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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 1, Issue 47, 8 July 1890, Page 2

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Embezzlement Again.

Deputation to Premier.

A Little Life in Political

Matters.

Two Deliberate Suicides.

A Schoolmasters’ Union.

Five Ounces to the Ton. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) ' WELLINGTON. July 7. A warrant is in the hands of the police for the arrest of Edward J. Robinson, of H. M. Customs, for alleged embezzlement It is underistood that six informations, have been .sworn and that the defalcations are somewhat considerable. Robinson was only lately transferred from Wellington to Dunedin, but at the present time his whereabouts are unknown. He is well-known in Blenheim. . ■The^Premier was waited on at his residence on Saturday afternoon by .Messrs Goldie, Hobbs,: Laury, Monk, Beacock, T.; Thompson, R. Thompson, Withy, iHarkness, Saunders and Allen, who urged upon him the desirableness of further .retrenchment. Mr Monk, who introduced the business, said the deputation were satisfied that retrenchment could be made, oh the present estimates to the extent of £50,0000 without at all impairing the efficiency of the services. In replying, Sir Harry Atkinson took a determined stand, he stated .that the estimates had been drawn up with a view to rigid economy, and that further retrenchment could not. be' effected without subjecting th,e . public to special inconvenience.. In the course of a lengthy reply >he asserted that no Ministry which"had any respect for itself would submit to its. estimates being taken back. The deputation were far from satisfied at the result of the.interview, and another meeting of the eleven gentlemen mentioned was held this mornings but the result has not been made known. Keen curiosity is shown in the lobbies as to what will be the next step, and it is . stated there that the party have taken up a very resolute stand, that they maintain that retrenchment to the extent of £50,000 is quite feasible, and that they are even prepared to go the length of making their allegiance to the Ministerial party (to which they all belong) depend upon their wishes being carried out. The Post tq-night says, “ The situation is growing exceedingly critical. Ministers are individually very much opposed to submission to the dictation of the retrenchment party which it appears is directed specially at official salaries as. distinguished from other votes, such as Education, Petal and Telegraph conveniences, etc. They recognise at the same time that votes of the agitators for stringent economy are numerous enough to turn the scale against them; so if Ministers should decide not to give way their only alternatives are dissolution or resignation.” A moat deliberate suicide took place at Oamaru this morning, when Richard Bennett, about 50 years of age, shot himself through the heart with a rifle. Deceased had been for many years chief accountant for George Sumpter, and was ah old soldier and ex-lieutenant of volunteers. The storeman, having his suispicions about Bennett, went to his room in the office, and, just as he opened the door, the fatal shot was fired. The bullet going through deceased’s heart. He was sitting in a chair, and had placed the muzzle of the rifle against his vest, the butt resting on the ground. A piece of string being tied to the trigger, and the other end being attached to the top of his boot. Emma Newrant, a girl of sixteen years, committed suicide at Auckland on Saturday afternoon by taking “ Rough on Rats.” She died in great agony.

At the annual meeting of the Southern Teachers’ Institute held at Invercargill it was decided to take steps to form an union. The Secretary was instructed to write to other institutes suggesting that the question of establishing an Union for the whole of the colony should be discussed at the annual meeting of the N. Z. Teachers’ Council.

Judgment in the Te Kooti apjMj case was delivered in the Supreme Co™ to-day. The appeal being allowed with costs; ■ The effect of this judgment is that Te Kooti wiil either have to find securities for his future good behaviour or go to gaol for six months.

The first crushing on the recently discovered Kuatuna goldfield, Auckland, concluded on Saturday for a splendid return of fifty tons of the try fluke ore crushed for a yield of 2670 z of gold.

The Evening Press published on Friday Hutchison’s indictment against the Ministry, in which the charge is reiterated that two members owe tlqe Bank of New Zealand £60,000. The Premier writes'to Hutchison'asking if he is correctly reported in the Preaa^

and the latter replies: “ Sir, m answer to your letter received this afternoon, I beg to state that the extract you enclose headed ‘Mr Hutchison’s Wednesday’s indictment against ’ does correctly express -1 stated in the House. I hope by Monday afternoon to forward you a proof of the Hansard report so that you may be able to consider the charges in detail. ” The charges are really too serious for Ministers ; to ignore, and doubtless we shall hear more about the matter in a day or two. ”