NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2641, 23 September 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[PKB PJtBJtB AHOCUXIOH.I AUCKLAND, September 22. By the Advance, from Rarotonga, tiding* have baen recriviu of a lira breaking ont on the schooner Transit, lying it Bare tonga. Tho yessel was partly scuttled. The cargo damaged by firo or water was of the value of £IOOO. The loss is covered by insurance in the Now Zealand offioo. The Transit is now daily expected here. The Tramway Company applied for an extension of time from fourteen to eighteen minutes for running of trsm«, but tho Council refuted to alter the condition* of the contract. Tho steward of the Mendrxs, who was believed to ha drowned four months ago, and for whoso body the police dragged the harbor, turned up in town to day, to the astonishment of people. He had been in the bush, WELLINGTON, September 22. One of the Wellington pioneer settlers, Mr William Ellershe Wallace, died rather suddenly at Otaki last night. Mr Wallace was one of the New Zealand Company settlers, and arrived in the colony in 1840. NELSON, September 22. Joseph Bigby, a settler residing in Tadmore district, wa« killed yesterday while in the bush falling. TIMABU, September 22. Alexander Mcßratney, a very old resident in this district, committed suicide at Arowhocua this morning by shooting himself under the armpit. Ho was only married to his eeoond wife a few days ego, No cause is assigned for the deed. James Bruce’s new flouring mill* were formally opened to-day. All the machinery has been imported direct from the United States. The mill consists of six storeys, and is 75ft high. Its dimensions are 118 ft by 74ft, and is estimated to turn cut 400 sacks of flour per day, besides oatmeal, bailey, Ac. It is believed to bo the largest and most complete mill in the colony, DUNEDIN, September 22. At a meeting of the Council of th* Acclimatisation Society to-day, a motion by Mr A. O. Bfgg was proposed - “ That Government bo recommended to fir the trout season from October to March, but excluding from Saturday at midnight to Snndsy at midnight." After discussion the latter clause of the motion was lost, but the former waa carried. Tho “ Star" to-night has the following paragraph “Wo are informed that several sties of shares in Bionie’s gas patents for Au tralia have taken p’ace during the week, the last being two 144th shares, which changed bauds at £SOO cash. The concern is te' bo formed into a joint stock company, several handsome effsr* having baen received from capitalists in Melbourne." The betting for the football match U>corrow is 7 to 4 on O.ago. It is probable a volunteer review will be held on November the 9.h, just after the New Z .Viand Biflc Association meeting. [FBOM THE “PBBBS."] WELLINGTON, September 22. I see that certain journals have given currency to a report that the Premier w>l: resign after the close of the session, enc Major Atkinson assume the portfolio. Otter papers, while characterising this report ae “premature,” hare nevertheless added that a step of this hind will eventually be taken, a* it is well known Mr Whitakrr’* numerous oiivata engagements will not admit of his osnlicued residence in Wellington, have ht zarded guesses that about the end of the year it is believed a change in this direction may occur, adding that in that case Mr Wintakewill retain the Attorney-Qereralihip. I a author!' atiyely assured that there is not t smallest foundation for it, and that Minitu ,v tly expect to meat Parliament next yea with the Cabinet constituted exactly aa now is, excepting only that a Southern memhi r will h»v • boon added to the Government, j C.iat is tho only change at preaent anticsjl puled, and it can’ surprise nobody to hear ol tho vacancy being filled ap any day.