NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2580, 14 July 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[PHB FBBB3 ASBOOIAriOH.] AUCKLAND, July 13.

Sarah Swan, aged nineteen, of Waikato, who hei been found wandering about, and gent temporarily to old poop’e’g refuge, a few days ago disappeared yesterday. The police found her this afternoon in a deplorable condilion. The police were about to run off the domain reservoir when she was discovered, believing she had drowned herself in it. Shortly before midnight the jury brought in a verdict of “ Guilty ” against Epiha, Fakara was acquitted. Epiha was sentenced to three years’ penal servitude. J. L. Whiteford, agent for the New Zealand Accident Insurance Company, left for Sydney by the Hingarooma to posh their business in the Australian colonies. A Bachelors’ ball to Commodore Erekine and the officers of the Nelson and officers of of the German war ship Carols was given tonight in the Choral Hall, and there were 500 invitations.

Captain MoOlamsut,of the schooner Saxton, whose arm was smashed between the vessel and tbe wharf, haa since had it amputated in the Hospital. In the osse of Brnnton, cab driver, v City Council, claim of £IOO damages for injury, kx, to the cab, through accident caused by the negligence of a street contractor, the magistrate awarded £75. WELLINGXON, July 13.

The City of New Fork, with the June English mails, loft San Francisco for Auckland on Ist intt. Time table date. The Zealandis, with the Hama maile, arrived at San Francisco on 10th inst, three days ia advance of time-table date.

About sixty Chinese, who arrived from West Coast last night, will leave for Foo Chow by the steamer Bowen on Saturday, The Wellington Fine Arts Society’s rules, as revised by the’provisional committees, have been with various amendments adopted. One of the principal objects of the society is the fostering of art in all its branches in New Zsaland, and endeavoring to bring out local talent, and to obtain the services of a person competent to take charge of classes, and to give instruction in drawing and painting. At a meeting of the Harbor Board to-dsy a telegram was read from the chairman of the Lyttelton Harbor Board, asking tbe co-oper-ation of the Board in urging upon the Government the importance of improving their harbor defences, and ultimately it was resolved that Mr Levin be authorised to urge the question upon the attention or the Government. GBBYMOTJTH, July 1«. At a meeting of the County Council it was stated that out of a total of £1350 received in license fees only £BOO was available, the remainder being swallowed up in expenses. Of £6OOO current debts owed by tbe county, the larger proportion ia composed of renewals. The Licensing Committees of the district sent in an account for services rendered and various other expenses, but Council declined to entertain expenses or charges not provided. They allowed for legitimate travelling expenses, but would not entertain the claims for stationery. A resolution was carried at the close of the Council sitting to the effect that owing to the regulation and general management of licenses having been taken out of the hands of the Council, a large and unwarrantable expenditure bad been incurred, which might have been avoided had the Council the power of appointing the returning officers and carrying out the necessary management, end the Council wore of opinion that the Government were entitled to reimburse the Council, and they made an application for the same. The Chairman was instructed to communicate with the Government on the matter. TIMARTJ, July 13. The Harbor Board to-day resolved to purchase the steam tug Titan, now st Lyttelton, for £3250. It also protested strongly, as indeed have nearly all other local bodies in tho district, against the basis of representation in Mr Sutter’s Harbor Board Bill, now before Parliament, by which the borough elects half of the whole of the members of the Board, though its population is not 4000, while the rest of the district is 16,000. The Board farther resolved to again protest against the unfair action of tho Government in taking all reclaimed land south of tho breakwater without giving tbe Board, a* promised, an equivalent in land to the north. OAMABTJ, July 13

An cccident occurred at Kurovr by which a farmer, named James Newaon, lost his life. Ha was driving a dray at tha time, and when opposite his own gats tho horse stopped. Ho tugged at the rains and the horse moved quickly, and threw him in front of tho wheel, which passed over his chest. Ha died half on hour afterwards. He leaves a wife but no family. Tho following ia the verdict which tha coroner at the inquest on Sarah Beattie or Adams inscribed on the parchment inquisition :—“ That a person, to the jurors aforesaid unknown, feloniously, wilfully, and of malice aforethought, did kill and murder the said Sarah Beattie or Adams, against the psaoe of our lady the Queen, her Grown and dignity." The verdict, written roughly by the jury, was not the one tho jury intended to return.

DUNEDIN, July 13,

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelly to Animals was successfully established tonight. The Queen was nominated os patron ; Mr Justice Williams elected president; Hon. T. Dick and Mr E. B. Cargill vice-presidents. Tbe meeting was an influential one. Tho Harbor Board have agreed to the suggestion of the Lyttelton Board to urge on the Government to defend tbe leading harbors of tho colony. The late Sir Donald McLean left a bequest tor the benefit of Native children attending school in both islands, in the shape of two senior and one junior scholarships of £35 per annum, tenable for three years. Tho two senior scholarships have been won by boys at tho Otago keik school. The carrying out of tho provisions or the Babbit Act is causing employment to be plentiful in many country districts. On out station forty-five men are employed hying poison, and on another threo tons of poisoned groin are distributed by wages men every week.

A silver mice ia stated to hove boon discovered at Garrick ranges, near Cromwell. Tho Refrigerating Company’s works at Burnside are now finished. The reservoir has to be constructed, which is expected to be concluded in a fortnight, and then a start will be made to prepare the shipment for the steamer expected in September. INVERCARGILL, July 13.

Carswell, White and Co. (in conjunction with the National Mortgage Agency Com. pany) report the sale to Messrs Moffett anti Sloan o£ the property known as the Motion Mains subdivision of the New Zealand and Auttralian Land Company’s Kder.dale estate, comprising 30,000 acres of agricultural land, a large portion of which ia improved. The price vu eatis factory.