NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2124, 14 December 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[PBESS ASSOCIATION.J AUCKLAND, December 14. The Property Tax. Four thousand persons in Auckland are liable to the property tax by possessing property above £SOO. Admiralty House. Admiralty House here is being renovated for the reception of the Commodore of the station. The Telephone. The Postal, Telegraphic, Fire Brigade, and Folios Stations, and the public offices, are to be shortly connected by telephone. The Mormons in Hew Zealand. J. I. Lundon, late Priest in Canterbury on the Mormon mission, who left Auckland with Elder Pearce for Utah, has sent a letter to Auckland, in which he gays :—Having learned there is to be another exodus of deluded Mormon victims from New Zealand to Utah, he considers it his duty before God and man to warn intending immigrants. He says the Mormon priesthood, as a rule, consist of liars, debauchers, and murderers. He instances Jno. Taylor,who had four wives living while teaching in France that plurality of wives was not taught by the Mormon doctrines. The letter gives instances of the seduction of many women. He concludes by stating that Mormonism is nothing but a well-organised system of disloyalty and deception, luring thousands to poverty every year. If some of the Mormon elders had their desserts they would have been in gaol while in New Zealand for indecent eisault or something worse. He could tell long stories of their actions while in New Zealand. HAWERA, December 14, Deferred Land Payment. One hundred and five applications were received yesterday for the deferred payments’ land.Jeighty-three jat Hawera and twenty-two at Patea. Pour sections were unoontested. Jas. Crawford, farmer, of Waitotara, John William Barnes, laborer, of Blenheim; John Bently, settler, of Wellington, and James Wilson, platelayer, were successful applicants. No. 1 section of Block V. was the only section not applied for. Large numbers are here, and the competition is likely to be more brisk than at the first sale. WELLINGTON, December 14, The Opunake MurderThe charge of murder against Tuhi is still occupying the Court. Twenty witnesses have yet to be examined. It is not likely that the case will conclude until to-mosrow. GBEYMOUXH, December 14. Crushed to Death. Yesterday, an accident occurred on a lead on the Seventeen Mile Beach, by which a miner named Michael Kerry lost his life. It is conjectured the giving way of a false set of timber was the cause of the disaster. Every assistance was given by the miners, but life was extinct before Kerry could be released. DUNEDIN, December 14. A Gun LicenceIn the verdict on Kislinbury’s case (who was shot accidentally by his brother, as mentioned in yesterday’s telegram), the jury returned this rider—“ Wo are of opinion that the Government should issue or institute a gun licence, which would have the effect of preventing in a great measure, if not entirely, tho sale of fire-arms to boys.” Trotting MatchKirkwood forfeits his deposit in the proposed trotting match against Native Oat. The Colonial Football TeamThe “ Times " says : —“We hear on good authority that the idea of sending an Australian football team to England in a few months has now assumed a definite shape, and that the men will be picked in a few days with the consent of tho leading footbaU clubs in the colony. New Zealand will be represented by Murray, Sweet and Hamorton. Later. Murray, Sweet, and Hamorton are merely suggested as suitable representatives of Otago footballers. The Northern clubs are to be invited to nominate their’s. AUCKLAND, December 13. Importation of BeesThe mail steamer Australia brought four boxes of bees, three for Mr Farr, of Christchurch, and one for J. H. Harrison, Coromandel, Auckland. Only a few bees died during the passage. They are from the apiary of Mr N. Levening, of Los Angelos county. Each colony is accompanied by an Italian queen, including the one that took the prize at the recent Son Francisco fair.

University Scholarships. The matriculation and junior scholarship examination in connection with the University of New Zealand, commenced this morning. Eighteen candidates presented themselves, half being ladies. The Rev. Dr. Bunciman acted as supervisor. A Catholic pro-Cathedral-At a meeting of the Catholics it was resolved to proceed with the erection of the new pro-cathedral according to Ifr Mstonfly 1 ! plans. The architect’s plans provides for the erection of a handsome pro-cathedral to cover the whole site now occupied by the present church and schools. NEW PLVMOUTH, December 13. Flood in Waitara. The Waitara river was flooded yesterday, and several carcases of cattle and pigs were carried out to sea. Above the bridge about half an acre of land was carried away. NAPIER, December 13. A Bad Move. The Supreme Court sitting commenced today. In one case two prisoners were charged, with horse stealing. One of them pleaded “ Guilty,” and the other “Not Guilty.” The first volunteered Queen’s evidence, and through his evidence the other was convicted and sentenced to three years’ penal servitude. The one who pleaded w Guilty” was then brought up, and MV Justice Richmond remarked that he conld not sentence him to less than his comrade, as he was equally guilty. The man was sentenced to three years to his evident surprise. RacingNominations for the Napier Handicap of 500 sovs, Railway Handicap of 100 eovs. Handicap Hurdles of 150 sovs, for the autumn meeting, and nominations for the Hawke’s Bay Guineas, 1882, close with the secretary of the Hawke’s Bay J.O. on Saturday next. Collapsed. The movement to establish a woollen factory in Hawke’s Bay baa collapsed. The beetroot sugar question is now being agitated. WELLINGTON, December 13. Sale of Waimate PlainsA further sale of land on the Waimate Plains took place to-day under the deferred payment system. Eighty-one were applications received at Hawera, and every section was applied for except section 1 block 5. There were only five sections with only oneapplicant. These are good prospects for the cash sales. The Suez Mail. It is nnderstood that the contract with the Union Steamship Company for the conveyance of the Suez mails between Melbourne and the Bluff, and which expires shortly, will not be renewed. Breach of Beer Duty. At the Magistrate’s Court judgment wa given in the reserved charges against fou publicans for a breach of the Beer Duty Act by drawing beer from casks without having defaced stamps. A fine of Is and costs was inflicted in each case. WESTPORT, December 13. The Victory MineMr Beeves, M.H.R., has arranged for the supply of machinery to the Victory Company’s mine. New Creek, on behalf of Dunedin capitalists. The mine looks remarkably well. TIMABU, December 13. The Breakwater. Another 360 feet contract of the breakwater was completed to-day, making, in all, about 900 feet. Some 200 feet of wharf will be ready in about a fortnight, and vessels drawing fourteen feet of water can now lie inside, the depth at the end of the work at low water being twenty-four feet. Mr Wakefield at GeraldineMr Wakefield addressed a crowded meeting of electors at the Oddfellows’s Hall, Geraldine, to-night. Fully 200 persona were present. Mr Wakefield was attentively listened to and frequently applauded. At the conclusion of the address a vote of thanks and confidence was passed almost unanimously. DUNEDIN, December 13. Terrible AccidentAt Bannockburn some hoys were playing is an old sluicing ground, and one, named Masson, got a pick and started picking under a hanging face, when a mass of earth fell, crashing him to a jelly. [FBOM OITE OWN OOBBBSPOHDBHT.] WELLINGTON, December 13. Ministerial Movements. The Hon. T. Dick, Colonial Secretary, left by the Te Anau this afternoon for the South. He goes to spend bis Christmas holidays in Dunedin. The Premier goes to Canterbury in a few days with the same object. The Parihaka Survey. To-day’s official telegrams from the Constabulary camp report that all is quiet. There are no further attempts on the part of the Maoris to obstruct the road or resume fencing. The Parihaka survey is proceeding steadily.