconder.

[FEOII OUR Ora COERESPOITDEirr.] WELLINGTON, September 3. The Governor-

Mr Dick, Colonial Secretary, did not leave to-day by the Taiaroa as he intended, but baa postponed hia departure for a few days, finding it necessary for him to remain in order to form a quorum of the Executive Council for the swearing in of the Chief Justice as acting Governor. This ceremony cannot be performed until Sir Hercules Eobinson has taken bis final departure from these shores. The Eotomahana is expected to leave Bussell next Thursday, and directly a telegram has been received announcing her departure, the Acting Governor will be sworn in before Mr Justice Johnston, who comes up from Christchurch for the purpose. The City Council take no official notice of the Governor’s departure, feeling aggrieved at the Mayor receiving no invitation from the Governor to the Queen’s birthday dinner, which they resent as a slight to the Corporation and the city generally. Public feeling, however, is against them as to this course of action.