NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2603, 10 August 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[PBB PBBSS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, August 9.

Sarah "Johnston, of Cambridge, was committed for trial for concealment of birth on the 24th ult. at Cambridge. A surveyor named Baker, while engaged in laying off the subdivision of the "Whaitau Kuranui blook, Waikato, for Dilwoith and Howard, excited the ill-will cf the Natives. They gathered round bis camp, objecting to the way in which the subdivision was being made, and demanded compensation. Taey took everything in camp, including horse, instruments, wearing apparel, leaving only the fly of the tent. Tbe body found on Banday in the harbor is now positively identified as that of John Thomas, late boatswain of the ship Remington, and a native of Battersea, England. NEW PLYMOUTH, August 9

Te Wetere has returned to New Plymouth, and hi denies listing sent a telegram stating that he had oonfesied re murderj at the White Cliffs in 1869. Inquiries have been made, and it has been satisfactorily ascertained that the telegram! never came through the telegraph offioe in New Plymouth, and one given to a Maori *as a forgery. It was sent from New Plymouth. A reward has been offered for the name of the boy who delivered it. The Europeans of Mokau are doing their best to discover the perpetrators of the act, and say they fesl certain they can sheet it home.

NAPIER, August 9. The Chamber of Commerce to-day pasted a resolution against the passing of the Native Reserve Bill, on tho ground that it would almost put a stop to settlement in the North Island. 'I he Chamber also decided to agitate for the reduction in the railway freights on timber, and the principle of differ ential rates was adopted, as agitated for by the Canterbury farmers. This eveniDg a presentation of plate, value £2OO, was made to J. H. Vautier for bis honorary services as Mayor during the last four years. There has been heavy rain here, with slight intervals of fine weather, for a week ; but the rivers are not yet much flooded, the mouths being open, and the sea oalm. WELLINGTON, August 9.

The case of Hurry v the Bank of New South Wales, in the Supreme Oourt, was concluded at 8 4.5 this evening. The speoial jury found a verdict for the defendant on all tho issues.

DUNE DIN, August 9. The machinery at Burnude Refrigerating Works was formally started yesterday. The directors of the company are in negotiation for another steamer, to arrive from home in November next. The oompany received an offer at tho rate of 2*l per lb for another cargo of frozen moat, but are asking 2fd. If the steamer be sent, oa is expected, she will lake 9COO carouses. The ship Duncdin, which is to sail from this port in December next, will take 6500 caresses. The steamer Marsala, whioh is expected to anive at Port Chalmers shortly, has storage capacity for frozen meat to the extent of 700 tons measurement, equal to about 9000 caresses.

The Otago Bugby Union have deoiflad t 3 inform Canterbury that tha 26. h w>U be a suitable day for the intsrprovincifcl match. It wiii probably be played cm the Tai ri plain. The Botanical Domain Board hold its first meeting this month. Sinoo January it haß only a few shillings to credit in bank. A deputation of plasterers, &3, waited on the works committee of tha City Council to-day to recommend the employment of an. inspector of buildings in courso of erection. It was urged that buildings, especially where erected oa twoutv-ono years' leaseholds, were rushed up as cheaply as possible, and steps should be taken in the interesls of workmen to prevent accidents. At the Police Court to-day Hsrry G Tosswill was charged on a warrant with having on May 3rd, at Christchurch, made a transfer of his property with intent to defraud James Wilkin, Bobort Wilkin, and Walter James Ollivcr, hia creditors. Tha same prisoner had been ohar>jed with the same offence adayorlwoag-i.butwasthonditoharged. However, he was rearrested under a fresh clause of the Fraudulent Debtors Act. At the re que-bt of the prisoner's counsel, the Justices remanded the case till tomorrow, when the Resident Magistrate could deal with it. Bail was opposed by the prosecution on the ground that over £IOOO worth of property wbb involved, and it was refuted. A lad named Welsh, employed by rabbitcrs to carry stores, was out on the ranges in the Teviofc distriot during rough weather at theend of July for five days. He arrived at camp himself, but in a very weak state. Heavy snow prevented his being brought ica dootor till August 6ih, and he had to b* carried ten miles on a stretcher. He is s*. frost-bitten about the feat that amputation is deemed necessary. An inquest has been held on Gavin, win died from exposure on the ro*d to Tapunui The jury added a rider censuring a settlenamed Barolay for his Deglect and inhum.-.i oonduct. Gavin arrived at Barcliy's houj< on Monday night, being then not sober, a;.t havings a bottle and a half of whiskey. Hi stayed till nijrh', daring which time throo mo:e botties wero procured, pan

of one of which Gavin took a amy with him.

INVJEBOABGIrX, August 9. An inquest waa held at Woodland* to-day, before the Dietriot Coroner and jury, touching the death of Ellen Ann Milne and her children, who were found drowned in a well at her residence on Banday evening, under circumstEßoe* already reported. Several witnostes were examined, but nothing throw, ing any light upon the fatality wu adduced. The jury returned an open verdict, and stated, that there were no mart's of violence, and nothing to show how the deceased got irj» the well.

The evidence has been collected by the police ehowiog that the recent death of a man named Chinn, at the Waieu, was the result of foul play.