NEW ZEALAND.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2263, 18 June 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

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An Snsmranco -fig 1 sat ;hj tAvouato. Aui'Kl.axii, June 18.

William O’Connell, was charged with forging and uttering a cheque for £IJ on {ho National Rank. Prisoner was subagent for tlio Government Life Assurance, and recently was doing canvassing at Coromandel, but getting short of money lie presented the cheque- in question at tho bank and was at once informed that it was forged. Ellen McClonghles, whoso name the prisoner forged deposed that he had confessed tho fact to her.

A Suppose cl 3'sw tiolG. SUeld. Palmkkstox IJoetu, June 18. For a considerable time a party of prospectors, commanded by an esperi-

-need miner named Rankin, have been marching the gold gullies and creeks in tho T ararua .Range?. So far they nave found small, but not payable, quantities. Rankin is convinced that here is a rich vein somewhere in the vicinity, and the party toiled in hopes until their provisions ran short and were ;oue out. The place is situated near the forge, fourteen miles from Palmerston. L’he party are sanguine of ultimate success, As the party wore out through vhe recent wrechcd weather, it may be ,-xpccted they have undergone some privations, and the whole suffer from rheumatism. The sum of £6O has been

expended so far in the venture, and now their efforts arc being backed they start iway again on Sunday.

An Unpopular Bill.

Vv KLU.\GTO\ T , June 18. In a few days 4,500 signatures were obtained to a petition against the Municipal Corporation Amendment Bill. The whole of the city councillors signed the petition. The fisheries Sill. Dunedix, June 18. The Otago Acclimatisation Society urge the amendment of (he Fisheries Hill by incorporating the provisions of the Salmon Trout Act, 1807, preserving the Acclimatisation Societies revenues from licenses and penalties. The Carnival. The Carnival takings to date amount to £5lO. Drowned in a I*it. A body was found on the Htndon railway and was identified as Michael McCarthy, a laborer, who, while in a fit to which he was greatly subject, fell into a few inches of water and was drowned.