NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2100, 16 November 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

Obb pbess association. I BLENHEIM, November 16. Obituary. Mr Andrew Richmond, M.H.R., died rather suddenly at the Richmond Dale run last evening. Heart disease is supposed to be the cause of death. GRAHAMSTOWN, November 11. The Patetere Block. A meeting was held last night to discuss the advisability of adopting a memorial for presentation to the new Governor, praying that the proclamation be not withdrawn from the Patetere block. The meeting was numerously attended, and the proceedings wore most orderly. The following resolutions were carried :—“ That a respectful address be presented to Sir A. Gordon, asking him to letainjthe proclamation over Patetere“That the address be presented by Sir Georgs Grey.” Mr Speight, (M.H.R., referred to Mr John Sheehan in connection with the transaction, and also to the telegram published in the “ Star ” of last evening from Mr Sheehan, asking the public to withhold their condemnation till ho addressed his constituents. Mr Speight said the fact of a man defending himself before he was attacked led to the impression he had something to defend.

Beported Gold Discovery. It is rumored that gold hai been discovered at Eati Eat! on the side of the Diriding Range. WELLINGTON, November 16. The Property Assessment Act. At the Magistrate'* Court this morning H. Crease for neglect in not furnishing tho statement required under tho Property Assessment Act was fined £5 and ordered to pay treble the duty. TIMARU, November 10. Mayoral Election, Captain Sutter has been re-elected Mayor for the third time. A Phenomenon. At three yesterday afternoon a huge sheet of clay-colored water, extending as far as could be seen seawards, was seen travelling at the rate of three miles an hour from the south-east. As it approached, tho water in the harbor, previously bright blue, was changed to a yellow, which was almost a chrome color, but scon cleared again. The phenomenon, which at first was regarded as a tidal wave, is supposed to be due to a heavy fresh in some of t' e southern rivers. DUNEDIN, November 16. AquaticConsiderable sums of money have changed hands on the boat race, the betting on Triciett being 5 to 4, Insurance ItemBy a fire at Opoho, which destroyed the house of Mr Steel, the Transatlantic office Icoes £IOO. EducationalThe Diocesan Synod rejected resolutions for a petition to tho Assembly in favor of Bible reading in schools, and for the creation of a general sustentation fund. The Gold Robbery. lie the gold robbery from tho Taranaki, the purser of the vessel and two officials of the

Bank of New Zetland here witnessed ite lodgment in the safe on board the Tararnfc, The gold coneisted of five ingots, each weighing nearly 250ez. All concerned in the low are anxiously awaiting the arrival of further particulars. The gold was shipped by the Bank of Now Zealand, in Dunedin. The feet that the gold is in of a large sirs should make its disposal difficult, unless, indeed, the robbers prove to be professional thieves. AUCKLAND, November 15. Arriva s. Among the passengers by the mail steamer were Mies Annie Berkeley, an American actress of some celebrity. She proceeds South as there is no company here to play with her. Mr Theophilus Heale, Native Lands Court Judge, Mr Ernest Tinne, author of the “ Wonderland of the Antipodes,” and Dr. Fisher, an old Canterbury colonist, were also passengers. Fire. A fire broke out at Mount Eden road alt midnight, burning down a seven-roomed cottage, owned by Mr W. R. Edwards. The house was vacated a fortnight ago by the owner, but a lad slept on the premises to look after it. The house was insured in the New Zealand for £250. The origin of the fixe ie unknown.

NEW PLYMOUTH, November 15. Mayoral Election. Captain Davidson, the late Mayor, we* rs-eleoted to-day without opposition. Burial of Sergeant Flliott. Sergeant Elliott, of the Armed Constabulary, formerly of Patea and Waikato, was buried yesterday with military honors. Farming. Very little wheat has been p’anted in the Waitara, as most of the formers are going in for grazing. PALMERSTON NORTH, November 15. Mr Linton waa re-elected Mayor without opposition. NELSON, November 15. The Anchor Line. The Anchor line of steamers, with the exception of the Lyttelton, but together with the Albion Wharf, foundry, hull, &c., have now been purchased here. The price has not transpired, but the new owners are Messrs Cook and Co., Sclanders and Co., P. Donald (Arthur and Go.) and Brown (superintendent engineer). The steamers will continue to run as heretofore, iu the Wellington, Wanganui, and West Coast trade. OAMARU, November 15. Carpenters and Joiners. A branch of the Carpenters’ and Joiner* Association wa* formed here on Saturday evening. Three-term Gibbs. Mr S. Gibbs was elected Mayor of Oamarc to-day, for the third successive year. Benevolent Society.

At the annual meeting of the North Otago Benevolent Society to-night, all the local ministers of religion were elected ex officio members of the committee with the exception of the Bev. J. Poster, who was rejected by one vote. The tenor of Mr Poster's letter to a Lincolnshire paper was freely discussed. TIMAEU, November 15. Mayoral ElectionCaptain Sutter was re-elected Mayor of Timaru to-day without opposition. DUNEDIN, November 15. Mary Prescott. The police hare so far not got any clue to the whereabouts of the girl Mary Prescott. From her antecedents it is believed that her letter intimating her intention of committing suicide was a blind, and that she has gone up country. ISYEBOAEGILL, November 15. FireThe residence of Captain Eaymond, at Avondale, was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The house was of large dimensions, and was insured for £IOOO in the North British and Mercantile Company. The cause of the fire is unknown.

Poor Shanks. At a meeting of electors of the Kataura district, held at Appleby to-night, a motion of want of confidence in Mr Shanks as their representative, and calling on him to resign, was passed unanimously. Mr Shanks was burned in efilay by some larrikins at the close of the proceedings.

fPBOK OtTB OWN COBBB3PONDKNT.I WELLINGTON, November 15. The Mail. The southern portion of the San Francisco mail, which arrived at Auckland yesterday, has been transhipped into the Wanaka, which leaves Onehunga this evening for Wellington direct, calling only at Taranaki. She is expected to reach Wellington on Wednesday morning, in time for the mails to be sent on the same day for Lyttelton and the South, arriving in Christchurch and Dunedin on Thursday.

Ministerial Movements. There was a considerable exodus of Ministers to-day. The Premier left by the Hinemoa, and will land in parsing at Opunake, and travel overland to New Plymouth, where he will re-embark in the steamer and proceed to Mansukau Mr Hall expects to be in Auckland on Friday, and to leave on Monday or Tuesday on his way back with the new Governor, Sir Arthur Gordon, reaching Wellington on Wednesday or Thursday. The Native Minister accompanies Mr Hall in the Hinemoa to Opunake, where he will land and proceed to the camp for a personal inspection of the progress of events. The Minister for Public Works also leaves to-day for Dunedin, where he will spend a month’s holiday, paying a visit to Wellington during that time, for the purpose of being sworn in under the new Governor. This will leave only Messrs Atkinson and Dick in Wellington, but they will shortly be reinforced by the return of Mr Eolleston. West Coast Commission, It has been decided by the Government to appoint a new Royal Commission on West Const Native affairs. The first Commission, it will be remembered, consisted of Sir William Fox, Sir Dillon Bell, and Mohi Taihi, it being provided that any two of these three should be a quorum. Teihi’s subsequent refusal to act left the whole matter in the hands of his two European colleagues, but hi* resignation was not -.ccepted, or a successor appointed. Sir W. Fox and Sir F. D. Bell carried through their mission with success, and, as mentioned some time ago, it was decided to retain their services for the completion of the task which they had performed so efficiently up to a certain point. The appointment of Sir F. Bell to the AgencyGeneral, however, rendered it impossible to carry out the previous plan, and therefore it became necessary either to appoint a new Commissioner in his place or else to revoke the existing Commission and issue a new one. After a lengthened conference with Sir F. D. Bell, Sir W. Fox, and Mr Parris, the Government decided to take the the latter course, and the commission to Sir W. Fox, Sir F. Bell, and Mr Taihi will therefore bo revoked, and a new commission issued to Sir W. Fox alone, who will thus become sole Royal Commissioner for West Coast Native affaire, Mr Parris’ services, however, being retained to assist in the executive part of the mission. This has been arranged with the entire concurrence of Sir F. D. Bell, whose views are wholly in accordance with those of the Government in this matter. Sir F. D- Bell. Sir F D. Bell left Wellington for the South this afternoon, and proceeds to Melbourne next month with the view of going home by the Orient steamer Potosi.

No News. Yesterday telegrams from the Armed Constabulary camp reported that there hai been no reappearance of the Native fencers since the completion of the Parspara fence, which was mentioned a few days ago. No telegrams have bem received to-day. The UnemployedIt has been decided to appoint Mr Thor. Caleu’t, who is Government a£ent for the purchase of laud required under the Public Works Act to investigate and report on the present plan of providing Government work for tho “ unemployed," and, in fact, to undertake to a large extent the superintendence of of that department. No extra expense will be involved by this stop, as under the present arrangement Mr Oaloutt performs that duty as well as his others. The present system, under which the “ unemployed ’’ are engaged, if strongly condemned by practical men, and it considered to need a thorough reformation.