AUCKLAND.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3602, 13 July 1880, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

Supreme Court.

This day.

The Embracery Case,

The trial of Coombes for embracery commenced this morning. Mr Mason, hairdresser, is at present being examined. The evidence is much the same as that giren in the Police Court. Lateb. Coombe's case is over and the jury have retired to consider their verdict. It is thought likely he will Ret off. The judge's summing up was neither for nor against the accused. ' " Two sons of Wilson, the proprietor of the Scandinavian Boarding House were playing on the wharf this morning, when the younger child aged 2 years fell over the side into the water. The accident was observed by a young man who plunged in after the child and succeeded in reaching him and then held him until a boat came to the rescue. Neither were WJ§ph hurt. The Native Lands Court at Cambridge is about to close proceedings which will, have a great effect in advancing tye prosperity of Auckland- -About 400,000 acres of land have been dealt with—an immense stretch of country comprehend* ing the upper Waikato district, and extending to Taupo and over into the Tauranga district. The blocks which hare

last been under view hare beeu the Whaiti

and Kuranui, comprehending 140,000 acres. JNo part of this is embraced by Government proclamation, prohibiting all dealings or rendering them illegal, wo that purchasers hare not this difficulty to deal with. Paora, of Orakei, has written a letter protecting against the Native Land Sales Bill. He says "if this law is made certain, what destruction, what murder, what plunder it will be of Maori people. ( Has legislation like this ever been made for European lands P If so, make the law for Maori lands, but in my belief a law like this has never been made for European lands. In 1867 I placed my land for sale to Europeans in the same manner as mentioned in the act. The land (6000) acres was put up by auction and all money for the land was eaten up by the selling by auction, survey of roads, advertising settlement, business by solicitors. The outcome to as who were the owners of the land was about £200.

A fatal accident occurred at Ararimu to a man named Fahey, who was killed by a fall of a rata tree which struck him between the head and shoulders, causing instant death.

An inquest on the body of James Mills who was drowned in the Weirau Hirer resulted in an open verdict being given.

A sailor on the cutter Tweed was found dead in bis bunk yesterday morning when the vessel was off kauri point.

Arrived: Kenilworth from DunedinOn the 6th inst. during a heavy gale a tremendous sea broke over the? vessel, carrying away the bulwarks, stanchions, and rail on the starboard side from the main to the fore rigging, stove a boat in, and washed 50 bags of bones overboard.