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

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2075, 24 October 1885, Page 2

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

NEW PLYMOUTH, Thursday, A M \\ named Taffis was drowned while bathing by iiiinself on the beach. His body was aftei\\aid3 found among the locks.

WELLINGTON, Thursday. One hundied thousand trout ova, a piesent fioni the Like Acclimatisation to Wellington, have been successfully placed in the Masterton hatching boxes This is the largest shipment to the Xoith Island over attempted. They weio brought by Mr Mackin from Queenstown to Mastertou in tlnee days. The Government have received a telegr.un from New Plymouth saying that there is no truth in the ramour circulated on the West Coast that Te Whiti had 01 dertd the natives to plough up the settlers' land. There is some dispute among the natives about land titles, but it lias no political significance. The 1 emulations .is to the pay of the Aimed Constabulary field force are gazetted Thursliv, November 5, is the day fiXed for holding tin 1 first meeting of the Disti let B >aids of Administiation under the Hospital and Charitable Institutions At-t.

NAPIER, Thursday. Affer a long hearing, the R. M to-night committed for tual a man named Charles ()c*an Thorn p^on, on a charge of indecent assault on a little i/irl

BLKNHRfM, Thursday. Laurie, tlio pedestuan, footed it from Blenlnim to Picton and back, a distance of 40 mile*, yest'-rday, in six minutes over the five Inuri he backed himself to doit in The roid was bad in places, and Laurie was impeded by vehicles. The feat is considered plucky and creditable.

HOKITIKA, Thursday. At the inquest on the body of Tainni, the Maoii cliitf at Aiahuri, the jury found a verdict that deceased committed suicido while suffering fiom temporal y insanity. Mr Mackay, late Commissioner, made an informal statement that the deceased laboured under a misconception, thinking that a slight irregu. larity he had committed was a grave breach of the ciimmil law, and the feeling of disgiace seemed more than he rould bear. Tainui was tormeily member for the Southern Maori District in the Hoi'se of Representatives, and i was much esteemed tlnoughout tlie dis- "3 ti ict. At the Supreme Court sessions F. R, Seaborne, insurance agent, for embezzlement, was found not guilty. Mr P'Aicy L vine, Inspector of the Government Insurance Association, gave evi- <!• nee, showing; that the accused clearly undeistood the duties with respect to accounting for money. The case hung on a point of luv, the jury finding the accused was not a servant of the Associa- ■ tion. In civ. il jurisdiction in the case , Martin v. Aitken a non-suit was recowled. In the Divorce Jurisdiction the application for judicial separation in tlie acciou Webb v. Webb, is vow proceeding. The Native Reseives Commission have finished evidence, and aie now preparing i leporfc on the sttto of the whole of these reserves in Nelson and on the West Coast. CFIRISTf'HUIICH, Thursday. The Railway Dep.u ttnent lutond to run cheap cxcui&ioii tiains on the same priu* ciple as those which were so enormously successful lieie under Mr Back's management last j'ear. LYTTELTON, Thursday. The Lumpers' Union has been wound up. Some of the memuers have gone to woik, and the remainder are prepared to do bo. DUNEDIN, Thursday. John Henderson, blacksmith, Outram, was einshed to death by a dray. Dornwell. butcher, has failed. His liabilities aio stated to be £20,000. A claim for £2230 by the owners of the Stai of the South, recently wrecked at Greymouth, against the National Insurance Company, was heard at the Supreme Court. It was contended that the msur/-ij| cince policy was void on account of a^ breach of wairanty that the vessel would not enter Greymouth without the assistance of a tug. The plaintiffs alleged that the vessel was lost by the barratry of the master. The only question sub- . nutted to the jury was whether the mas- * ter was guilty of barratry, and they found that he was, and his Honour entered judgment for the amount claimed. It was intimated that a new trial would be mo\ed for. INVERGARGILL, Thursday. m In consequence of the success ot his pievious lectuies throughout the colouy, Mi G. A. Sala, who lectured to night to an immense audience, has lelinquished his intention of seeing the Melbourne Cup race, and will again go North. From here he goe» to the West Coast, afterwauls visiting the chief towns in the North Island, and the Hot Lakes district. He will give an extra lecture here tomoirow night. 'SVANGANUI, Thursday. .1, W. Wilkinson's stables were burnt to the ground last night. The colt by s. Mufti — Cheshire Lass ; Resteiie the^ w inner of the Selling Race at New Plymouth, and the pure bred bull, Duke of Derwent, were destroyed in the building, the flames having too atrong a hold to allow to their being taken out. Insurances : Buildings in South British, £200. No insurances on stock. The cause of the fiie is not known. Mr McDonald, piospector, at Tuhua an iv ed to day trom the King Country. They repoit seeing likely country &^|^ Rangitoto, but could not wait to prospccl^^ thoroughly, as the survey party wanted to go ou Mr McDonald reports fully to the association on Monday. He found the nati\cs on the way fiiendly. He met with no opposition.

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