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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3102, 12 January 1889, Page 2

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>:l^New ;;. ■>v/ Wellington, Saturday.:" ,-. For many years past the'necessity' of Laving the head;quarters .ofthe! Native land : Court" at the seat of j Governmenthas,become moreupparomV. and. urgent,, and. Ministers .'in Cabinet have decided that the. ohange is to be made at once. Chief Judge Macdonaldia hot ill good health and is unable to take up his residence in Wellington. He will therefore retire from the position, and after leave of absence; which liis health requires and to which he is entitled, expires, will resume the appointment he formerly held as Resident Magistrate at Auckland. Judge Macdonald will be succeeded as Chief Judge by Mr Seth Smith, at presenti District Judge and Resident Magistrate, .'" ■

The Appointment; of.' Railway Commissioners?' | Wellington, Saturday. . :. The* Government last night decided to offer the Chief Oommissionership, at a salary of £I2OO per annum, to Mr McKerrow, the Surveyor-General of the Colony, and the two AssistantCommissionerships respectively to Mr J. P. Maxwell, the General Manager of Eailways, and Mr W. M. Hannay, Assistant General Manager, the latter at salaries of £IOOO a year each. The appointments have been accepted and will be gazetted forthwith. The Pulpit and the Press,

Wanoanuij January 11. The .Rev. J. W. Chapman,- the new curate, on the occasion of his welcome here on Wednesday night, made disparaging remarks: against the press. The Chronicle, in an article this morning referring to' the same, characterises his attack as silly and uncalled for, reminds the rev. gentleman that the press is more influential than the pulpit, considers the attack idle talk for a callow young divine of Mr Chapman's calibre, and advises hhh to cultivate the quality of modesty.

J. Buchanan's Bankruptcy. Auckland, Jan 11. The creditors of J. Buchanan, merchant held a meeting to-day when it was resolved that if within a week the debtor made an offer of 17s Gd in the pound for the stock, it be accepted but if not the stook be sole by public auction.

Saturday. At a meeting of John Buchanan's creditors' yesterday, the bankrupt offered £15,000 for the stock and book debts, equal to 15s 9d in the £. It was resolved to sell at 17s 6d in £, and if not accepted within a week 'the stock te be sold by auction.

The Late Professor Brown. Dunedin, January 11, Probate.was granted to-day of the. will of the late Professor Mainwaring Brown. The sura of £IOO and all his books are bequeathed to the Otago University, and the rest of his estate is left to his three sisters in England,

Juvenile Crime, Auckland, January 11, The question of punishment for juvenile crime was brought before a meeting of the Justices of the Peace today, Dr Giles, 8.M., presiding. Mr King said it was desirable that there should he unanimity in the chastisements inflioted upon' jiivenilo offenders, and also that the punishment should bo so severe that it would act as a deterrent, Dr Giles remarked that flogging which would be the mostoffectiye punishment, could only be administered in cases of larceny, but there were many other offences than this which would be more properly punished by flogging, such as rowdyism, stone-throwing, etc, Ho thought'that when parents did not bring up their children properly they should be disfranchised, This would be a telling penalty. Why a person who performed nono of the duties of a good citizen should be able to vote he could not see at' all, Eventually it was agreed to call another meeting in about a month to consider the question, with a view of suggesting to Parliament that the Act he amended,