NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2688, 18 November 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[per press association.]] AUCKLAND, November 17. g |Thomas and Hugh Lloyd and Richard Pearce, arrested on a charge of brutally assaulting a Maori man and woman at Onehunga bridge on the night of the North Shore regatta, while returning to Maugare Settlement, were brought before the Onehunga Bench. The Bench did not think the evidence sufficient to convict and the accused were discharged. Albert Edward Long has been committed for trial on a charge of attempting to murder his father and of attempting sui cide.

Sergeant McGovern and Constable Gillies visited Pukekeura, Punia settlement. They believe Savage, supposed to have been murdered, met his death by drowning and not by foul means. Mr James McCosh Clark was' returned Mayor for the third time unopposed. The support tendered did not satisfy Councillor Waddell of the utility of contesting the election.

Wm. Neagle was charged with a breach of the Shipping Act in making false declarations to the examiner of seamen. The Magistrate, as it was the first offence in Auckland of the kind, dealt with it summarily, and fined the defendant jSS and £3 19s costs. The pi-isoner, in order to be admitted to the examination, produced a certificate which is alleged to be a forgery. ■WANGANUI, November 17. House, the carter, who was struck by a fellow employe named Thomas on the head with a pick in a quarrel on Saturday , last, died to-day. Thomas, who was out on bail, charged with unlawfully wounding, was arrested to-day on a charge of murder. An inquest will be hold to-morrow. WELLINGTON, November 17. It is understood that Mr Bryce has written to Waihanui, but when the messenger went to deliver the missive it was ascertained that Waihanui had gone to Mokau to attend the funeral of his sister, who had just died there. A native messenger had, however, been sent on with the letter. A despatch from the Secretary of the stating that the petition to the Queen from the Senate of the New Zealand University asking for power to confer degrees in science, had been presented to Her Majesty, together with the Ministerial recommendation in favor of it, and the Queen had been'pleased graciously to grant the petition. Lord Kimberley, however, points out that the letters patent cannot be prepared until the local Legislature has modified or repealed the Now Zealand University Act of 1875. It may be mentioned that until this Act is modified or repealed the letters patent are useless. Some changes are about to be made in the management of the Government In-

■urancc Department. Mr Heapburn Lyall, chief accountant, is to be appointed secretary to the department, and placed in charge of the inside staff, George Thorne, agency superintendent, having charge of the outside staff, both being as heretofore under Commissioner D. Luckie. Mr Godfrey Knight resigns the management of the industrial branch, which will be continued with ordinary department, and conducted by Messrs Lyall and Thorne, inside and outside managers, under the commissioner. Mr Godfrey Knight returns to his old position as head actuary, and is about to he despatched to Melbourne on an official mission in connection with the department. TIMARU, November 17. The Hon. W. Rolleston left for the Mackenzie country to-day, with the intention of making a close inspection of the land there. He will ho absent some days. In the District Court to-day Judge Ward ordered a bankrupt named Wm Halstead to be prosecuted for fraudulent bankruptcy. Some inculpatory evidence was furnished by a number of receipts produced by the bankrupt, purporting to be for stock sold to his son in different years since 1870, and three of which were dated as wide apart as 1876 and 1881. It was pointed out that they were written on the same kind of paper, and two of the dates differing by two and a half years on pieces of paper shown to be corresponding halves of one sheet of note paper. Jwo other receipts dated on different years were written on leaves torn out of a copybook, the torn edges plainly showing that they were torn out together. One of the receipts again was dated 1881, but it was stamped with one of the now revenue stamps, that were not issued till this year. DUNEDIN" November 17 5 It is probable that both the Spray and the Clementina will represent Dunedin in the yacht race at Lyttelton on the new year. An effort is being made to induce some of the Wellington boats to compete in tbo regatta here on Boxing Day. Mr M. W. Green addresses his constituents on Wednesday. A complimentary dinner will be given to Sergeant Kennedy, Rifle champion, on Wednesday. Nearly half a dozen deputations waited on the Hon. Mr Johnston to-day, the principal questions being the Port Chalmers Dock and the Otago Central Railway. With regard to the latter he promised to have plans in readiness, so that when money was available out of the new loan the works could he pushed on without delay.