NEW ZEALAND.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1982, 21 March 1885, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

|UY TELEGRAPH.— PRFSS ASSOCIATION. NAPIER, Thursday. Messrs Okmosd, Tanner, Russell, and others ha\e determined to pnt a large area under tobacco. An experimental crop of a few acres in Mr Oimond's estate yielded 20001bs. an acre, exceptienally fine Connecticut leaf— an altogether exceptional leaf.

HAWERA. Friday. A shock of earth4ll.aU uas felt here at 2. 15 pm. )t was not verj severe.

W KLLI NUT ON, Thursday. The Hinemoa goes to Onehung* tomorrow for the purpose of bringing the Governor to Wellington. About 100 Anne 1 ConstabuHrly have been called to Wellington for the purpose of being instructed in heavy gun <lnll in connection with the defence of the » .irious ports of the colony.

CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. At the annual meeting of the Cauterhuiy Agricultural and Pastoral Association, hi Id this i\cning, the committee's report showed the income for the year to be £2737, including £23 hi ought forward from last year, and the expenditure £2718 Tin- members on the hooks numbeied 3 4, exclusive of 139 life member*. The lion. J. T. Peacock was elected president. It was decided to purchase new grounds near Addington, of about 27 acres, at £"200 an aw, from Mr J. Trigger, who lias agreed to give five .acres as a free It is s-tited that th« present ground* at Sydenham will sell for £0000. A deputation waited upon Sir Julmi Vogel to day to urge the necessity for the establishment of a special asylum for inebriates. Sir J nlius said that at present the Government could not found any more charitable institutions, but, no doubt, the new Charitable Act would make provision for giving power to local authority to establish the institution referred to.

DUNKDIN, Thursday. The Minister for Mines remains io town till Monday, and then makes a tour of the Otago goldtielda He will lie mooinpanied by Mr Fyke, M.H.R., io his visit of inspection. 'l'he Chamber of Commerce to-day can led a resolution urging the appointiiient of shorthand leporters in court.

Fiiday. At the Police Court to-day, Fred. Fulton, who ofier<><l to find the Duneilia contingent for the Soudan, was comdieted for trial on the eliuige of thootiDg .it, with intent to murder, Michael Hayes. The accused wai walking it: I'imees-itreet South whon some alteration took place bctwecii him and Haye\ who was accompanied hy others. Tlie police giving them the character of linikins, the accused considered he hod uen uisultul, and took out a revolver, md, after it had once nn*»ed fire, dislurj;t'd a bin el a* Hayes, who, with his n.ites ran off spce'li'y The accused \,ndtunk and •\< ited « hen arrested, iml xaid lie w;is aony he hl l missed the fellow. He wan admitted to bad.