NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2147, 12 January 1881, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

fpEB PBBSB ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, Jinuary 12. Mr O. O. Montrose concluded negotiation* for the purchase of the " Waikato Mail '*' n»W:piper, published at Cambridge. JudicialThe Supreme Court to-day refused to allow costs to the lessees of the Albert Park, who took out an injunction against the Corporation to restrain Cole's Circus from performing on the Albert Reserve. NZ- Insurance Company. At the fortieth half .yearly meeting of the New Zealand Insurance Company to-day, the directors' report for the half-year ending Nov. 30th, 1880, showed that after making provision for all ascertained losses to date, and carrying £IO,OOO to the reserve fund, which with reinsurance fund now stands at £150,000, there remains the sum of £21,797 2s 3d for division, which the directors propose should be appropriated as follows:—Dividend at the rate of 15 per cent, per annum, £15,000; and the balance to be carried forward £6797. The Mail. No sign of the mail steimer. OAMABU, January 12. Batoman's Co-operation lectures have been well received, and great unanimity prevails. There is every prospect of a strong society being successfully formed, making Oamaru the centre. Harvesting has commenced in various parts of this district. BLUFF, January 18. Post-Sessional. Mr Shanks, the member for Mataura, addressed his constituents here last night. He was severely questioned re the Waimea plains railway loan, theJTreasurer's statement, thereby injuring the country's credit. A vote of confidence was proposed, but an amendment of vote of thanks was carried. AUCKLAND, January 11. The Governor. The G-overnor visits Sir G. Grey at Kawau on Saturday, and remains till Wednesday. The Drink Again. At the inquest on James White, a verdict of accidental drowning was returned. Deceased had been drinking. The Knife. C. B. King, foreman of Austin's boot faotory, who was stabbed by the apprentice Hugh Storey while ohastising him for misconduct, was charged with unlawful assault. Theevidence showed that Austin delegated such authority to the foreman, but the Magistrate held that he could not do so, and fined King 40s, and costs £3 7s. Storey awaits bis trial at the criminal sittings for stabbing King, NELSON, January 11. The Election. The suburbs election resulted in the return of Mr A. S. Collins by 189 to 159, a majority of 30. The Knife Again, In the street a man named Wcstrupp was stabbed, not seriously, by a man named Monton, who was arrested after receiving severe punishment from the bystander?. WELLINGTON, January 11. The Murderer Te Warepa. The sentence of death passed on Te Warepa, the Chatham Island murderer, has been commuted to imprisonment for life. GREYMOUTH, January 11. Mining Ketura. The Golden Fleece Extended, Beefton, cleared up yesterday with a remit of 1079 ounces of melted gold from 11-10 tons of quartz. DUNEDIN, January 11. A Respectable Overdraft. The municipal account for Dunodin is new overdrawn at the Bank of New Zealand to the amount of 410,039 5s 83.

Seamen's Strike. The Wokatipu's firemen would not sign tt-tides unless the Melbourne Union rules were introduced. The Union Company refused, and advertised for men, when overloo able-bodied men offered. Should any further resistance be attempted, the oonrpany state that thev will discharge ell the Union men •throughout the service and take on unskilled mn from tt»e rar&s of the unemployed. The Intolerants, Tho sitting of the Presbyterian Synod of •Otaao and Southland commenced to-night. TThe Bev. John Christie, of Waipahi, was ■•leoted Moderator. Notice of motion has been given tbat Parliament bo petitioned to xe-Intrtfdnse Bible reading m schools. |>BOH THfl OWN COBBBBPONDENT OB XEB " PBBSa."] WELLINGTON. January 11. Tho-Government have had a return prepared of persons who arrived in the oolony Snd left it during December, and also during he year 1880. During the latter 15,152 persons -arrived in the colony, viz., 8514 from England (including 8688 Government immigrants), 5897 from the Australian colonies and 741 from other places). The number that left the oolony was 7918, inoluding 6373 for the 'Australian colonies, 811 for England, and 734 other places, kjaving a balance in favor of New Zealand of 7773 in all, or 5015, exeluding Government immigrants. In the month of December the balance from New Zealand was 837. In September 278 arrived from Australia, and ■ 846 left for Austroha, and in December 825 arrived, and 517 left for the same colony. These returns show well for New Zealand, notwithstanding croaking.