TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1837, 5 January 1889, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

There is a deadlock in Oaraaru over the honorarium of the Mayor, which was fixed by ballot at £SO. The Mayor holds that as it was fixed by ballot it is illegal. At the last meeting, on Thursday, four of the members left before the minutes were confirmed, and the meeting broke up, as there was no quorum. In the Resident Magistrate's Court Christchurch, on Thursday, a wife deserter named George Stokes, who was arrested in Wellington, was sent to gaol for six months. Peter Pasche, arrested while playing an illegal game on the Christchurch racecourse with wheel and table called “fly,” was fined £2O. A man named George Lewis, died suddenly on Wednesday night in his garden at Oamaru. At the inquest a verdict of death from natural causes was returned. At Dunedin Christopher Francisca Legrand was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment for stealing a number of tools from a Chinaman’s shop. While riding in a race at Wray’s Bush, Southland, on Tuesday, two boys—J. Morgan (an Industrial School boy), and T. Leonard were hurt, the former severely. The horse Morgan was riding fell immediately after starting, and another fell over it; others also passing over or close to the lad, whilst on the ground. It is supposed that the crown of the skull was broke by a stroke from the horse’s hoaf. Morgan died on Wednesday. The completed customs revenue for December was £108,329 for the nine months £1,095,242, which is a deficit of £26,258 oa the Treasurer’s estimate for that period. Total beer duty last month, £5,545 ; for nine months, £36,651, being a deficit of £1,598.

At a meeting of the council of the Educational Institute at We'linglon the report of the committee recommending that Government be requested to return to the system of paying on the “working” instead of on the “strict” average was agreed to. The sixth annual meeting of the New Zealand Educational Institute opened at Wellington on Wednesday, Mr Geo. Macmorran presiding. Delegates wore present from Auckland, Wairarapa, Wanganui, Taranaki, Nelson, Marlborough, North Canterbury, Mid Canterbury, Otago and Waikato. It was decided to request the member of Education to remove Dr Richardson’s Temperance Books from the list of books authorised to be used in schools, as they contain controversial matter. About 2.30 on Wednesday afternoon a fishing boat under canvass, containing two men, Frank Love and William Gibson, capsizad in Lyttelton Harbour dose to the reef. The accident was seen from the shcre and several boats put out arid rescued both men. The analysis of portions of the remains of Mrs Beattie, whose body was exhumed at Hororata a few weeks ago on suspicion of death having been caused by poison, proves that no trace of poison can be found.