NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2552, 13 June 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

(PEE FSBSB ASSOCIATION.! AUCKLAND, June 12

A petition in favor of union with the city is now being signed in Karangihape, Grafton, Highway distriotand Parnell borough. A meeting of citizens, the Mayor presiding, decided to welcome Commodore Erekine and officers of H.M.S. Nelson on arrival by a citizens' ball.

Sinoe the beginning of the month the city sanitary inspector reported ninety-seven cases of measles, and only five of scarlet fever. WANGANUI, June 12.

Two men named John Williamson and Wm. Higgles were to-day committed for trial on separate charges of robbery from the person. WELLINGTON, June 12.

H.M.S. Nelson leaves to-morrow for Auckland via Kawau, where the officers end some others will for three or four davs be the guests of Sir George Grey. Mr Seymour George is a pasEenger by her to Kama to do the honors as host, as Sir George Grey's representative. In giving judgment this afternoon in a civil action, F. E. Liardt, a fishmonger, v George Harrir, the Magistrate said he was of opinion that Liardt had committed moßt deliberate and wilful perjury, and therefore ho would give judgment for defendant, and order the committal of plaintiff for perjury. Bail allowed, himself in £IOO and two sureties of £SO each.

H.M.S. Miranda is expected to leave for Fiji on Thursday. A deputation, consisting of several members of the House of Bepresentativeß, waited on the Minister of Public Works this morning, urging that railway laborers' wages should be increased, and also asking that ballast men should be paid during wet weather. In reply, the Hon. Mr W. J. Johnston promised to make enquiries of public bodies as to the rate of wages paid for non-pauper labor, and if the Government were justified in doing so the railway laborers would have their wages raised to at loast 63 6.1 per day. He also promised that the question of paying ballußt men during wet weather should be taken into serious consideration.

At the inquest on the body of George Champion, who v/as killed by the upsetting of a dray over the precipice on the Ngahauranga line, a verdict of "Accidental death" was returned, but a rider added that certain points of the line should be fenced.

HOKII'IKA, June 12. The Boss Licencing Committee has refused to grant lioonses after 10 o'clook.

TIMARU, June 12

The half-yearly criminal sessions of the Supreme Court will be opened to-morrow before Judge Williams. The following casns are for trial:—John Sullivan, placing stones on railway line; John Tfaamas Healey, forgery and uttering, m'x counts; Charles Healey, horse stealing; Frark Wellsman, embezzlement; Mark Bishop, rape ; Thomas Christie, forgery and uttering; Edward Ford and Frederick Oullamore, larceny. OAMAB.U, June 12. George Wallace, landlord of the Railway Hotel, Ngapara, wno to-day lined £2O and costs, £3 19j, for soiling drink to a drunken man. Richard Smith, the owner of tho homo that cause tho late railway accident at Kartijji, was to-day fined £5 for allowing the horso to wander on tho railway line, but by request the fine was made £5 Is, and notice of appeal was given. DTJNEDIN, June 12. Tho business of Messrs Danniston and C.i., merchants and commission a;en:p, has been amalgamated with that of Messrs Neill avd Co., and both are to be carried on in future under the Joint Stock Company's Act, under Btyls of Neill and Co., Limited. Tho busi ness will be under the mat-.s.gemcnt of Mr Danniston, assisted by a Bos.rd of advice, consisting of Mesßrs P. O. Neill and tho Hon. W. H. Reynolds. The result of the throwing or>pn of the Manipouri to the public is that £3O will be handed to the Banevolent Institution. Private cable advices state that the steamer Bo iron left Foo Chow on June 10th for Wtllincton. INVEROARG-ILL, June 12. The vexed question of Sunday tramway traffic was discussed at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Tramway Company to-day. It transpired that tho cars had first been run to suit churchgoer*, but the directors finding that running ce.ra at. irregular intervals did not pay, decided upon running all day, which was found to be more remnne rative in proportion to the oxpocse. Amotion approving of the action of the Board in the past, and leaving it untrimmelled iu the future, was passed by a large mnjority. Watsoii's Criterion Ho'.el was burglariously entered last night and £57 stolen. An entrance was probably effected through one of the back doors, both of whior, though closed as usual last night, were found open this morning. The police have hopes of capturing the thieves.

The Chinese are making great headway at Hound Hill, where a Celestial has applied for a publican's license.