SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 957, 10 August 1878, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[PRESS' «iOEVO7.I f AUCKLAND, lasr night. 8 At a meeting of the Licensed" s Victuallers the fiction of the brewers t m raising the price of beer a hiiif- 1 peuny above tariff was g^raj|| i condemned. It appeared .ftp; be fie i prevailing opinion that f^blicSjiis I could not add anything tdfiihe <Mt r of the pint. f CHKISTCHURCH, Wednesday. i . JBarly- , this morning, a Custom < Houae officer accompanied by a con- c stable visited each brewery m Christ- l church and suburbs to take stock, { jn connection with the new duty on beer, causing great consternation , i among the bfewers, who did not see "* the report of the treasurer's speech till some hoard later iv the day. Conflicting opinions are expressed as to the various alterations m the j Customs tariff". i Last night. i The first amount of duty-collected' here on beer was £95. The brewers ' announced an increase of price to the amount of the duty. < WELLINGTON, last night. \ PARLIAMENTARY. ] The Local Judicate Bill is circu , luted. It provides that any manten years a Resi'Jeut Magistrate may be appointed a District Judge. It gives District Courts jurisdiction on all money claims to £300. The Governor mny also extend Criminal Jurisdiction to District Courts. Mt Whi taker presented a petition from C. H. Stewart, stating that m consequence of the war m Waikat 0 he was obliged to leave his horn c and suffered loss owing to being prevented ,by the Government from returning.