AUCKLAND.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1270, 3 May 1880, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

May 1. ■' Pheasant shootinghaa commenced- and sportsmenreport moderate ,bags.. • - May 3. All the'member? of the" Civil Service Commissionaire liowshere, and will ■ commence to-morrow an examiuation of the railway works officials; Messrs. Hamlin and Harriswill address i their constituents this week. Mr.Sheehan will address his constituents at the Thames about Saturday. ». - . , The beach at Wangarei heads is thickly strewn with dead schnappers.- Thecause pu'zzlealocal savants, --- »• The larrikin element is.. increasing. Larrikinapulleddown and hustled v street preachers last night, chasing them along the" main street. The ~ polioe' were quiescent. - An inforoption haa been laid by Mr. Stickley; superintendent of-the Industrial Home, against Constable ;Adams, ,for indecent assault on an inmate, aged ,18. TEe fanners complain of drought. INVERCARGILL. .. May L Re the Corporation loan, ' the Council paßsed & resolution to the 'effect that proceedings .twp loana amounting in alli to L 120,000 be commenced detwm, anil the assent ,of the ratepay<?ra)»r*at once asked tq the proposal to borrow that sum for waterworks, town improvements, and gas works extension „ . The sale .of .the West Plains estate, the, property of Mr, M'Caughan, M-H.R,, on. Saturday was successful, considering : the times. Some of, the land, is situated four, miles from Invercargill,- and brought as much as L2B per acre» . - . ;