NEW ZEALAND.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1967, 14 February 1885, Page 2

N E W ZEALAND.

WELLINGTON, Tluusday. Tiih Me.it Fiee/ing Companies nieprepaimg l.">, 000 cai cases of mutton for ship incnt to London by the bteanibliips Aoiangi ami lonic. Tlie lost to niirht saj-5 :— "lt 13 i uniotiiud m well infoi mod cucles that Sm (Jjotijc Dcs V(rn\, the (io\emor ol Fiji, \\ ho i-> at pi < s( nt visiting Xt w l.inri, uill in all piol)il)ilit\ siiccctd >Sir William DinmmoiKi .lim\oh as Homiiioi 1 of tliis colony u lu-n tlie lattei's penod of service e\pnes."' The follow ing telegraphic duspitoh jfrom the (4ovcuior of Sdutli Austialui is !ga/ctt«l :— " To His E\ce)l"in;y the (Jovcinovof Ncsv Zealand: The .Necietary of State (lit cots me by telegiaph to inform your Excellency that the French (toxeiiiincnt aic about to instruct their naval forces in China to enforce belliget cut's tight, including the right of searching neutral ships at sea for contraband of war."

Friday. The City Council, last night, earned a resolution to present Mr ]i. Baird, late City Engineer, \tltli 100 guineas for hN past bucccssful and inciitorioua services while engaged by the ccuncil. Councillor Petlierick has tabled a motion to icacind the resolution. The volunteers attending the New Zealand Kille Association's meeting at New Plymouth, will go into camp at Island 15 »y. It is expected then- will l>e a large attendance of coirpetitord from ill paits of the colony. Tlii; Piopeity TaX officn is issnins numeioiib suinmonscs against defaulting taxpauis. At the Resident Magistrate's Comt J.i«s. Jones and Rose Amelia Cullen wcie committed for tiiil for stealing seveial ai tides from one of the tniuisteiial lCbidenecs

NEW PLyMOUTir, Thursday. At the Riiquiiy into the Uovernment Kist school firo to-da)', the jury retained .1 \< i diet oHiiuciuliaii&m by a peison or pti&oiis unknown.

HAWERA,Thiiisclny. The illicit distillation cases were concluded to night. The sentences passed who ,»s follows. — T olm Andcison and IVhr Smith, mikeis of wlns'<y, si\ iiioutlis; (icoigc Mcs, hotclKecper, Wooilullo, sii|)|ilying ni iterial to woik still, fined €-Jt)O; liuike, ILnvci.i, foi cu'iyuig whisky, fined tJOO ; Thomas Llo\d, liotelkecpcr, Haweia, having w hihky in his possession, fined XoO. All the tines were j.aid.

WELLINGTON, Thuis<lay. MrR. C. Parley is ga/.ettc<l Chief Inspector of Sheep for the Auckland distnct; aKo C.ittlc Inspector nailer the DiMascil Cittle Act, and Registrar of lii.uuls for the same distiict. Mr \V. Mai tin is gazetted a olerk of the P.M. Court at Ohehungi and Auckland.

CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. y\i F. J. Udirick, M.H.R. for St. Allians, addicsscd his constituents tonight, anil leccivcd a unanimous vote of thinks and renewed confidence Mi Callis states that the Government have consented to 1 educe the cluiiges for spans m tlie Exhibition to (id per squaie foot JlciUiivcs heie from Tunaiu to '!iij»lit, and leaves to-monow ui^ht for Wellington.

DUXKDIN, Tluusday 'Lhe Hciald stales on t!io best authoiity that Mi Macuiuicw has no iutentioii whatever of pioceeding home on the hLyeciofter mission. The Hal hour Hoaid have fmthcr consideied the dock question. Tlic Finance Committee recommended its postponement, as there was no prospects of funds, but the Poit Chalmers nicnibeis niged that the board should j;o on with it or give up their tius>t into the hands of the Government. Eventually the Finance Committee was instiueted to repoit what icvcnue could be anticipated to meet inteiest on the cost. (ieiald Massey and Mrs Lena Coke, a lady fiom Amctica, conducted a public spiiitualistio seance iv the Lyceum last night, but the manifestations wero not considered successful.

Friday. The Hou. E. Richardson arrived in town to-dny, and goes on to to-moriow to Chrtstchui'ch. Flags wcie hoisted half nnst high ut the Town Hall and elsewhere on leceipt of the news about Ueneidl Eaile.