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New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4198, 3 September 1874, Page 2

:; "' We understand that Major Atkinson, M.H.R., has become a member of the Ministry. Two' questions iiave'arisen as to the'nornina- 1 , tiou of, a candidate for election as a City Councillor for Thorndon Ward. Besides Mr. Burrett, who, it appears, _was regularly, nominated, there was a nomination paper- prepared in favor 1 •of ,Mr.| J. McClelaud, but it is said that, in the first place, it was too late-in "being handed in to the (Returning Officer, and, in [ the second place, that it was" 1 signed'-by'a''ratepayer 1 in another Ward. The value -of the questions raised -will, no doubt, be~decidedon the date of ..election. - . ... ~. , ... , , The'births in Wellington registered in August ! were'fbrty-seven—the largest number registered for the borough in, any moii,th since January., -The' deaths'numbered aii increase'offive upon last month's deaths. Of the deaths, ten wdre of females, six of males. Seven of the deaths were,of .persons under five years of age, nine'of persona oVer ! five : years. !r There 1 was only one death from zymotic diseases—viz., one child from croup. Constitutional diseases yielded four deaths ; two of infants froin. tabes mesentenea ;~two of adults'from'phthisis. Six persons died from local disease—viz., four from pneumonia ; one from bronchitis, and one from severe ulceration, There were four deaths from developmental' •' diseases, ! including' < one person* of seventy-nine years from old age ; ono 'woman died from the effects of a scald. Three ot tha deaths were of i persons over Bixty-fiye years of age : brie ; woman "'aged'' sixty-eigtit, two men aged respectively seventy-two and seventy-nine. ~ , :A Jn thgTKorndoii Wesleyan Church,,to-mor-row evening, there is to be a service of sacred song illustrative of " The Pilgrim's Progress." The object is, to aid the funds of the new • school! v •/. X i'i ''" 'i Thei'shipSt. Leonards has brought put a fine Bhorthbrn bull.fopMr.'iliethfiridge,". and : eighty - Lincola sheep for Mr. Wilson.

"There, was no business before the Besident Magistrate's Court at the Hutt yesterday. :; 'Some thefts were' committed, last evening:, from shop doors—from a boot-shop 'and from a green-grocery. The suspected -thief was shortly, after, the committal ?6f the "offences arrested by -. Sergeant Bremen, and will, no doubt, be brought before the Besident Magistrate to-day,'. ' "■;'■ We have but seldom to notice nieetingsof "the Wellington iWaste Land .Board. : A meeting, however, was.held yesterday, the Chief Commissioner, the Chipf Surveyor, the Provincial Secretary, and Mr. E.Pearce being presout. The business'was the. classing of certain lands in the Province, viz., 30,000 acres in the Akitoo district, and .14,000 'acres -at.Pahau. After examining the District SuryeyQ&andin accordance with the information received from, him, the two blocks were classed as pastoral land. ~..;'. Thd Provincial authorities of Wellington are •likely to be extensive' sellers of land in the course of the next few months. It is' reported that "they have arranged with Mr. J. Douglas, manager of the Australian and New Zealand Laud. Company, for the disposal to him of' 20,000 acres in the Oroua Block.:. The land is all, or nearly, all, : swamp at • present. Mr. Douglas pays 12s. 6d. an acre for the land," and undertakes within a given period to expend at least £.10,000 in improving the property, and to plaeo seventy "families in a special settlement, each family to have an allotment of 100 acreß.. ■ ■•.-•'■ The California Minstrels had another great houselast night, and played a new programme , with the greatest success. It contained many items, 1 with something to suit all tastes, and as the intermissions were of the briefest, two hours l and a half of genuine amusement was enjoyed. There could be no doubt as to the "genuineness of ' the laughter which the fun provoked, aud probably there is no better " cure for melancholy" than an evening in the Odd : Fellows' Hall. with the California Minstrels. Last night Mr. Campbell was in good voice, and gave ." When the Moon with Glory! Brightens" in fine style. Mr. Bocke,feller's fine, sweet, and high-ranging tenor was very pleasingly heard in.the old sqng"Killarney.V It was, we may say, almost an Irish night,' for, Mr. Amery next .sang the tragic, song. '"Dublin Bay" (in -remarkably, good style),! while "Touch the Harp Gently" was contributed most artistically by Mr. Mavor, • and " The Jolly Irishman" was sung by Mr. Harry Kelly as quaintly as ever, while the chorus 'was appropriately .uproarious. Mr. Sutton's, " When my band begins to play," was an amusing piece of funning. The jokes introduced by "bones" and ".tambourine," and the leader, 'were not ali new; but they were good, and created roars of laughter. - Jn the second partthe band,,led by Mr. Herman, played in a masterly; style a selection from "The Duchess of Gerolstein," and the leader afterwards gave a clever solo on the violin, in which he introduced; some curious effects. The duett from "The Lily of ICillarney"—"The Moon has Raised her Lamp on. High"^—was given byMessrs. Mavor and Amery, with fine taste. Mr. Amery afterwards gave with success, the ballad" "No, my courage," from " Maritana,"-in which' Mr. Bainford was lately . heard here, also to much advantage. Mr. Kelly was as good as ever in his clog-exercise—a clever clog-dance; as to "Bill Jones's Cousin," "Theßival Hotel Runners," and "A Shower of Cats," it is impossible to say more than that they were, amusing in the extreme. . The company are not only deserving,but commanding success.^ The shipping community was largely "represented at a meeting held last night at Captain Williams's office.(Captain Kreeft in the chair); for the purpose of taking into consideration the wliarf by-laws. A tediously long discussion, monopolised by one or two, during which the actual object of the meeting was wandered from considerably, retarded the business,,prolonging the meeting to a useless;and ; unnecessary extent, and wasting fully two hours. Alterations and improvements were ■ suggested; discussed, and agreed upon as far as. clause 3, when the meeting adjourned until next Wednesday, when .it is proposed to meet at the same time and, place as yesterday. The steps, taken by the meeting have every appearance of being: most useful \ and desirable ; but if those interested, expect to carry out their ideas, the business actually, before them must•'. be much more closely adhered to, arid more despatch, must be used in-the discussions, or it seems hopeless to anticipate the desired alter-"• ations being effected in -half-a-dozen meetings" occupying double the time of last night's.

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr», Duncan, J.P., and, Mr, Wallace, J.P.,- a, number of'drunkards were fined. A. man was convicted of. stealing a decanter of rum from the counter of. the Duke :• of Edinburgh Hotel, and sentenced to five days' imprisonment. A. seaman: from the" ship 'Strathnaver, named Scales, was charged with assaulting;the chief .pfficer, during -.the voyage. The evidence showed thafrthe,assault, which was quite unprovoked, was"; a i cowardly : one, committed whilst the officer, was leaning over the hatchway,-and completely-off his guard: The accused; w.ss sent tb gaol for three months. •;,; We observe,from an advertisement appearing' in J another .that an. agency, has been opened.in Wellington..for the.sale.of a.. sewing; machine entitled the; "Eliaa Howe." .Sewing Machine. It may be. interesting to some of our readers.to know that Elias, Howe, -a poor! workman ~0f... Massachusetts,, was the. first to inyent this wonderful little midline, which jhas.. proved >of/such." incalculable benefit. Cjf—course, 1 -that... now-offered to - thepublic ! is; a', very considerable improvement on the first ..design;-; and "'the 'success which 'has ■ hithertb attended its sale./as .proved;, by the . foltowihg abridged" extract from'an'American paper, (will; no doubt- encourage knights and ladies of-, the ! needle in this 'Province'to inquire: "as to its qualities. The Bridgeport Leader says: —" The immehsebu'sines's of the' Howe Machine Company, of this cityr-m.'sy'be conceived from the tact that they ; manufactured 'during the seven" ni'onths "of"this year 96,000 serving machiiiesV l ' s They manufactured in the twentyfive wprking'daya''of'the' [ past-month' 12,500 or at'th'e rate'!«f besides, manufacturing * the • 'full' 'parts 'of '125 • machines daily, which are sent from here to : their factory in ' Scotland to' be set up. '• This company, with all*lts facilities, are unable to keep up with its orders', notwithstanding that this onje manufactory is making over one firstclass sewing Machine "per minute during every working-day of the year." Messrs; Mclutyre' jtvnd; Cb. are, we see, the Wellington. agents, and 'will, no 1 doubt, "be- able and' happy to renderleV-ery iilfonnation regarding this vvonderful little worker. '" ; ' '" : ■"''• '"'' •■' t '- 1 ' -•"' ' Hi At Aramoh<v last week, there was aplough-' ing match, lit! which' ' Maori' ploughmen, were present in considerable numbers, and'effeeted good work in the field. . A dinner in the evening was held, at which the Natives appeared in force, and spoke eloquently, pne. in particular. According "to"'the report of "the Wariganui Herald, Toitbi;* said they (the "Maoris) highly approved of ploughing and felt grateful to the Europeans, for encouraging the.same as a means of establishing good feeling between the races. Such matches were an indication of "the friendly feelings:. subsisting ..between the Europeans, and Natives, and; were deserving of, popularity. Their thanks were due to the Go-i ,yerument for their support ia; giving prizes, which |was a proof of the interest it took notonly in their welfare, but in, that of the white: people! It was far more profitable to engage in peaceful industries, cultivating, the soil; &c.,, .than engaging, in war and strife ; and he hoped that henceforward the gun and the spear would be forsaken,'and their, places supplied by the plough and .the harrow.. ~He hoped these matches would be continued, and,great praise was due to Mr. Walker for his aid and assist-; ance in getting them up, andifor the >inatruc-i tions he had given (them.. He i and Tete had attended a'likq'jneeting at'Rangitikei last year, and had borne off prizes, and they would always bo ready, to i compete ,"at ..any matches of ,the llcindj in future. , : ; i> .•. . . -;' '.V A waggon "load Of 'the immigrants' who arrived at Warigantti on Friday were forwarded to Marton. No covered waggon, says "the Herald, could be procured;'and they will not , have a very pleasaiiti journey.! than an ; inch of rain-'fett within half an hour on the morning ?f their

The report in the Sydney Morning Herald relative to the annexation o£ New Guinea is Baid to be. incorrect. We learn from the Australasian that Mr. Alfred Tennyson Dickens, a son of the' deceased- novelist, has been appointed aetingsecretary to the Deniliquin and Moama Railway/Company. ■* The Tree Library at Maryborough having oarried a resolution to exclude the Maryborough and Dunolly Advertiser from its list of papers,-on account of' its heterodoxy, the proprietor of that journal is opening a large free reatliug-rooin liimself, in the middle of the town. ■'-'' Blondin hail commenced advertising in Sydney on a'large scale. He arrived there on the 15th, and in the evening Punch's Hotel was illuminated in his honor, whilst the opera 'of the succeeding evening was announced as under his -special patronage. Blondin's agent 'evidently knows his business thoroughly. : "-'* There is now a prospect of telegraphic communication with Kaipara being completed at an early date. The line was commenced ,sbme. months .since, and the work has steadily, progressed. The whole of. the posts, says the Auckland Herald, have no.w been erected,, and the men engaged in: the work commenced to 'suspend the wire on Wednesday last, We learn from 'Auckland contemporaries that since the action of the Hon. G. M. O'Korke on the anti-Provincial resolutions has been known to his constituency and friends, they have been anxious to show him, on ■ his' return from Wellington, some mark of their " high-appreciation of his most honorable and self-denying .conduct." ■ At a meeting onWednesday, after ivaried. propositions, including a public reception, public dinner, &c, had been fully discussed, it was at last resolved-to, raise a subscription- in-order to present him with a lasting testimonial in proof of their affectionate regard , for him. The Onehunga correspondent of the Herald says :—" Amongst . this constituency there is but little difference of opinion with regard to the resolutions, and that opinion is that the Provinces ought to go, and that the time has come when they must; go,- but that they should go all together. For Mr. O'Korke himself—-with the exception of a few sinister carpers, who cannot believe in a man having purely, -disinterested. motivesthere is but one feeling of admiration of his conduct, and it is hoped a handsome testimonial may be given him, to remain ,as an heirloom in his family." ', ;.;... OnaMr. A. McDonald writes a long communication' to the New Zealand- Herald. Summed up it insists that the Queen be "requested to disallow the consolidation of-the North Island Provinces unless the South Island "is dealt; with in, a like manner. '• It considers Mr. Vogelj an indifferent politician, but a good financier, and speaks .highly of : Mr; W. Swanson and Mr. Sheehan. . , . .' ; ' ' ' ; AUCKLAND. ..'' ":',',;. New : and 'substantial buildings are rising: in ,the upper end of Queen Street, Auckland, in room of those destroyed,,by.recent fires. . Mr.' L. G-. Beckham, son of the District Judge, Thomas Beckham, Esq., has received an "appointment in England, as Sub-lieutenant of'Engineers. ■-. Thomas Skellie, of' ; Cambridge',' challenges any man in New Zealand, save" Bird, to run with him one statute mile for, any sum of money:from'£2o to'£loo. ■" '■ "■''' ' It is reported, says the : Tltames (Advertiser, that the Native '. Minister and Dr. Pollen are likely to visit Auckland immediately after thef close of "the session, and that something will then Be done towards opening the Upper; Thames district. ~ , The first instalment of the immigrants' cottage's has arrived in ; Tauranga/ by :the icutter; Rose, from Auckland, and the remainder, says the Bay of Plenty Times, may the, expected very/shortly. ;Each- cottage willr-have' four comfortable rooms. . ' By the Tartar, which arrived the other day from San Francisco, intelligence was received' by the Auckland Acclimatisation Society, that the seed merchants in Sari Francisco were un'- ! able to execute the order sent from Auckland for seeds of forest trees,' in time to send by that vessel. ; ■ '■'■■ -',"* " We (Thames Star) learn 1 that Miv Andrew Beveridge has received a commission from the Grand Lodge of .Scotland, "appointing hiin R.W.P.G: Master for the" North Island, and' that the Provincial Grand Lodge will be constituted as soon as Beveridge's health will permit him to assume the duties of his high office. - ~ , ,

i The two thousand -brown', trout ova which were ; brought '.to-' the'. Acclimatisation. Saciety.a.. few, days ago by the Phc2be,,as a gjft frpm.the: Otago Acclimatisation Society, arrivecPin good condition. The Southern Cross says, a number of the ' ova have since been-hatched, and a large number of the ova have been deposited ill' trie i creek which runs through the property, of Mr. Joseph Howard. ~ ... ... .TA The; Herald is glad to -learn that Mr. McDonald, the engineer of - the Hauraki;'who met with an accident to his hand on the trial trip of the 'steamer, is' favorably. ■ A portion of his thumb'has been amputated,' and the wound- is; healing-so well'that 'the doctor hopes to be able to dispense with arripU;' tatirig jthe second •' joint.' "•' If I the favorable symptoms continue, Mr. McDonald will be enabled to resume his'.duties, in "a f ew"\VeeksT,"" ' ; • Referring to the affairs of thelCapariga mine, the Covomandcl Mail states : : —"The/public Coromandel will' be glad to learn that the rdifficulty which caused, the .temporary stop-, pagejin the Kapanga works ,has'.been, re-, movedjby the.receipt. frpinjEngland of 'satisfactory; news, and,' what is A more, of full remittances." company of-the /Wealth and importance ..of, that holding tiiis fine'property,, the' leading ■mine' upon the field, should so manage thenaffairs'as,to render ,-it t possible,; the whole machinery or work should depend on liimd to;.mouth, montlily,, remittances, ,when, by,a proper; system 'of ;supply t ..ft'*Bufficient sum should 1 always be at the ..disposal' of the general manager here. The: suspension .of work is a' serious matter '_ in a mine, and though the Kapanga, stock, not being < on, the local is not deteriorated,"" the mine, nevertheless, suffers; from: ; the • fact ; that, the. skilled< labor'.once discharged "caiinpt .very easily, in the state of the labor market'here, b'e got together again - by-the general manager." , . .'. " . ~. ■ ■ , -t - v ■ ; TARANAKI. - . Some improvements which are quietly taking place> iu this Province, and which seem to betoken a season of increased' and prosperity are thus , described. by thTe ,Neios ;—-la the midst of the broken land,'on: the, west side of the Erankley Road, just' beyond' the boundary of the town, Mr! Hirst has,' at a ce?isiderr able ' expense, ■'" erected a cloth factory ' and .manager's house. He has''also utilised the ;,\Yaimea -Rivulet, and ■ has','thereby, obtained' fet-class ■water-power.'' The 'works seem' to' be awaiting i only the machinery in order to proceed at once in the manufacture of woollen' cloth. ! There are 1 two decided improvernents, between town and 'Waitara. The land.at Mangoraka' formerly' held by ■Messrs; flight' arid Devenish,' and from .which they,wek-e, driven"; by the combined ejforts :6f G&vembr' Eitzrby and the Maoris, is how Securely'fenced and under after lying in a state'of 'worse than nature, for "twenty-six, years. The . swatnpy diversion of the main ; road on, the, west of Mahoetahi is about, to ;be done away: A: cutting is being/made; through'the. hilh where; the -were^defeated.-"in' ; iß6o, which will render the road high, amf straight from the Mangoraka to tlie very substantial bridge has been erected over the'. Waiwakaih676'ff thV"Eaano**TO¥d,'"wnrcli : opens up a direct communication between the town" and the Mountain Road. The bridge was designed and •constructed i by Mr« Sands,; and has not,shown, the : least deflexion since its. erection. Numerous fires were burning in.the East Waitara district before the/late rain, indicating! that the Maoris are preparing their land fo^crops.—There Beems- to be a-growing-taste among the' Natives' for" 'houses: • in' ,thte European style. - r . Tahana • las' constructed a very respectable cottage I residence at Jthe/Oro-' puriri/and Mr. Colson's" house : *t- Bell Block haß been taken down and as a Maori residence at Kaipakopako, '