NEW ZEALAND.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2411, 8 December 1880, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

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Passive Resistance. Auckland, Dec. 8. Private advices from -Taupe report that the natives refuse the services of lawyers, and the proceedings of the Land Court are interrupted. [lndustrial Awards. Mr and Mrs Harvey have been appointed master and matron of the Industrial Home. Railway Extension. It is stated here 'that the Public Works Department lias accepted Larkins and O’Brien’s tender for the extension of the Bay of Island rad way. The amount is about £25,000. Wanganui Harbor Works. Wanganui, Dec. 8. The‘Harbor Board’s dredge was successfully launched and named Ruapluuna. Mr Bal lance, chairman of the Board, in the course of his remarks, said he confidently anticipate.! that after six months work by the dredge, the river would have a depth of water all the way up as great as was now on the bar. Pauperism in Wellington. Wellington, Dec. 8. At present 375 persons arc in receipt of relief from the Benevolent Institution. Sale of a Station. Dunedin. Dec. 8. Bellaney Station has been sold for £17,000 to Samuel Henryk Sudden Heath. Charles Haward an express man died suddenly at Havelock. He had been earning a precarious livelihood there. Tacking Round. The Government have decided on paying off all the unemployed on Middle Island works before-the harvest, therefore the recently adopted reduced scale of wages will not come into force.