NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2591, 27 July 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[PKB FBKSS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, July 26. The Harbor Board has declined to purchase the elestrio apparatus offered by Porter and Co. The Mayor returned from Russell to day, having had a pleasant stay with the Commodore and officers of H.M.B. Nelson. George Cox, committed for smuggling at Russell, was fiaed £25 and costs. An inquest was held on the body of the child Sarah Johnston, foand in the garden of the Masonio Hotel. The jury returned a verdiofc that the died from natural causes, the dootor's evidence going to show that, though the ohild might have breathed onco or twice, it could not, from some physical defeot, have lived. Bishop Selwyn, of Melanesia, leaves for the Bay cf Islands ia tho mission sohooner Southern Cross, to have an interview with Commodore Etskino with re*pect co the South Sea Island matters and the recent outrages. Mr W. H. Grace, Native interpreter, accompanies him. The chief Tupatatahi arrived to-day, bringing a specimen of coal from seams opened at Mokau. The ratepayers of Waibu have held an indignation meeting respecting the conduct of the Government in making no provision in the estimates for Waikua and Pultehoe railway. A resolution was passed, urging the member for the disfctiofc to get the omission repaired by tho placing a vote for the same on the supplementary estimates, and In the event of the Government refusing to acoade to this that the representative be required to withhold support from the Government. The reoont trial of coal made by tha ihief engineer of H.M.B. Nehoo, resulted greatly iu favor cf the Bay of Islands' coal. GREYMOUTH, July 26. The prospectus of the Coal Creek Coal Company was issued here a few days is well received, and a fair proportion of shares we.o taken up locally. DUNEDIN, July 26. The first annual meeting cf the Kew Z3*lacd Refrigerating Company was held today. Tho report showed that the works were now complete, and operations would bo begun early next month to prepare cargo for steamer to arrive in September. The total exp6nIditure on the site and for works to date had been £11,634, and £3OOO more would be required for their thorough equipment. Mr Larnaoh, chairman, in moving tho adoption of the report, referred to the extreme importance of the undertaking. The mp r and lad who were hurt by the falling ot u building yesterday are now pro gressing favorably. The oontraotor blamej the reoent wet weather for having loosenec the brickwork. Keep it Dark mining shares have riser since yesterday morning from £3 Us to £i 15s. During the recent bad weather there nai 1 been heavy snow falls in the interior Between Lawrence and Waipori there wen 1 snow drifts over sft. deep, end betweei ' Waipori and the Taiei a mail carrier ha been unable to get through.

[>Bol£ OTTB COBBBSPOKDBNT.] WELLINGTON, July 26. The San Eranoisoo mail left here per the Penguin at noon to-day. It could have been here by C o'olock last evening bat for the action of tho landing officers at New Plymouth, who detained the steamer there six hours, beoause they would not tak9 the trouble to go off and bring the mailß ashore, otherwise tho mails could have been in Ohristohuroh this morr.ing and Dunedin this evening, instead of a day late. The mail agent has complained formally to the Government of the delay.