TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4458, 3 July 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) _ Auckland, Friday. News from. Tairua shows that the ground is being pegged out everywhere, and great efforts are being made to create a run on certain shares. The Thames Advertiser cautions people against undue excitement, as the difficulty of getting machinery ou the ground must make it take several months before any steady Teturns can come from the field.

(PER PRESS AGENCY^) PATEA, Friday. One of the most disgraceful scenes that ever occurred in a court of justice took place yesterday. At the conclusion of a case the plaintiff accused Major Turner, R.M., with prejudging the case. The magistrate, instead of commit-' ting the offender for contempt of court, hastily left” the bench, amidst the greatest uproa- and confusion. Gkahamstown, Friday. The deaths in the Thames district during the month of June were 10 ; previous month, 49. Births during June, 41. Figures for quarter ending June 30 : —Births, 113; deaths, 102 ; marriages, 14. ■ Napier, Friday. Lee’s Licensing Act Amendment Bill for bottle licenses was pissed by a considerable majority, notwithstanding the opposition. The estimates have all passed. Captain Russell has given notice for the repeal of the Sheep Act. The report of the select committee on education recommends that certain blocks of land be set aside as an endowment. The report of the committee on hospital endowments recommends that a Board should be appointed. There is urgent need of reform. The report ou the Waterworks Act recommends that clauses should be inserted, so that persons not benefited by the water supply be not taxed for it. The Bill will be passed in this form. A motion was passed that the time to be allowed to holders of land on deferred payments should date from the completion of survey. A motion was agreed to that the Inspector of Schools during the recess should report upon the position of the various school trusts throughout the < province. Ficton, Friday. The Supreme Court sittings closed to-day. Michael Higgins, for attempt to escape from gaol, was sentenced to four yearsl In Barleyman v. Redwood, a civil case, a claim for £3OOO, damages for non-improvement of land, a verdict for £142 was returned. Walter Bernard, for housebreaking, was sentenced to eighteen months. Port Chalmers, Friday. Not less than forty cases were heard in the R.M Court this morning, the plaintiffs being the unfortunate men in the employ of Strachan, the contractor. The amounts claimed varied from 275. to £2O. Judgment in each case went by default. ■