NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2706, 9 December 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[IER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, December 8. _ The Auckland Harbor Board leased their allotments near the new railway station today, for fifty years, at prices varying from £4 to over £lO per foot per annum, realising an annual rental of .£2600. The prices wore the largest ever obtained in Auckland for leasehold property. Among the buyers wore the Now Zealand Shipping Company, the Tramway Company, and Mr Thomas Russell. The hitter gentleman gave .£IOOO premium on the lease rental of the Coffee Palace site, immediately opposite, sold last week. A Tin Company is being formed to work deposits of tin which are found on Howe’s Island. Fitzllercules is improving for the Cup. His owner took 300 to 30 to-day that he wins. He is now quoted at 100 to 12. WELLINGTON, December 8. The case of George Longhurst has not yet been fully dealt with by the Cabinet, and it is considered indispcnsible that Ministers should be in possession of a complete record of the case in all its varied stages, and this has been in course of preparation since the Court of Appeal pronounced judgment. Copies of numerous documents, judgment notes, depositions, etc., are now almost ready, and when they are complete the Ccise will come before the Cabinet for final decision. After deducting the expenses of the late prosecutions for illicit distillation, one ball’’ of the fines inflicted (.£400) will be divided among those who were instrumental in obtaining a conviction. The Premier will leave, for Auckland about the end of next week, to spend Christmas with his family. At the Appeal Couvt to-day, leave was granted to appeal to the Privy Council in the case of Connor v McKay (Dunedin). DUNEDIN, December 8. About three weeks ago the " Daily Times” reported briefly a lecture given by the Rev. A.. C. Gillies on ‘'The Inspiration of tbo Bible.” Yesterday a reporter of the “ Times ” (not he, however, who reported the lectui’e) received the following letter: — “ Sir, —Before beginning my lecture on ‘ The Inspiration of tbo Bible,’ I stated that I wished it to ho distinctly understood that neither the ‘ Times ’ nor the ‘ Star ’ is allowed to report mo any more. But I have been told that some time after this you came in. Ol course you were not aware of what had been said before you entered. Now, to prevent any possible misunderstanding in future, I wish to say to yourself that your presence is not desired in the North Dunedin Presbyterian Church so long as I am the minister of it. Only Christians and such sinners as are worth saving, or at least are capable of being saved, are welcome there. —-Respectfully, A. C. Gillies.” The “ Times, in publishing tbo letter, suggests that Mr Gillies is suffering from acute mania, and needs looking after.

The Dunedin Horticultural Society’s show took place to-day, but was not a great success, owing to tbo backwardness of the season and the lack of support by professional gardeners.

The police recently seized fully a dozen samples of milk from the milkmen engaged in supplying the citizens of Dunedin and the suburbs. These were submitted to Professor Black, and the report of the analyses was so far satisfactory that no prosecutions will bo made against the vendors supplying milk diluted with water. The Tuapeka county has an overdraft of .£SOOO, and serious thoughts are entertained of stopping all works for two or three months. A proposal is made to divide the county by making Tcviot a separate county. INVERCARGILL, December 8.

Under the new Act the first convictions wore obtained by the District Babbit Inspector to-day, and fines were imposed on several large landholders for failure to take proper steps to keep down rabbits on their properties. The prosecution excited great interest.

[fboiu the “ rnnss.”] WELLINGTON, December 8

A curious and interesting return has just been compiled by direction of the Government, showing the respective nationalities of nominated immigrants sent for during the past six months, and other instructive particulars. From the list it appears that in the last half-year 3352 nominations wore received. Of these COS wore of relations in the nearest degree, that is to say, husbands nominating wives, or parents children, or vice versa. 3021 were in the next degree of relationship, such as brothers, sisters and cousins. There wore IS2 more nominations of friends, and 45 wore people sent for to supply some particular new trade about to be started, for which no skilled labor could bo procured in the colony. Next, as to nationalities. Of the total, 3352, no fewer than 1519 were Irish, but of these 00*1 were single women, chiefly coming out as domestic servants. There were 1415 English, including 375 single women; 803 Scotch, including 224 single women ; and 05 foreign, 13 being spinsters. The total deposits received on account of these nominations in six months amounted to A 10,475. All those nominations have been duly forwarded to the Agent-General, and people will be sent out as soon as possible. I have just learned that the appointment of a resident surgeon to the Wellington Hospital, for which applications have been received from all parts of the colony, has been conferred this evening upon Dr. Hammond, of Timaru, whose credentials and testimonials are said to bo of a remarkably high character.

It is rumored that Mrs Bernard Moore, the well-known lady lecturer on nurseries, is likely to bo appointed chief matron at the head of a strong and select nursing staff, so as to make it a sort of a training centre for hospital nurses. I understand that the now Governor, Sir Wm. Jorvois- at first contemplated coming by way of the Bluff, arriving about the 15th January, but it was considered more convenient that he should come direct to the seat of Government and be sworn in at once. Accordingly, ho has arranged to travel from Sydney by the s.s. Wakatipu, and will possibly arrive here about the Itth proximo.