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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3519, 24 May 1890, Page 2

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Auckland, May 28. A patient who has been discharged from the Avondale Asylum cured, named R. Young, stated that when commitied to that institution in 1881 bis km was sold for £331, but he has now only U 7s to roceivo, He'was charged £1 per week while in the asylum, and other okarges. He considers he has been harshly treated, In bis speech at the Bociotyof Arts conversazione, Mr D, (Juristic Murray said that in New Zealand the artist was born into the painters' paradise of the whole world. Here they had lakes, mountains, forests, plains, and the lovely grandeur of the seashore in one splendid ensemble. liowhore in the world were the natural beauties so crowded together as in New' Zealand, Mr T. Thompson, M.H.R. for Auckland North, addressed liis constituents to-night, and received a unanimous vote of thanks and con fidence. He strongly opposed the property-tax, which, he said, would be a burning question at tho next elections, and urged the necessity for a greater retrenchment in the pubho service. Ho said that any deficiency in the revenue after, the abolition of the property tax could be met by this means, and also by a land tax,

Cp!STOpnou,May2B. A young ?irl was committed for trial to-day on a obaree of stealing a ring from a photographers shop, whither she wont to liavo her portrait token, Tho calendar for tho orirainal sittings which open on Monday, comprises 24 charges of ordinary oharaoter against 17 persons, Gisdorne, May 28.

To-day an inquest .was held on tho fire which ocourred in the Bhop of IJ, Cooper,- bootmaker, by which a 'large portion oltho town was en'that the fire was started 6y the wilful cutting of a gaspipe, A verdict was returned of incendiarism against some person unknown, 'ln the Waipirp Commission Judges Seth Smith and Wilson gave judgment in the rehearing of the ease of tho Waipiro Block of 80,000 acres .of rich land, and confirmed the original judgment of Judge Mackay in lßßfi' that the .Tula Ifihoniho party Jiacl no clajnj. This is the third bearing of tho gasp, 'and' it is under a special Aotof last session, Judge Barton delivered' the fifth judgment in the oxtousive Poututu case, Dunedih, May 28.

At s the Kaitangata Eesidont Magistrate's Court, William Mc Allistcr, Alexander McMillan, and Thomas Johnston were charged with breaches of-the Animals' protection Ac.t, the first named' being charged with shooting o doe, and the other twp with having portions of a doe jjjjpr injheirpossessiqn. MpAlister's defen'covyas t|)ttf he was shooting at a {pick, alio), wljen hpfqujid lie had shot a doe, Ife'saw no, h'arro jn taking jfc gr)d, gj'yjng spnip jn the other defendants.' Mr'MfifiHPPPlh R-M-, fined the defendants £lO eaeh and costs, half the penalty ju eaoh ca.Be