NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2386, 25 November 1881, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[PEE TUBBS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, November 24. Inquest on a LunaticAt an inquest held on David Elder, at the Lunatic Asylum, who died from acute mania, a verdict of “ Death from Natural Causes ” was returned. Ho had tried to strangle himself several times. The New Savings Bank. A tender for the erection of the new Auckland Savings Bank was accepted at £5093. Owing to the Bank’s large surplus reserves, the directors propose to lend money out on mortgage at the reduced rate of 7 per cent,, in order to benefit the working classes. The "Wesleyan Mission. At a meeting of the Wesleyan Home Mission the report stated that the amount collected in Auckland amounted to £l7B. NEW PLYMOUTH, November 24, Waterworks Tenders. The following list of tenders was sent in for the Now Plymouth waterworks :—Accepted, Messrs Henderson and Fergus, Dunedio, £15,993. Declined, Davidson and Conyers, Dunedin, £16,633 ; Berry and Newman, New Plymouth, £17,794 5a 4d; William Foughy, Auckland, £18,369; A. and T. Burt, Dunedin, £18,475 ; Ross and Dunbar, Auckland, £20,011 ; W. GK Bassett, New Plymouth, £20,261 8a; J. and A. Anderson, Christchurch, £22,435 7s ; W. J. Marks, Auckland, £22,879; James Christie, Patea, £23,100; Thos. H. Downes, Patea. £23,949 15s lOd. Discharged from Service. The Mounted Rifles arrived about 3 o’clock to-day from Pungarehu, and were discharged from active setviee. NAPIER, November 24. Stir in the Land Market The high prices recently obtained for land in small blocks hero is causing other large estates to be put into the market. Messrs Rhodes and Co.’s largo Ressington property will be next offered. Novel Claims to Vote Two men who were recently released from Napier gaol, where they had undergone long sentences, claimed to be placed on the electoral roll, on the ground that they had been six months' residents here, and the registrar allowed the claim, although he was informed of the circumstances. He said he had no power to refuse, as the men were not sentenced for felony.

WELLINGTON, November 24 Rogues BewareInformations have been sworn by the registrar against Cornelius Ryan and Arthur Gladman Smith for making false declarations in claims to vote. Progress. The Westport Colliery Company have another chartered steamer on her way to this port. She is an iron screw steamer, the Meekswortb, 270 tons register. Her length is 145 ft 9in, beam 22ft 2in. She is reported as having left Sydney on Saturday last for Wellington. TIMARU, November 24, Wreckage Ashore. A quantity of wreckage is reported to bo on the beach some miles south of Tinsaru. No particulars are yet to hand.