NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1985, 28 March 1885, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH. — PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Fnday. I>\ reply to a deputation from policy holders in the Government Insmance Deputment, Sir Julius Vogel said no unluaMiiitihlc delay would t.i'jc place in calling local boaids into existence. A large steamer, supposed to l>e the It.M.S. Riupehu, passed the Nuggets at 2 o'clock to-day, and will reach the Heads this evening. Alexander Fleming was committed for trial to <i;iy on a charge of ill-treating his bon by tying him to a bedpost and whipping his naked body uith a cartwhip. Tlju is the only charge against the father. The stepmother has been committed on tivo charges. Application was made by the police to lia\e the childifn sent to the Industrial School, but the R M. deferred it till to-morrow, to see w hether the father could get bail. In Chain beta this morning, letters of admission, in the estate of the late Oapt, Duncan were gt anted by Justice Williams. Capt Otincati was master of the schooner Tanranga, which sailed for Tonga on the 10th June and has not been heard of since The insmance offices are ready to pay as soon as someone was appointed to take charge of the estate. The afTHa\ its disclosed that there «ai a ho.-ny gale from the N E. the week after Capt. Duncan sailed, and the ship was supposed to be lost in that.

DUNEDIN, Thursday. The Rev James Cutnmiiig, Inspector of the Xoith Canttiriuiry Kdur.ition No.ud. dieii here today. He arrived in Duueriiu a week ago, ami had only liccn confiiiPil to beil threi' days in liis hoti 1 He had been in good health for sonic time.