WELLINGTON ITEMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 236, 30 November 1900, Page 2

WELLINGTON ITEMS.

PKB PBBtt ASeOOUIHW. Wellinuton, Novtiuber 20. Nelson Geergo Ernest B.inooe, aged 19, wh fuund dead this morniug with a gun beside him. It it supposed to be a case of suicide, as deceased baa been curious in his behaviour for <knm time. He would net stay in bit father's house, but lived in a shed. Mr. Joshua Bird, for sixteen yean chairman of the Waimaa County Gounoil, died at Wakefield to-day, sged 71. Only yesterday he presided at a meeting of the Council, when he was a candidate for election as chairman, but was beaten by Councillor Wastnev. He then seemed in hit usual health. Mr. Harry Pirata, who was oomraif4oned by the Gevernment to enquir* iato the sanitary arrangement* of the> Maoris, has just returned from a vU» o the South Island. He reports that the general condition of the natives fat the South is better than that of th*> northern tribes, the South Island Maoris bang located in smaller holdings, and having lately agreed span farming, sawmilling.eto., at Oolac Bay, a largejMaori settlement. The natives «e vigorous, soberly inclined, healthy, and prosperous, and contemplate adding dairy farming to their list of industries in the near future. To this end they aie felling a large area of bush whan the soil is richest, and will presently bum and grass the area. Mr. Pare** gave the Maoris much useful advice, and persuaded them to enact a numb** of sanitary improvements. He will proceed to Poverty, Bay on a similar mission in a few days. The returns of immigrs'.iton and emigration for October *W that UK persons arrived in the colony and 86? let* it, against 14(10 and 1160 reapeotively in October, 1889. I In the Supreme Oeurt, J. B. Imrio, late railway statioaaueter at Fatten, who pleaded guilty to the forgery of vouchers, was admitted by Judge Edwards to probation for two yean, hit' friends undertaking to repay the moneys for which accused was respocw sible. The Grown Prosecutor '"timattd thinmorning that he did not intend to pro* ceed with the remaining chargst against Bro. Kiliau. The trial of ISdouara Faurier (Bro. Vfybertus) on a charge of iudeeeat assault oa a lad, Wm. Hardwick, formerly an inmate of the Stoke School, but now at Uumhem, began before Mr. Justice Edward* this morning. Hardwick, in examination, admitted the discrepancies be- * Uveeu his statements of to-day and those in the Magistrate's Court. At the conclusion of his evidence tin ludge, iu answer to the Crown l'roae:utw, said he would not hang a oat lpou such evidence. Mr. Bell tendered io further witnesses, and the jury, at lis Honour's direction, returned a verlict of not guilty.