NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2198, 12 March 1881, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[pee pbess association] REEFTON, March 12, Mining. The Lyell United Alpine Company's return for four and a half days ended Friday were 124 tons of stone for 203 0 z, of amalgam. DrownedA man named Samuel Mclntyre was accidentally drowned in trying to cross the Upper Mataki-taki on Thursday, TIMAEU, Merch 11. A Lucky EscapeThis morning a man in Mr Cunningham’s grain store, while carrying a bag of wheat along a plank, overbalanced himself and fell twenty feet, with the bag on the top of him. A grain screen into which be fell saved htj life. DUNEDIN, March 12. Tapanui Races. At the Tapanui races Tom King won the Handicap, and Nautilus the Ladies’ Purse. Threshing Machine Accident. Henry Louis Lovell had his Isft foot completely crushed by a threehing machine at Palmerston. Dr. Brown amputated the limb,

and ordered the man’s removal to the Dunedin Hospital, but ho died before reaching town. Naseby Races. At the Naseby race* yesterday Bailor Boy won the throe principal events. AUCKLAND, March 11, EducationalMessrs Hobbs, Dargaville, and Moat, have been returned as members of the Education Board. Poor Boy! A son of tho Hon, James Williamson received injuries from a fall from hit horse. Immorality at the Industrial School. Owing to tho disclosure of the existence of immoral practices between tho older children at the Industrial Home tho committee have decided to send to service all boys over twelve. A general meeting will shortly be held to consider the position of the Home, and get the Government to provide proper buildings for the separation of tho sexes and enforcing discipline. Committees and Boards. At the meeting of school committees of the province to consider the relations of committees to the Education Board, a resolution was passed against tampering with the Act also appointing a sub-committee to indicate tho relation of committees to the Board. NELSON, March 11. A Little Wanderer. A two-year-old son of Mr W. Kraini, farmer, Moutere, wandered from the house into a very rough piece of country, abounding with high manuka and swamps. After thirty-six hours’ search the father and some friends discovered the boy, who was almost starved with hunger and exposure, and in addition was wot through. The child was found about six miles from home. Barley for London. The barque Electra has been chartered to load here with barley for London. WELLINGTON, March 11. The Stranding of the Mohaka. The Court have decided to retun Captain Bymonds’ certificate. Tho mate, Ecksford, they suspended during tho Governor’s pleasure. Asylum Enquiry. The Asylum inquiry was continued this afternoon, when further evidence in defence of tho management was taken. Presbyterian Assembly. The Presbyterian Assembly met again today. Tho first business was the consideration of the church agency report, but was adjourned until to-morrow. The report of Sabbath school committee was given in. The report shows considerable progress in this sphere of service, there being eighty-threo schools, 722 teachers, and 6991 scholars. After some discussion, in which several members spoke strongly as to the Bible being used in day schools, the report was adopted. Mr Treadwell received a vote of thanks for a paper which he read on " Materialism.” The remainder of the evening was occupied in discussing a motion to rescind the Students Evangelistic Ordination Act, which ultimately was carried. DUNEDIN, March 11. Finn in Hot Water. Great dissatisfaction is expressed in the Lake District at Mr Finn, M.H.R. tor Wakatipu, leaving for Poverty Bay without addressing his constituents. The Property Tax. About £15,000 have been paid for the Property Tax. The Benevolent InstitutionCertain charges having been made by a wardsman and inmate of the Benevolent Institution to the effect that tho food supplied to the inmates was not fit to eat, and that the internal management was bad, the committee held an investigation, and examined a number of inmates, showing that the charges were without foundation, A Strange Story. At a meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Club to-night, the following resolution was carried_: —“It having been brought under the notice of the committee that the representative of the owner of the horse Natator, entered for the Forbury Handicap, accepted for that race at 10 p.m, on Friday, 25th February, and scratched the horse at 10.10 a.m. on the 26th, and that the horse was sent by train to Obristchnroh by the 7.30 a.m. train on the 26th, and the committee having reason to believe that arrangements were made with tho Bail way Department for a box for the horse en the evening of the 25th, the club call upon the Hon. W. Robinson, owner of tho horse, for an explanation.” Sad AccidentA man named Henry Lewis Lovell, working at Shag Valley yesterday, had hie foot crushed in a threshing machine. His leg was amputated by Dr. Browne, of Palmerston, and the man was sent by the express to Dunedin, but he died on the way. BLUFF, March 11. A Harrow Escape. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s ship Waitara made a start to-day, but the wind fell away and forced her to take tho passage inside the lightship. She grazed the rocks, but sustained no damage, and is making no water. Sho will probably proceed to-morrow. Her cargo is wool. [Fhom the Own Oobeespondhnt or the WELLINGTON, March 11. The Property Tax. The Property Tax officers inform me that the total amount of Property Tax received up to the closing of the ofilceslthroughout the colony last night was £76,498. The respective sums contributed by the various districts were as follows : Canterbury, £19,249 j Wellington, £17,027 ; Auckland, £14,623 : Otago, £12,400; Hawke’s Bay, £5215; Nelson, £2989 ; Southland, £2756 ; Waitaki, £2244 ; total, £76,498. It will be seen that Wellington stands second to Canterbury heading both Auckland and Otago by a large sum. The comparatively small amount paid by Otago seems strange at first sight, but probably this apparent anomaly may prove susceptible of ready explanation when all the circumstances become known. The second instalment is not due until the 22nd inst., but a large sum will still be required for the Colonial Treasurer’s estimate, £300,000, to be reaohed.