LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 994, 6 December 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[press agency.] "Wellington* December 5. •The case of Nahr v. Boyle was heard today. It was an appeal under Uii Appeals from Justices Act from a decision of tho Resident Magistrate, Wcatport, who fined the appellant, a brewer, <£s 5s for selling a hogshead of beer without a license. The appellant had a brewery license under the Distillation Act, ISGB, but no wholesale license under the Licensing Act of 1873. The Resident Magistrate held that, to entitle a brewer to sell beer in the cask, it was necessary to hold both licenses. Mr J. B. Fisher appeared for the appellant, and Mr Bell supported the conviction. The argument turned upon the wording of the tenth and eleventh sections of the Licensing Act Amendment Act, 1574. The Court reserved judgment. PARLIAMENTARY. "Wellington, December G. The principal business before the House last evening was the question of going into Committee on.the Property Assessment Bill, which was strongly opposed by Sir George Grey and others, on various grounds. Ultimately a division was taken c: That the Bill be committed," for which there were 35 against 25. Another division was taken, the House deciding by 43 against 19 " That the proceedings of the Committee be not reported." After making some progress with the Bill, the House adjourned till Monday. [SPECIAL TO KUMARA TIMES.] Wellington, December G. There was another long debate last night on going into Committee oh the Property Tax Bill. Sir George Grey proposed to substitute an income tax, with the amusing idea that it would draw £330,000 per annum from the public creditor in England. He considered the Government scheme appalling, and walked out of the House overwhelmed with grief at the ruin about to fall on the mothers and deal? little children of New Zealand. Mr Seddon proposed to substitute the withdrawal of subsidies, and give power to increase rates to ten shillings in counties and borooghs, and continue the income tax. The Government had a steady majority of lCj and carried all their proposals.

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Dunedin, December •!. The report that Alexander Gray, the absconding Land Office clerk, was a revested in the King Country was without foundation. It was a case of midtaken identity. Walker Tyrrell, the actor who was airested lately for forgery in mistake for another man, is reported to have brought an action for LIOOO damages against Detective Bain; Oamaru, December 4. Several of the large land owners in this district are about to cut up their estates into suitable sized farms, and to lease them'for periods of 14 and 21 years. Mr M'Master has already commenced the practice on his Toharahi property with great success; Many industrious farmers are preparing to lease farms rather than sink all their capital in freehold.