Thank you for correcting the text in this article. Your corrections improve Papers Past searches for everyone. See the latest corrections.

This article contains searchable text which was automatically generated and may contain errors. Join the community and correct any errors you spot to help us improve Papers Past.

Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image

There will,:b'e"a sitting ;of the • Supreme 1 Court this morning. The following cases are set down for heaving ;—The Queen v. Calmer and Jackson and Gillen v. Macdonald.

The San Francisco mail niay .be cxp/t;Led-I<> arrive here early thia-'inorniog.'-’’ The manager of the iWellihgton-Masterton Railway notifies that on: Saturday next the 11.15 p.m. train from) will'/run to., the Upper Hutt, returning;-from the'Upper Hutt at 12.40, and Lower Hutt at 1/25, arriving in Wellington at 1.55 a.m.

The " skating :f'infcisr;beginniug: again’: tc at--tract rinkists, .and now of an afternoon the rink appears.quite lively. The skating seas'du has scarcely started as yet, the weather having been-’ hitherto -hardly cold £or’~the' proper enjoyment.of the sport, li.; Notice is given by the Board of Bduoatibh that on the'l9th instant", at r 8 o’clock p.in., there will be;-a meeting of' householders -in each of the four school districts; of the city, fni,- the purpose-of electing committees, &o. Full particiilars will ’be'found’ iu our advertising oolumus. .. .... ./// Thefrustees -of/theVScotoh Cliuroh have, it is said, offered £4OOO for a quarter-of ■an acre of - laud- on the Terrace, now occupied by Mr. Compton’s saw-mill premises, and the offer has 7 been declined. ■ This furnishes-ano-ther instance of the high price now ruling for city properties in. Wellington,. - *

A cricket match will be played on the Basin .Reserve to-day, commencing at ten o’clock .sharp,, between, Pahautauui . and_,an eleven from.the Star' Cricket Club.' The Star team is as near as possible’the’ same as visite.d Pahautanui on Boxing-Day, and condsts of the following; players:—Arinitage !’(captain), Glasson, Turner,- Remington,. Cameron,; Russell, Dumbell,--Speed, :W. i Staples, H. Lockett, and Kuohen., , / n;. •/, ~

"At the- E.M. Court yesterday, before Mr. Owvford, ! R.M.; Charles Upton was ■ fined" ss. foi*. drunkenness. ! James ! 'Pliminof 'was summoned ■ for' keeping' a ' savage dog'; the case Was dismissed. On the "civil "side 1 the only ch.se heard was-a ’suit"by George Pudney agaihst'.T. Boidd to recover f£4 ! 10s.' • Judgment was given for the - anlount claimed, with costs.' f :l '

’Meetings of creditors in the, estates of P. Gunderson, of Wellington,'jevvhHer, and Henry Simpson, of the same place, carpenter,, were to have been held at’ the Supreme Court yesterday, but there not being a sufficient number present to -form a,, quorum , the ’ proceedings were/ adjourned until next day./ ’ Mr, / ; W. Berry was appointed, trustee in the estates of Walton Pell, contractor, and Thomas Archer, laborer,

The Government,-we hear, have taken cognisance of some remarks made by Mr. G.-E. Barton ,in his recent address to his constituents, - containing a,reflection on the,Wellington police..- Inspector Atcheson caused the men to turn out on parade yesterday, and questioned , them regarding the alleged illtreatment of prisoners. They all denied any knowledge of the occurrence said to have taken place.. . . ■. . At the Theatre Royal last evening,'by particular "desire, Shakspere’s' great play of “ Othello ” was admirably performed to an appreciative audience. The part' of the Moor of, Venice was allotted to Mr. Dillon; .Mr, Graham playing lago. ' Desdemona was- impersonated by Miss Edith Pender, and Emilia by Mrs, Walter Hill, who 1 were well supported by the'‘rest of the company. This evening, the “ King’s Musketeer,” and the “ Loah of a Lover ” will be placed upon the stage/ : .There was a very; .good attendance at Mr. Borthwick Reid’s benefit at the Princess Theatre last evening,, when Mr. Reid went through a great number, of marvellous feats with the ~ .broadsword,after which it some .amateurs donned the ,mittens .for a -prize, cup given by , Mr. Reid, The cup was awarded to Mr. Wylie, who was, the only one who showed any considerable knowledge of the “ noble art.” ■ Mr. Summerfield; won the,prize , for.the single-stick oompetitiqn; .Most of the amateurs who had promised to attend did qot .show, up,, Mr. Reid put on,tho gloves with Mr. Robson, the wrestler,-and ,ai very good bout was the result. Mr. Reid than,thanked the audience, and stated that it wouldtgiyq him pleasure, at any time during, his stay in Wellington, to assist the Athletic-Club,-Cale-donian Society, or other similar institution.

... A supplement to the N. E.’ ’Gazette of April 4, published yesterday, is filled with the annual report of the Chief . Inspector -of Stock in the .Otago/District.,'The .returns,.show a total,of 3,928,500,., being an increase of 20,152 upon last year’s returns, against 55,000 for year .previqus. ,1,401,31:0 are depastured on freehold property, ,2,404,579, on. runs, 22,875 on, hundreds,, aud 9730 on, goldfield commonages. 509,stud sheep, .merinos only,, have been imported during the , last . twelve months, .and these from Victoria, against 498 for year.previous. 88,000 sheep were. passed , through the different establishments for either preserved meats ,or tallow. O wing .to the s evere /drought In, the spring, followed by bad,weather during ,the,lambing season, the, losses in some localities.have been yery great,, and ,as a whole the lambing will, not be up to .the usual average. Another source of loss, where rabbits are numerous,, is unmistakably attributable to this nuisance ; not only is the pasture destroyed by them,, but.the constant ..disturbance the stock are subjected to in the destruction of. the, pests tolls severely against both. increase and clip. The inspector asserts that in some localities an annual decrease in the \ number sof sheep is taking place from the above cause. He can still ■report all,sheepwithin the district of Otago as free from scab and generally healthy, i ’ The returns show a total of of .cattle; of these 38,907 .are ■ depastured on freehold, and 8828 on Crown lauds. It being. the .first year that a:return of cattle has -been collected, and as there are many who are cattle-owners i without owning sheep, the : number, shown on the return cannot represent the total number within the,.district, but he is of opinion they can. approximately -be estimated at 53,000. The number of cattle introduced from foreign ports during the year amounted to 34, being five from Great Britain, and 29 from Victoria. . None have been exported outside New Zealand. ■

/ No greater evidence of the development of the city/ cquld he produced than/ the rapid growth which has taken place by the erection of.,suburban cottages and residences in, every ./direction., A few > years back the Patent, Slip was reckoned a long/way off from, the heart of the, city, and very few indeed , would think of living so far away from the centre of business ; but in a .short time, by means, of ■ a new road connecting with Pirie-street, tenders for which, have been already accepted, the distance from town will be reckoned a mere bagatelle. The majority of, pur working population prefer living at a distance, provided they can procure their own freehold, rather than reside in town, and he i thereby burdened with rent, rates,, taxes, &c. They will soon have another op-, -portunity of purchasing freeholds on easy terms at the new township of Kensington, which is situated on the Ohiro-road, and which can be reached, we are given to under-; stand, in less than half-an-hour from . tho centre of. the city. .The.locality,is favorably situated for cottage gardening, fruit growing, &o. -As an instance of its fertility, the gardens known as “ Short’s Gardens ’’ may be mentioned, where an, abundance of fruit-trees’ can be seen in a luxuriant condition. A clear stream-r-indeed, if w.e remember rightly, .two or three streams—run through the site of the proposed township, and contain a plentiful supply even in the dryest part of the summer. We,would refer those of our readers who may be desirous of ■ investing; to the fuller particulars which can be found iu our advertising columns. - ■/-

The Wanganui Harbor .Board, gays the Cfyonicle of 9th inst.,;is considerably exercised J over. i.a grant of . made to the” •Borough.,! of . Wanganui .by, the Wellington!' Provincial Government.nearly five.years.ago. .The money was voted to assist the.borough in improving its wharf; accommodation,, 'This*' beingißo, ;.thei Government declined at first to ■pay it over until the borough was prepared to contribute an equal aihohnt for the same purpose ; but correspondence which took place subsequently having satisfied'the Government that Wartganui had already expended more than three times the amount of the vote on the wharves, the money was forwarded.

Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM18780412.2.9

Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5318, 12 April 1878, Page 2

Word count
Tapeke kupu
1,334

Untitled New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5318, 12 April 1878, Page 2

Untitled New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5318, 12 April 1878, Page 2

Help

Log in or create a Papers Past website account

Use your Papers Past website account to correct newspaper text.

By creating and using this account you agree to our terms of use.

Log in with RealMe®

If you’ve used a RealMe login somewhere else, you can use it here too. If you don’t already have a username and password, just click Log in and you can choose to create one.


Log in again to continue your work

Your session has expired.

Log in again with RealMe®


Alert