NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2204, 19 March 1881, Page 2

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AUCKLAND, March 19. Aquatic. White is doing daily sculling exercise for the match against Hoara for the championship of the colony. White’s friends ore favorable to Hearn’s proposal to make a match between White, Duncan, and Hearn for £SO each, and row at Wellington. Lotteries. The case against Lieut. Hermann, for holding a lottery in connection with his Diorama, has been adjourned. Typhoid FeverAll the typhoid fever cases in hospital are convalescent. No new cases have been admitted. One patient died last night. WANGANUI, March 19. More Hide ShootingThe five representatives of the Wanganui Rifles, who won the Company’s trophy at Nelson, were challenged by another team of five, from the same company, to a match on the same conditions us at Nelson. It came off' this morning, and resulted in a victory for the ■ icond team. The Nelson representatives scored 418, the second team scored 447, or 7 points more than the winning score at Nelson. WELLINGTON. March 19. Creeping UpThe Property Tax payments up to last night were as follow*: —Auckland, £21,182; Hawke’s Bay, £7876; Wellington, £23,428 Nelson, £4880; Canterbury, £33 811; Waitaki, £5978 ; Otago, £23,054 ; Southland, £4240 : total, £124,449. DUNEDIN, March 19. Silence is Gold. Mr W. Downe Stewart withdraws unreservedly all statements made by him reflecting on Mr Macdermott’s professional conduct, and regrets that ho should have made them under a misapprehension of facts. The action will therefore be stopped. AUCKLAND, March 18. A Laudable ProceedingThe police authorities have instituted proceedings against the proprietors of the American War Diorama under the Lotteries Act tor an infringement of the law by distributing gifts at the Theatre Boyal. CAMBRIDGE, March 18. Native Land-Sub-division 102 a in the Whaita Kurunui block was before the Land Court to-day. Te Mahihuri objected to the Ngutitiranga getting any portion of (hie block, alleging that they had got their share in the previous one. Mr Mackay insisted on obtaining a third of the block. The question was debated at considerable length, after which further hearing was adjourned till to-morrow. By order of the Court the public bouses will be kept closed till 10 a.m. NEW PLYMOUTH, March 18. Prospecting. It was reported boro tome time since that gold had been found up the Patca river, inland of Hawera, by Mr Barclay's survey party. A prospecting party have been out a month on the land, and one of (he party has interviewed the editor of the “ Herald,” and stated that they made a most thorough search but could see no trace of true quarts. WELLING lON, March 18. ResignationThe resignation of Mr B. W. Mills as a Justice of the Peace has been accepted. The Asylum Enquiry. Dr, Skae. Inspector of Asylums, and Mr Whitelaw, Superintendent of the Wellington Asylum, wore examined before the Asylum Commissioners this afternoon. TIMAEU, March 18. GratifyingFather Goutenoire was presented at Waimato on St. Patrick’s Day with an address and a purse of 112 sovereigns by the members of bis late congregation at Timaru,

DUNEDIN, March 18. A DisclaimerThe “Tablet” denies the report put in circulation by the Wellington correspondent of the “ Lyttelton Times,” that it was to be transferred to and bo published at Wellington. It suspects the whole thing to be a canard, started with the object of getting up a “no Popery” cry against the new Postmaster ■ Q eneral. Mr Bastings will SpeakMr Horace Bastings, M.H.R. for Wakaia, addresses his constituents next week. INVEROARGHLL, March 18. The GovernorThe Governor held an undress levee thi* morning, when ninety-two gentlemen were presented. Afterwards he visited the public institutions and sports on the crioket ground. In the afternoon he visited Riverton, and in the evening attended a ball given in his honor. To-morrow morning he will proceed to Queenstown. Mr Ramilly and Captain Knollys loft for Melbourne per Arawata. The Weather. To-day the weather is miserable and the glass very low;