NEW ZEALAND.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2309, 11 August 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[Per “Times” Special Wire.] A Cutter In Difficulties. . Auckland, August 11, I ho Lincoln, barquentine, from the

Islands, reports speaking the cutter Sovereign of the Sea, from Raratonga, dismasted on Ihe coast. She supplied her with provisions, but owing to heavy weather could not render further assistance.

Tire CJovernor'3 Stud. Wellington, August 10. His Excellency’s racehorses were landed in excellent condition from the Wakatipu this morning. It is understood that notwithstanding Sir Herculc’s departure from the colony, the horses will peforra at the Canterbury meeting. Baker’s Ovsa. The insurance on Mrs Baker’s house is £IOBO in the South British, of which £330 is reinsured in the North British and £250 in the National. Poor Spite. Christchurch, August 10. An information has been laid against MrJßeattie, proprietor of the Palace Hotel, for keeping a barmaid at work after hours. Railway Frauds. A boy named John Denham was sentenced to 48 hours’ imprisonment and 18 strokes of the cat-o-nine-tails, for stealing a money hag and fourpence, the property of the Railway Department. Archibald Wilson, charged on the information of the District Engineer with the larceny of £247 belonging to Go vernment, was remanded till Friday. A Popular Tariff. INVERCARGILL, August 11. The sawmillei’s at a meeting adopted reasons for dissenting from the Railway Commission’s recommendations regarding the increase of timber freight. A slight counter agitation in favor of increased rates has been got up by people interested in . the Bluff and coastal trade which wil regain the traffic in the event of a rise. The present railway freight has certainly given a great impulse to local industry, and timber is now going in small lots to all parts of the Middle Island, which was previously filtered throughout four firms in Dunedin. Quartz REining in Otago. Dunedin, August 11. The O’Briens struck a payable reef of gold on the deep lead on Waipoi Elat on Saturday. A number of claims of an agregate area of 33 acres are taken up.