NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2164, 1 February 1881, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[PKB PBBSB ASSOCIATION.] NAPIER, February I. GubernatorialThe Governor left town to-day and stays at To Aute to-night, the guest of the Bev. S. Williams, and proceeds to Wellington tomorrow overland. He will receive a public reception at Woodville. StatisticsVital Statistics:—Marriages, 9; births, 41; deaths, 11. Tho Customs revenue is £2065. GRAHAMSTOWN, February 1. Startling Intelligence!!. An accident occurred yesterday evening at Tararu, along the Tapu road. Mr John Brown, of Waimo, with his wife and daughter, were proceeding homewards when the trap they wore in capsized, throwing out the occupants, near Whakatere, Mr Brown received a severe gash on tho forehead, rendering him insensible. He was also injured in the spine by the horse falling on him. The wife was hurt internally, but the daughter escaped. The injured couple were taken to the hospital. WELLINGTON, February 1. Direct to London. The steamer Northumberland sailed for London at six o’clock this morning. She takes a cargo valued at £122,000. At the Magistrate’s Court this morning, Messrs Hutchinson and Harding, J.P,’s, attended. in accordance with a mandamus from tho Supreme Court, to give judgment in tho case of H.M. Customs v Marten, a publican, who was convicted for having several unstamped boxes of cigars in his possession. The Bench inflicted the full penalty of £IOO without costs, but recommended that it be mitigated to the minimum. The proprietors of the White Swan and Panama Hotels were fined £2 for Sunday trading. The magistrates remarked that if the mitigated penalties now being inflicted did not put a stop to the Sunday traffic, the fine would be increased in future. Seamen’s StrikeThe crew of the steamer Go-Ahead struck work this morning, demanding the eight hours’ system while in port and overtime. It is thought no difficulty will be experienced in shipping a crew of non-unionists, WANGANUI, February 1. RacingThe acceptances for the Wanganui Autumn Meeting close at 9 p.m. on February 2nd. DUNEDIN, February 1. Tho North Dunedin rifles are to be represented at Nelson by the following members— Corporal Hutchinson, Sergeant Johnston, privates Brookes, Millar, and Marshall. Tho company pay £5 per man to wards the expense*. INVERCARGILL, February 1. Vital Statistics. During January there were 86 births, fi dentt—, unci 9 marriages registered at Invercargill-

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The terms ot the Australian team that they •hall have all privileges were agreed to at a public meeting last night. A two-days match was arranged for February 11th And 13th. TIMARTI, February 1. Death by Drowning. Timothy Fitzgerald, a laborer, was drowned while bathing yesterday afternoon in the river Waiho, eight miles from Woimato. In LuckRichard Power, a working man, who was sentenced a week ago to a fortnight’s imprisonment for stealing a screw wrench from his employer, ha i his case reheard, and the additional evidence casting a strong doubt on his guilt, ho was discharged. AUCKLAND, January 31. Good DividendsThe Auckland Gas Company has declared a dividend of 15 per cent. At the annual meeting of the Accident Insnranco Company, after paying all the costs of establishing brunches in Now Zealand and Australia, a dividend of 10 per cent, was declared and £1630 carried forward. Messrs Stone and Owen were re-elected directors. At a meeting of the Union Sash and Door Company, the report for the half-year ending December 31st showed a net profit of £3539, and undivided profit from last halfyear £3914. A dividend of 10 per cent, was declared, and a balance carried forward of £2767. The balance eheet showed—Aseets, £192,287; liabilities, £51,435. Mr G. E. Hughes was re-elected a director. The chairman said that there had been a depression in 'business through the falling off of the demand for timber from southern provinces. Owing to excessive competition the price of timber lor the lost six months has been lower than for years. Aquatic. The race for unsuccessful competitors in the champion schooner race for the New Zealand Shipping Company’s cup of £2O did not eventuate to-day, as there were only two entries. The four-oared inriggor race was rowed this evening, distance three miles. First prize, £3O. The entries were —Auckland (representative mar.), Ponsonby, and the Thames. Auckland took the lead from the •tart and maintained it, as did the Thames in the second position. Ponsonby finished badly. Albert White (of White Bros., Mercury Bay) has published a challenge offering to row an outrigger sculling match for £IOO or £2OO and the championship of the colony against any residents in the colony; place and terms to be mutually agreed on. NELSON, January 31. MiningConsiderable interest is being taken in the development of gold-bearing reefs. The Mount Arthur reefs are attracting much attention, and a prospecting association has been formed for the purpose of proving the lines of the supposed reefs at Wuugapaka, and between there and Mount Arthur. WELLINGTON, January 31. RevenueThe Customs revenue for the month amounted to £12,360. StatisticsDuring January 101 births and 31 death* were registered in Wellington. Eighteen marriage certificates were issued in the same period. LandBy proclamation in the “ Gazette ” 3000 acres of land west of Waingongoro River, on the West Coast, are set apart on the deferred payment system The Effects of DrinkW. R. Welsh, an old settler at Toita, committed suicide, near his brother’s residence, Opope, on Thursday, by cutting his throat. It is supposed to be the result of drink. The body was found on Sunday. TIMABU, January 31. Death by Drowning. A man named Timothy Fitzgerald was drowned in the Waiho River on Saturday. At the inquest to-day a verdict uf accidental death was returned. The WeatherThe weather continues excessively hot, and there is a great demand for labor for harvest work. If fine weather continues for another three weeks the crop will be one of the finest over reaped in this part of the colony. Births, Deaths, and Marriages. Thirty-four births, eleven deaths, and six marriages were registered in Timaru last month. Revenue. The Customs revenue for January was £1340 9s lOd, as against £1376 3s for the corresponding month last year. DUNEDIN, January 31. MiningThe return from the Keep it Dark Company, Beefton, for this mouth was 102 ounces of retorted gold f rom 426 tons of stone. The Weather, The weather during the past week has been unusually sultry. Statistics The vital statistics for January are—births, 148; deaths, 38 ; marriages, 46. The Mail. The Colombo Brindisi mail arrived by the southern express this evening, INVERCARGILL, January 31, Ecclesiastical, At the annual meeting of parishioner*- of All Saints’ Church, Gladstone, this evening, a, resolution was presented that the Ritualistic practices and opinions of the Rev. John Hobbs, the incumbent, meet with the strong disapproval of the parishioners, and that he bo respectfully requested to tender his resignation. The resolution was withdrawn on the understanding that the newly-elected vestry would take action in conformity with the laws of the Church if thought necessary. [PEOM THE OWN COBBBSPOHDBHT ON THH “ PBBSS.”] WELLINGTON, January 31, I understand that some fears were entertained yesterday that a collision might take place between the two Native tribes who have bo long been at variance in regard to the Murimuta block. Major Kemp had announced bis intention of going up with a party to survey the land, and to mark off the boundaries of the Rangipo block, with a viow of defining tho precise extent of the interest of the tribe Ngalirangi. It was expected that Topia probably would oppose Kemp’s proceedings by force, and in that case a fight was apprehended. Fortunately, however, Kemp at the last moment abandoned his intention, and recalled his men. Kemp’s excuse was that he wanted to survey the block for the Native Land Court, but us such a survey could not have been accepted this is evidently a mere pretext, ________