NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Thursday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2009, 23 May 1885, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH. — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Thursday.

f iik resignation of L'aptnin Douglas, of the Thames Rifle Rangers, is gazetted. Two more divorce cases aro ispoken of. The first case is that of Kjnii v Ryan. Ryan is the working manager of the Wellington Mcnt I'icseiiiug Company. In the second case the petitioner la a carpenter, named Kaidon, employed in tliu (>ot eminent llailway Woikshop at I'ctonc. The co respondent is a railway guaid. At the Appeal Court the case of the Hank of Australia v. Wilson was concluded, and judgment was reserved. Argument in the case Regina and Waring Taylor commences to morrow. It is not expected that any birthday honours will fall to New Zealand this year. The Gazette notifies that the Tauranga Acclimatisation Society have turned at large eight fallow deer in the Tauianga district, and that property in such deer and their offspring is deemed to bo absolutely vented in the Chairman of the Tauranga Acclimatisation Society for the period of three yeais. The following luvu passeJ the Civil Service exrtmmatioiiH, placed in oiderof merit: — Soruor examination; 11, J.

C.ntcr, AucMind; (1. M. C'alvert, Tlicuius; A. A. Huugh, Auckland; C. H. Smitli, Aueklmd .Junioi examination : (». M. Calvert, Thames ; A. A. Hough, Auckland ; F. J. Cuter, Auckland ; A. F. Bui ton, Auckland ; Y. F. Ikttley, Auckland ; E. K. V aile, Auckland ; \V. M. Jackson, Auckland ; Amy G Phillips, Thames. The -en ices of the followiug corpi have been accepted, as garrison oorpa :—: — Onehunga Naval Aitillery Volunteers, Newton (Auckland) Rifle Volunteers, Onehunga Rifle Volunteei s. As honorary corps : Kangitikei Mount<>d Rifle Volunteers, Ota«o fJuards Rifle Volunteers, Queen's Own (Auckland) Rifle Volunt«'«'rs. A summons, calling Messrs Bitligate, Kenny, M >nif, l'luvi.i/.yn, Sheppard, vSwanson, >iiiri*nski, T nai oa, and Walker^ to the J^pgidl it ire Council, is gazetted. P

THAMES, Fiiilay. John Benyman ami Richard Oweni, miueis in the cinploy of the Cambria Compui\, weie itijmed about five o'clock last tiiL'ht by a powder explosion that occiirr.tl when they were withdrawing ft charge fiom a hole which had missed Hie.

DUNKDIN, Thursday. Alex. Spu-rs, a steerage passenger by the Kaikouia reco\ere<l £100 ilamagea •iguiißt the N.Z Shipping Company for inj iiic!< recencil l>y the falling on him of the steerage latliior, which it h alleged \\ as not pi ' p< 1 1> seem cd. The claim waa foi

NKW PLYMOUTH, Thuiaday. Tlic follow in<,' i* a corrected list of the risks by the insurance companies on the buildings and stocks damaged and destroyed in Dexonstreet on Monday; — New Zealand, £1400; South British, £930 ; Colonial, 1800 ; Union, £350 ; London and Lancashire, £800; Standard, £1750; Noitliern, £875; National, £1100; Norwich, £1700; Hamburg, £18.30 ; Fire Association, £100>) ; Mercantile Association, £1055. Total, £14,580. The above are the total amounts, but allowances for goods saved will have to be deducted.

CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. The thn (1 annual meeting of the .Society for the I'ievention of Cruelty to Animals was held to-night, and was very success* ful. The Mayor (Mr C. P Hulbert) presided, and a number of prizes weie presi nted to juveinloa for essays on subjects ot intere«t to the society.

.h, UKKYMOUTH, Thursday. Tlic chairman of the Harbour Board will move at the next meeting that tenders be cilleil for the construction of the North Breakwater and retaining wall, and that they be advertised ut Wellington! Dunedm and G re} mouth. It i« estimated that the contract will amount to between £40,000 and .'» 0,000. Thil is ci-itain to 1)l> carried. There will also be locomotive rolling stock, etc., puf chased in connection with harbour works.

AhH BURTON, Thursday. MrGrtgK, member for Wakanui, addressed Ins constituents to-night, and recened a \otu of confidence, He intiiii<it«'d ins desire to resign if a suitable agrirultm ul lepiostntative wouM come (urnald