AUCKLAND.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4351, 11 December 1882, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

This day.

Nothing has been decided as yet since drill as to the continuance ansTeorejanisation of the Cambridge Cavalry, except the resignation of Captain Kuneiruan and Lieutenant Fisher. It is understood Government is not anxious to see three separate troops continued in different parts of the district. It would encourage the reorganisation of the force if one WaikaLo troop were established. The Volunteers themselves are favorable to the movement taking such direction—a full " Waikato troop replacing the present three half filled local troops. It is proposed that the Cavalry should go annually into encampment for a week's drill, say near Auckland or Thames, where an annual encampment and drill of Volunteers of all arms could be held.

Mr J. 0. Firth is about to establish a cheese and butter factory at Matamata, and baa purchased from the To Awamutu Bacou Fectory the plant brought for them by Capt. Runciraan from America, which they did not want, having in the mean while provided themselves with one in the colony. Mr Firth has also paid to the Awamutu Co. £40 which they subscribed towards the cost of Oapt. Runcim&n's trip to America.

Be the boy whoso body was found in the harbor on Saturday, it ceems that the boy, who was attending the nuns' school, was absent from school on Friday afternoon, and it is said, although there is no clear; evidence ca the subject, that he went down with another boy to the steps to sail tin toy boats which they had bought. Yesterday afternoon the boy's unole, Howard, heard some children talking 00 the reclamation on the subject, and it was to the effect that young Martin hed allowed the little boat to drift oufc of reach, and in trying to recover it fell off the steps into the water and was drowned. There is reason to believe that other boys were with him at the time of the accident, as he was too young to bare ventured alone, and that, fearing, to get into trouble, they refrained from

saying anything about the accident. Mr.<

Howard says that the boy had not money ia his possession to buy toys with, and therefore he could not have bought any.

She also mentions another singular circumstance, namely that a girl who was at the school he attended had noticed his

absence on Friday afternoon, aud on returning from school saw his hat lying in Hobson street, and some of the school boys kicking it about.

(Pee Pbess Association.)

Auckland, This day. Mail Steamer Signalled. . The mail steamer Zealandia, from San Francisco, haa been signalled.