LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1056, 2 August 1904, Page 3

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS

(Special to tho Daily Telegram.) Avokland, this day. LAWYERS AND THE POLICE, There have boon skirmishes several times lately betweon tho police and tho lawyers owing to tho latter not being able to see theii clionts in prison until permission was obtaiuod from the sub-inspector, Tho difficulty cropped up again yesterday, when Mr Lumlon i°norod tho police and asked Mr Kottle, S.M., if ho would permit him to soe a client in the prisoner's room. The S.M. s;iid it was out of his jurisdiction, and referred him to inspector Black, " Certainly not," replied Mr Lumlon, ami he further added, " I am not going to bo dictated to by that man," After a few more heated remarks Mr London walked out of the Court while tbo inspector was explaining tho regulations. RELIOOFMBIYMYS

While workmen wcro excavating for a foundation for Messrs Hipkins and Coutts' new warehouse in Customs-street East, near Nathan and Company's largo warehouse, tho ribs of a vessel wore found in one of the trenches, tho discovory boing made about sixteou feet below the surface. Mr .Hartley, architect for the work, was informed of tho find, and he states that tho ribs aro of oak, and must have been embedded in the mud at about the old beach level in the early days, before that portion of the city was reclaimed. Mr Edward Wall had a blacksmith's shop near the spot where Uio ribs of the boat were found, and Wall purchased the boat and dragged her up on tho beach closo to what was known as Jacob's 'Ladder. Subsequently tho boat was buried in tho earth as tbo reclamation proceeded,

THE POST OFFICE THEFTS A furthor remand until Friday was so» cured jostcrdny in tho cases of alleged robbery from the Auckland Post Office, In the case of Robert Hcighwav, who in charged with stealing a postal packet containing valuable securities, Mr, Mays stated that he was not yet prepared to agrco to bail. With regard to William M. Taylor, charged wiih receiving 10s worth of stamps knowing thorn to be stolen, ho mentioned that bail would probably be granted on Wsdnosday. William H, Johnston, who is charged with seoroting postal packets, is already on bail.

CUSTOMS RETURNS The Customs returns for the port of Auckland during the month of July last show that the ne f . Customs duties collected amounted to £48,863, £46,935 being ordinary tariff, £I3OB preferential, and £l2l excise, Tho net Customs duties collected in July last year amounted to £60,332, The returns for tho past month show a falling-off of 111,969, The beer duty was £1,364, being an increase of £l9 on tho corresponding period. Tho exports were as follows:—Gold, 25,5350z lfjdwl, valued at £90,129, compared with 23,0450z, valued .it £81,660, an increase of 24900z, and £5469 respectively; silver, 150,6800z, valued at £10,340, as against 65,40702, valued at £6547, an increase of 85,2830z and £9893 respectively. SUPREME COURT

At the Supremo Court, Judgo Edwards presiding, Neville Goldsmith, for breaking and entering, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment, John Thomas Ben nett, with several aliases, got three years for falso protenees, tho Judge rornarking that accused had commenced stealing in Auckland in 1886, and hud been stealing at .various places in tiie colony ever since. Eru ibiro Wuruhilii, for forgery (indulging at Gisbome, wus sentenced to two years' imprisonment, LAUNCH FOUNDERS AT BOTOBUA. During a heavy wind tho Ilotouta launch liotoiti fonndored at her moorings, and is likely to bo a total loss,