WELLINGTON, Thursday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1848, 10 May 1884, Page 2

WELLINGTON, Thursday.

Mu Joirv Oi u\ ii-k. has been appointed .Resident Magistiatc for the district of Kaiapoi. Mi Y. \V. FianUlaud is '^a/.tttoil netuaty of the Governmnet In Mirance J'epaittncnl, Mcc Mr C. G. Knrght, lejigned The \aeaney of the Ta^t Coast seat appeusi in to nj»ht'& G.U( tie. Fi iday. S. John's Piesbyterian Chinch and school-ioom. Willis stieet, weie totally di-sfciojcd by Hie this morning at 6 o'clock. The hie bioKeont in ihe sehoolioo'h which Iwid not been open since Tuesday nvjht The flame-, soon got n comple te mastery, and the water suppl> was deficient. A. high wind was blowing, and the flames spiead tiom the schooltooin to the chinch, and could not be checked The or^an, hooks, music, carpets, uicl e\ct\ tiling movab'o was got out. The iiie -icon spiead to a private lcsidence. Sinnk'-, Te Aio Hotel, Jameson's gioceib stoic, and bexeial other buildings in Willis bticot weic p.utly deb tioyed. The fne is licliexed to be a clear ca^-f of incendiai ism The iiiouiances aie : School loom, tM'JO in Noithein oliice ; chuioh CoOOO in No. them ofhee, le-in-suied ioi £1000 in -outl. Biitish, £300 in London, Lneipool, ;tnd Globe. The nautic il eiujiiii \ into the foundeimir of the fetuunct Kangaioo last Fiulay has been eoiiuneueed. Nir I/aid a;> pe.ui'd for tlie Go\ eminent, and Mi Sliaw for ('apt. Dyball. The < aptain and mate, cinct en^ineei, and lu'lmsin.ui of the ill fated \e^el weic ealletl, but no new iai-ts weii 1 adduced. C.ipt iin Juhnson, Inspector umlei the Shipping Act, aloO ga\e evidence. Tie stated that at the spot nmiked as wheie tlie KancMiO 1 ; stiuck t'neie \. Lie no locks It had been lepoited that the Stella, struck wlieie the Kangaioo had, but this was meoiiect Whe'e the Stella btiutL was on a ieif, and which was mil Iced on the chai t. On Loncl'i-,:--!) of Llie ovidfiice foi the Ciown the lieuch (\» hloli .wis oeo.ipied by Waidell li M., Captanio Hau-lay. ami 1 1 oi no, a s i) intimated that th"j ueie of opi u<hi tiuic tlitic w.is a chaigc foi C." 1 pi .m J^y ball to answci. Mi Siiaw then inturated that he intended uillmg the hgiiLlioiibe-keepei at Cape Ciiiiplull ' :'] tains Fan child, Gu-y, Doilo, Pope, lletiiman and Wills, Pilot Holme*, and the leinamder of the cteu of the X umaioo Hi ie a fiesh dilncully a.osc, a-, it is impossible to picciue t!u hglitliousc-Leepei until the middle of the wl" h, and Capt. ]Jai< lay's \es-el leaves here on Tuesday Mi Shaw objecting to '^o on mthodfc a hill couit, as Capt Home is not a captain of a hum UwH \e-sel. The lCaiiltor the enquiry is thai tln v Collectoi of Cust(>.iiS will !a\ tin whole nutter befo-e the Minister foi Oiibtoms, and on healing hi 3 iepl>, won'. 1 decide as to w hetliei he would comnicm i pioteedings ih /ion*, wiL!) anothei as^es>oi 1,1 fie filace ot (,'apt. linclay. Tin lattei com ie will p,oba!)l} be adopted