NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2619, 29 August 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[FEB PBHSS ASSOCIATION J AUCKLAND, August 28.

A unanimous vote of thanks, on the motion of his Worship the Mayor, was accorded to Sir George Grey for the munificent gift of his library to the oity of Auokland. The erection of a Free Library Hall, in which it may be plaoed, is under consideration, and probably a Sohool of Arts may be added The Mayor said he would give his present year's salary, £250, and an equal amount, as a subscription to suoh a school. At the Auokland Institute, Bishop Oowie read a paper on the " Now Zealand University, its history, constitution, and objacts." A lunatic, Alexander Taj lor, who escaped from the Asylum three weeks ago, surrendered himself at the police station to-day. At a meeting of the Thames Gas Company a dividend was declared whiob, with the interim dividend, is equal to 8 per cent, per annum. Donald McMillan, an old Nova Scotian, a Waipa settler, is dead, aged 101 years. .' he steamer Douglas, launched for the Northern Steamship Company, is to be put on the Meroury Bay trade. Measles have broken out in the Howe street Industrial Home.

Several fresh outrages have been committed by larrikins, principally assaults on aged or drunken and incapable men. The polioa have warrants for several ringleaders. NEW PLYMOUTH, August 28. The steam launch has gone in search of the missiag boat, whioh left Waitara for Mokau on Friday last, and is supposed to have been lost.

WELLINGTON, August 28.

The total number of nominations sent home by the last mail was 894, being 143 for single men, 367 for single women, and 384 members of families.

Dr. Lamon, who visited the Albion claim, Terawiti, considers the prospect* of the field most iatinfaotoiy. The Hospital enquiry was resumed this morning, and after taking further evidenoe was adjourned till to-morrow, when the evidence of some of the patients will be taken at the Hospital.

WESTPOBT, August 28.

A number of very large mountain trout has been ieen during the last few days in Sawyer's Greek, apparently cleaning themselves. On going up the stream they were observed to be partially covored with white ■pots from some fungoid growth, and were afterwards observed rolling about on the shallow shingle beds, and generally after some time they went down stream again. The larger fish seemed to be about 141 b or 151 b weight, the others from 81b to 101 b. Some fish were on the upper side of the falls. The oreek is very low now. OAMAEJ, August 28.

The Oamaru J.ookey Olub has fixed the Spring Meeting for November 15th and 16th, when a programme of £515 will be offered. DUNEDIN, Augußt2B. The voting for the introduction of an organ into Knox Presbyterian Ohuroh has resulted in 562 for, and 121 agaiHßt. Only one-third of the congregation voted. Dr. Moffatt, who was sentenced at Invercargill some time ago to two years' imprisonment, was to-day released from gaol by order of the Minister of Justice, on aooonnt of ill health. It is slated he has lost the

sight of one of his eyes. Albert Eichardt, well known to all old Otago diggers and to Wakatipu tourists as landlord of the hotel at Queenstown, died in Dunedin to-day. He was much respeoted throughout the country. A waggoner named Inoh eued Mr Proudfoot, the proprietor of the oity tramways, today for the value of a horse, which he alleged broke ita leg aa the result of shying at a passing tram engine, and had to be killed. The oaao was adjourned. Mr W. Oonyers, formerly Commissioner of Railways, intends removing from Dunedin to Inveroargill. He will receive a testimonial from friends here.