NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2242, 9 June 1881, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[PBB PBBSB ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, June 8. Colonial Product. The Auckland Savings Bank trustees intend to give the local stone a trial in the erection of their handsome new three-storey building. They have invited samples. WELLINGTON, June 8. The Storm. Dr. Hector kindly famishes the following : —A strong gale was repotted to-day from Australia, advancing from the westward. The centre passed over Melbourne last evening, and passes Gabo at 2 p.m. to-day, where there is a strong S.W. wind, while at the same time a strong N.W. at Hobart. The storm centre reported as at Adelaide on the 2nd, and Gabo on the 3rd, has passed to the N.W. of New Zealand, and has probably caused the heavy easterly swell that has been reported as making southwards along the East Coast for some days past. DUNEDIN, June 8. Frozen Meat Company. At a meeting of the committee of the Meat Refrigerating Company it was stated that 1200 out of 4000 shares in the company have already been taken up. Machinery will be ordered from homo directly the share list is sufficiently complete. Removal. Mr H. 0. Brewer, depaty-registrar of the Supreme Court, has been transferred to Auckland. i Bottle Licenses. The Taieri Licensing Couit, of which Mr Fulton, M.H.R., is chairman, declined to grant any new bottle licenses. INVERCARGILL, June 8. Sporting. The owner of Native Oat is not going to send his horse to the Wanganui trotting meeting. The Racecourse. The Jockey Club to-night declined the offer of the Forbury Park Company, which was to give them the pork for five years at £IOOO a year, and afterwards for five years at £I6OO a year. The club agreed to make a fresh offer of £I2OO a year with a purchasing clause, the amount to be fixed. Frozen Meat Company. At an adjourned meeting of the executive committee of the Southland Frozen Meat and Produce Export Company, held to-day, the draft prospectus, which provides that the capital shall be £IO,OOO in £5 shares, was adopted. The working out of the scheme was left in the hands of the provisional directors. Wreck. The cutter Jane has arrived at Riverton, bringing news that the missing cutter Hannah is a total wreck in Broad Bay, Stewart’s Island. Roger Owen and Ned Clark were both taken off safely, after suffering considerable hardship. The Hannah, it appears, missed stays and was beached, Incautiouiness. Mr Joseph Allen, landlord of the Great Western Hotel at Riverton, slipped ia getting on the platform oi a railway carriage at Ihornbury junction this evening. Both his legs were broken, and he also received severe internal injuries, from which he has since died.

[raoat the own cobbbspoitdbkt of the PBIBB.”] WELLINGTON, June 8. There is a total absence of any political rumors of consequence. Very few members have yet arrived, and not many are expected by the Northern steamer to-night. Some little surprise and anxiety have been created by the absence of any notification that the Speaker, Sir Maurice O'Rorke, had left with the other Auckland members for Wellington, and some curious speculations have arisen as t 3 what would be done if he did not arrive in time for the opening to-morrow, Mr Seymour, Chairman of Committee, will not be here before next week, and should Sir G. M. O’Eorle really not torn up the complication will be very peculiar, especially as it .is doubtful whether the Governor would consent to prorogue for a day or two. The Gavemor’s speech is still undergoing revision. A. proof has just been sent to Government House, and further slight alterations are anticipated. Nothing will be definitely settled regarding the movers and seconders of tie address in reply until mem-, hers are here to-morrow. 1 hear that the

speech will be unuiuafiy short, barely occupying two “ Gazette ” pages, and that it will be little more than a rechauffe of the programme put forth by Mr Hall at Leeston. The Opposition members are very jubilant nt Mr Biohmond’s defeat, and count positively on securing Mr Levestam’s vote, as also that of Mr Weston, who it is believed is certain to beat Mr Fitzgerald for Grey Valley. It is rumored that & the Opposition find they can safely count on these two votes they will unite on some more definite aggressive steps than are otherwise contemplated.