NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2057, 27 September 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

AUCKLAND, September 27. The Weather The late rains have considerably benefitted the country districts. TheatricalThe Lipgards are playing a successful season. They produce “ Pinafore ” to-night. Settling the Question. A settler named Hill, having been driven off his land at Waikaro, near Bingairiri, and ro reply having been received to appeals to Government for protection, the settlers in the neighborhood threaten to raise a corps and take the law into thei. - own hands. The Lincolnshire Farmers. Messrs Grant and Foster offer to purchase land at TeAreha if they can come to terms with the Government. DUNEDIN, September 27. Case of Drowning A case of drowning occurred in the harbor on Saturday morning by which Bobert Shaw, contractor for the erection of the beacon for the Harbor Board, lost his life. The scene was nearly opposite Bavensbourne. Shaw and two brothers named Horne had gone to work as usual, and were on board a punt from which the pila-drivi g was done. About halfpast eight, it being necessary to shift the punt, Shaw went away in a small boat with an anchor, to drop it at the spot, about eighty yards distant. Beaching the spot, he stood up in the stern of the boat to cast off the anchor, when the boat tilted, and he fell headlong into the water. The brothers Horne remained in the punt, but had no boat. Both could swim, and jumped into the water. One was seized with the cramp, and could not leave the punt, but Arthur Horne swam to where Shaw was, and secured hold of the drowning man, who was insensible at this time, having been a few minutes in the water. Horne held him for about five minutes, but becoming exhausted had to lot him go, and he sank, and Horne, with some difficulty, got back to the punt. It was half-past ten before assistance came. The body was found shortly after dusk between Bavensbourne and Burke’s in deep water. Shaw was a married man, residing in the North East Valley. He had been in the colony for twelve months, having como bore as master of a vessel called the Clifton. The brothers Horne, particularly Arthur, behaved with much bravery. Gnu Accident.

What was very nearly being a fatal gun accident (and may yet become bo) took place on Saturday afternoon, on a hill some distance from Caversham. A lad named Benjamin Ollerenshaw went out rabbiting in company with another lad named Methven. They had one gun and a ferret and net. About four o’clock they were securing a rabbit at the mouth hole, and bad placed the gun on the ground, when a second rabbit sprang away, Ollerenshaw called out to Methven to shoot it, and both, in their excitement, ran towards the gun. Methven got it, but Ollerenahaw coming up he was in the act of handing it to him, when the charge went off and entered Ollerenshaw’s body on the left side. Ollerenshaw states that Methven was in no way to blame. Methven cannot say what caused the gun to go off, but believes it was at full cook when put down. FireA fire at Oaversham, last night, destroyed the shop and dwelling house of Mr Griffiths. The stock and furniture was insured in the Liverpool, London, and Globe, for £2OO. The building, which belonged to Mr E. Machin, in same office, for £250. AUCKLAND, September 25. Vine-Growing-The French vine dressers leave for Northern Wairoa on Monday. It is intended to plant three acres at once, and next year from fifteen to twenty acres. The vine growers hope that in three years Auckland will be able to produce wine of a quality equal to any in the world. NEW PLYMOUTH, September 25. The Maori PrisonersThe Hinemoa arrived in the roadstead at noon to-day. The prisoners commenced to embark about three o’clock, going on board very quietly. They say that if let off they would cease to believe in Te Whiti, but it is thought if they were to be a month at liberty in the place they would bo wandering back to Parihaka and fencing again. Opening of RailwayThe railway will be opened as far as Ngairc on Monday, a little over three miles from Stratford. A coach will commence running the same day, connecting with the railway at Ngaire. The Mokau Coal Deposit. A company is in course of formation with the object of working the coal deposit at Mokau, and one of the promoters is at present in town making preparations for commencing operations. WELLINGTON, September 25. Tramway Company. A meeting of shareholders of the Wellington Tramway Company was held last night for the purpose of considering the following proposition from the purchasers of tho line. The purchasers offer to pay all the debts of the company and to refund to all shareholders who have actually paid up their shares to the extent of £4 or more in cash, a sum equivalent to the sum which such shareholders would be entitled to receive, if the whole capital of the company were pa'd up, and if the whole sum which on the most favorable estimate could bo recovered from the promoters, had actually bean recovered and paid in cash, and if certain shareholders, who are alleged to have wrongly surrendered their shares, were placed upon the list of contributories for the full value of tho surrendered shares. The offer was accepted unanimously. BLENHEIM, September 26. Fatal AccidentA sad accident happened late yesterday afternoon. It appears that a little boy, aged three and a half years, son of Mr Sinclair, a gentleman who is at present on a short visit to Blenheim, was playing with some children in a shed belonging to the railway authorities. In this shed four heavy railway gates were stood up one against the other alongside the wall. The little fellow wished to climb up the gates against the wishes of the other children, who were playing with him, and was climbing on to them, when the gate he was on fell over on him and crushed his head, scattering tho brains about the floor. Assistance was immediately obtained, but it was found that the boy was quite dead. Mr Sinclair came to Blenheim only within the past week, for the purpose of replacing Mr Nixon at the National Bank, during his absence on leave. fPEOM OUB OWN COEBEfIPONDBNT.] WELLINGTON, September 25. The Political FencersThe Native fencers to-day numbered forty, viz., ten men and thirty boys. They were turned off quietly. No more arrests will be made till it has been officially ascertained that the result of the late trial is known at Parihaka. Sir A. Gordon. Sir A. Gordon’s commission as administrator of the Government was received by the mail.