NEW ZEALAND.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2154, 14 February 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[Per “Times” Special Wire.] Another Insurance Benefit. Auckland, Feb. 14. A building, destroyed by fire this morning, was insured in the iNhitioual for £3OO. Accident Insurance. The jN”. 7j. Accident lusuraucc Company has commenced business. Shares are at a premium. The Board of Directors accepted one hundred and fifty proposals for large sums at their last meeting. Released from Quarantine. ~ ■ The single people were landed from; quarantine to-day. The married will leave ou Monday or Tuesday. Meeting - of Chiefs. Mr Sheehan has gone to Katikati, to visit Rewi. Death of a Cum digger. A gumdigger named Robert Reid died suddenly. Changed Hands. Welm.vgtox, Feb. 14. —Thu shareholders of tiie “Times ” have confirmed the resolution of the directors selling the paper to Chantrey Harris. The amalgamation takes place curly next week.

A False Alarm. Hawera, Feb. 14.—1 t appears that the wire reported yesterday to be cut was snapped in consequence of the wheel of a dray coining in contact with a telegraph post. A Political Movement. # Christchurch, Feb. 14.—A requisition, is being signed to-day asking the Mayor to convene a public meeting to consider the redistribution of seats in Parliament, and the removal of the railway head-quarters to Dunedin. The Assessment Roll. The time for receiving objections to this year’s assessment roll should be closed to-morrow, but as Sunday is dies non , the Resident Magistrate has extended the time to during office hours on Monday. Already 600 objections have been received against the city assessment. . Supposed Xioss of Eight lives. Duxedix, Feb’. 14.— The master of the schooner Awarua reports to the Collector of Customs that he fears that a whaleboat’s crew of eight men, which went out sealing in July last, and has not since been heard of, must have perished. . The Awarua returns to the islands immediately to make a cpmpletc search. ' Sailed—Ship Wanganui, for London, with nine passengers, and cargo to the value of £108,904, andthe Auckland,with 10 passengers, and cargo to the value of £120,000, leaves to-night.