NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2543, 2 June 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[>BB PBBBS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, June 1. Detective Brennan has returned from l argaville. He has obtained evidence to strengthen the suspicions that the missing man Neil met with foul play. W, Walon, charged with travelling] on the Penguin from New Plymouth without paying kis fare, was remanded. Mr Dupaur, solicitor, applied for bail for Pakora and Epiha, the Hon. Mr Bryce having agreed to this, if bail were substantial. The presiding justices refused. To-day Messrs Jackson and Barstow consented to hear the application, but both refused, stating there would be great trouble to capture these men, end the allowance of bail was entirely within the discretion of the Bench. By the arrival of a schooner from Tahiti intelligence has been received that fears are entertained that the French are about to take possession of the Harvey group, South Sea Islands. The cause of the alarm has arisen from the recent arrival of a French war vessel at Hurarutu and Eimatua with the suspected object of hoisting the flag of protection. A man named Howie, given to liquor, to the annoyance of his wife and family, was seized by her, with the aid of three other women, put on his bed and well horsewhipped. Notwithstanding this he was brought up today for being drunk and disorderly and fined 20s and costs in the Police Court. WELLINGTON, June 1. At a meeting of the Harbor Board to-day, it was decided that goods imported on which wharfage had been paid should be exempt from wharfage when exported. The Customs duties collected at the port of Wellington for the month ending yesterday amounted to £17,562 9s sd. Those for the corresponding month last year amounted to £13,599 2s Id.

The warrant for the execution of the murderer Hiroki has been signed by his Excellency the Governor and transmitted by today’s steamer to the Sheriff of Taranaki, who will have to fix the day of execution and make the needful arrangements. The Government have also forwarded to New Plymouth improved apparatus used in Wellington for hanging of Tuhi, the murderer of Miss Dobie eighteen months ago. The governor of Wellington gaol goes to New Plymouth to give tho necessary directions. GREYMOUTH, June 1.

At a special meeting of the Grey County Council, the circular of the Treasurer respseting local government was considered. The result, generally, was unfavorable to the proposal, and a resolution passed some time ago by tho Council, to the effect that substantial aid by way of subsidies should be granted to goldfields counties, was reaffirmed. The following resolution was carried—“ That in the event of any of tho present sources of the revenue being by legislation taken away from the county, the Government be requested to substitute grants in aid equivalent to such loss, to be charged against the colonial revenue.” All those questions relating to Head Boards were passed over without comment It was agreed to recommend the election of the chairman by the ratepayers, in the same way as mayors, but to be elected for three years instead of one. William Grcenway was killed by a fall of earth in a tunnel at Maori Creek. TIMARU, June 1, Another body was found jammed in the rocks in the neighborhood of the wrecks today, and was extricated with difficulty. It is supposed to be that of Martin Bates. Three are still missing. Tho work of launching tho ship City of Perth is being greatly delayed by bad weather. There is no alteration for the worse either in tho vessel or her position. DUNEDIN, June 1. Tho commktce of the Chamber of Commerce have, after much deliberation, carried a resolution for presentation to tho annual meeting of the Chamber, to bo held on June 9th, recommending, in view of the Board’s present position, that it is inexpedient any more money should for the present be spent on Harbor works, except the sum of £IOO,OOO, which shall be expended at the rate of £33,000 per annum. Said money to be applied chiefly in keeping the hopper dredge at work on the bar, and iu the lower harbor. The secretary to tho Harbor Board seat iu a statement to tho Chamber, showing that within tho next three years tho Beard could calculate upon m additional annual revenue of £17,000 from the leasing of reserves. The inspectors under the Babbit Act find great difficulty iu making headway against the plague, owing to the unwillingness of email holders to do anything, and more espe cially to the largo number of Crown reserves, which become breeding grour.de. There is a growing feeling amongst large landowners that no plan but introducing the natural enemies of the rabbit will be effective. Several of tho local bodies replying to the circular sent out by the Colonial Treasurer, exoresa the opinion that the property tax should bo handed over to the County Councils.

To-day the bridge over the Olutha river at Alexandra south, in Yincont County, waa formally opened for traffic. It has coat somewhere about £20,000.