NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2118, 7 December 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

CABLE NEWS

[PEES 8 ASBOCIATIQff.J AUCKLAND, December 6, The TaupoMr F. Winter has purchased the barque Clara Hargreaves and the hulk Martha, and intends to send them to Tauranga to assist in another attempt to float the Taupo. A Heavy Drop. The Boyal Insurance Company have notifled plaintiffs’ solicitor in the case of the Bank of New South Wales and Boyal Insurance Company to render his account, from which it is presumed that the Company do not intend to proceed further with the case. The amount of the original insurance was £1350, and judgment was given by the jury against the Company for £IBSO. The legal expenses will probably amount to £IOOO. Coining. A number of spurious coins are in circulation. The shilling pieces are excellent imitations, and almost perfect in minting. The Late Mr SingletonAt the inquest held on the body of Mr Singleton a verdict of “ Accidental death” web returned. Deceased was well connected, and was a son of Mr Singleton, 8.M., county Monagh, Ireland. A Complete SellThe meeting at Te Awamutu on Saturday to protest against the withdrawal of the proclamation on the Patatere block, turned out the opposite of what its promoters calculated. Those who signed the r-quisition did not turn up, and the following resolution was carried—“lt is the opinion of this meeting that tie Government be respectfully requested to withdraw the proclamation from Patatere block, and leave the purchase free to the Patetere Land Company or to private parties. Volunteering. _ The firing for the district prizes for rifles and carbine?, only attracted nine competitors. Fire. Mr Stewart’s house at Kereiere has been burnt down. It was issued for £49. The origin of the fire is unknown. NEW PLYMOUTH, December 6. Communication Opened. Daily communication between New Ply*

mouth and Wanganui has been again resumed, l£r Young running his coaches regularly between the Ngaiti and Waitotara railway stations. Passengers leave by the 7 a.m. train, and reach Wanganui the same evening. WELLINGTON, December 6. What is a House ? At the Appeal Court this afternoon the ease Regina v. McKay was heard, and the conviction quashed. McKay hod been convicted at Dunedin for setting fire to a dwelling-house; but after argument, the Judges held that the place was not a house, it having been removed from one site to another, and still remained on skids. The Waimate PlainsOfficial telegrams from the Constabulary camp report eveything quiet there, and also on the Parihaka Block, where the survey is foco2 on. • OAMARU, December 6. Off the RailsThe express train arrived about a quarter of an hour later than usual through a horsebox getting off the rails. No damage, however, was done, and the horse-box being maced on the line again, the train resumed its journey. Forgery. John Mnir, alias Hamilton, alias Holmden, was to-day committed to take his trial at the Supreme Court on a charge of forgery. DUNEDIN, December 6. The Suez MailThe Suez mail, which arrived at the Bluff Tby the Rotorua, will not be delivered till tomorrow morning. Mr EettenMf Henry Ketten opened to an enthusiastis audience on Saturday, and to-night the Garrison Hall is crowded. Charge of Stabbing. At the City Court to-day William Pearce was committed for trial for stabbing Joseph Mitchell on Saturday afternoon. [FBOK OUB OWN OOESKBPOHDEHT.] WELLINGTON, December 6. Cabinet Meeting. A long meeting of Ministers in Cabinet was held to-day, when a good deal of < important holiness was discussed, bnt its nature has not transpired. Ministerial MovementsThe Attorney-General (Hon. F. Whitaker) was to have left Wellington last night by the ' Wanaka for Auckland, bnt postponed his ( departure on account of the unfavorable j weather. * The Native Minister (Hon. J. Bryce) left ( town this morning by coach for Wanganui, to j attend a banquet which takes place at that 3 town to-morrow evening. Mr Bryce is expected to return on Thursday. , Mt- Whitaker goes to Auckland to-morrow j by the Albion. Retrenchment. 1 The work of amalgamation and oonsolida- J lion of the various departments in the Civil , Service is still proceeding. It has now been determined to amalgamate the accountant’s, office in the postal and telegraph depart- . znents, which at present are wholly separate. , now that these two departments|themselveß. J ore united under one head, and so many , postal and telegraph offices throughout the 1 colony are placed under one man, there will be a great saving of time and labor in requiring only one account to be kept instead of two separate ones. The change will involve considerable redaction in expenditure by reducing the number of officers, and so I saving their salaries, while the public con- 1 venience will be promoted rather than im- 1 psded. f I The Opunake Murder. t The Hinemoa left this afternoon for Opn- s make, to bring down the witnesses in the 1 murder case against the Maori Tnhi. There t are no fewer than twenty-two witnesses for i the prosecution. The day for the trial ia not j jet fixed : that rests with the law officers and e ■the Supreme Court. The reason that all the 1 witnesses have to he bronght to Wellington i as that in the event of Toni pleading “Hot e Guilty ” it would be necessary to prove the 1 whole case. Counsel will probably be c assigned to the prisoner by the Court. e