NEW ZEALAND.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2967, 28 September 1882, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

(Pan Press Association.)

Crowded' Asylum-

Napier, Sept. 28.

The inmates of the Lunatic Asylum are twenty-eight in number, namely, seventeen male and eleven females. There is sleeping accomodation for only six females, and sixteen males. Five females and two males are to be removed to Nelson next Saturday. The Napier Asylum is only fit for temporary accommodation,and better arrangements are urgently needed. The MatauraThe ship Mataura, now loading at London, will load frozen meat at Napier, in the ensuing season. Nihilist Tactics at Masterton. ‘ ' Masterton, Sept 28, The Rev. Mr Isitt, who has been recently advocating a strict enforcement of the “ Licensing Act ” on Sundays, has been subjected to a dastardly outrage. A bottle of powder was placed under his buggy, in the stable, at night it exploded. It did only nominal damage. The rev. gentleman offers £5 reward for the conviction of the offender. New AssessorsWellington, Sept. r k 2B. , The following gentlemen have been appointed assessors under the “ Property Assessment Act, 1879, ’ (and Amendments) for the Waitald property assessment District; but the list is not yet complete .-—Messrs Will jam Henry Sherrin, Roberts of Waipahi, Ernest Frederick Diehl, and Wriothesley, and John Andrew Maude, both of Oamam ; Caleb Ezekiel Sherratt, of Geraldine, Thos: Roberts, Francis Worcester Rtubbs, of Timaru ; Robert Irvine, of Peel Forest, Frederick William Marchant of Burke’s Pass,