NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2523, 10 May 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[per press association.] AUCKLAND, May 9.

Holland, a builder, and Blakey, a plasterer, have laid an information to-night against Ohawler, the contractor, who recently levanted, and a warrant has bean issued for his apprehension. Mrs Cole, the wife of John Cole, merchant, Fiji, who arrived by the Taiaroa, en route for Sydney, reported at the Police Station tonight that she had been robbed at her lodgings, two hours after arrival here, of her purse, containing £lB and her through ticket to Sydney. The detectives are investigating the affair.

J. O, Firth ia now about to establish a bee farm at Matemata. A start is to ba made with 300 hires, including hives of Ligurian bees.

Herbert Lockwood, the remittance man, who had lost heavily at batting, was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment for obtaining money on false pretences. Major Harris and W. F. Buckland are actively canvassing the North Franklyn electors in view of the ftnproaching election. NEW PLYMOUTH, May 9.

This morning, the oases of William Richards, for horse stealing, and George Lacy, for larceny, were tried. Lacy received sentence to two years’ hard labor. The jury are considering the verdict in Richards’ case. William Gallagher, charged with killing a Native, has just been committed. In the Supreme Court, William Richardson was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment for horse stealing. The trial of William Gallagher, on a charge of killing a Native at Manutahi, commenced. The Court adjourned at six o’clock nnlil to morrow. The only new witness was the mail boy, who said he saw a man lying on hia back on the road in the evening. He said he spoke to the Maori, but he did not answer. He saw a mare and foal about three or four yards from the man, WELLINGTON, May 9. Heavy rain all day, no damage reported. W ESI PORT, May 9. A whirlwind yesterday morning caused devastation at. Oramatia road. The verandah of Gibson’s Hotel was carried over the building and deposited 100yds away: The roofing of the front rooms was also removed. The entire roof of Mr Emsted’s private house was lifted bodily and smashed up against tb* out buildings. A portion of the material can be seen twisted, amongst the branches of the trees 400yds distant. Fences, windows and chimneys were smashed ; gate posts 2ft through drawn out of the ground, largo trees uprooted. There was no loss of life. BURUNDI, May 9.

About four o’clock yesterday afternoon Mr Holder’s large coach stable was totally destroyed by fire. The horsas were saved, but a quantity of feed was destroyed. The stables were insured. The origin of the fire is unknown.

DUNEDIN, May 9.

The New Zealand and Australian Land Company continue disposing of their big e=tates in small parcels. They report the sale of 600 acres of E lendnle at £l2 10a; 600 acres at Whinunni at £5 14 s, and 1000 acres of Waihopai Downs at £2 5s per acre. Some of the City Councillors waxed wrath at the meeting to-day about the expenditure in the gas department, in view of the position of the city finances. It seems, as one ooun cillor said, that it takes forty mtn to make gas for^Dunedin, The University Council carried the following resolution to-day, on the motion of Mr Bathgate—“ That as there ie a widespread feeling in this provincial district of Otago that the establishment of an Agricultural College is now necessary for the better education of the settlers in the scientific and practical [knowledge fof agriculture and cognate subjects, the Council recommend the Government to sot aside out of the waste lands of the Crown about to be disposed of, a suitable area for the purpose of such college , in such a convenient situation that the students have the existing facilities for scientific education at the University of Otago.” At Lawrence, Fong Kum, a Chinaman, has been fined £25 for sly grog selling. Several convictions for poaching hares have taken plaoe in the country districts. [PBOit THE OOBBHSPONDENT OP THI . WELLINGTON, May 9. There is nothing fresh as yet to report about session matters. The Ministers are hard at work daily in active preparation, but they preserve unusually close reticence as to the nature of their programme. I understand they are very anxious that if possible it shall first bo disclosed in the Governor’s speech.