NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.|

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2212, 11 September 1886, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELGRAPH — PRESS ASSOCIATION. |

WELLINGTON, Thursday. Prochm\tjo.v ;is to recruiting for the police and permanent forces is Gazetted tonight. Police forces shall be recruited only fioin mon serving iv permanent militia, and who have so served at least one veav. Artillery, engineers, and torpedj corps, with the exception of special artificers, engineers, or those who are eloctiicians, shall be selected from the Kiile branch of the permanent militia. Appointments to the permanent militia (rifle hianch) are to be exclusively given to efficient volunteers of not less than three years etficieut service, nor over 25 years of age at the date of their application. Thy Sheep and Cattle Inspectors Conference will commence its sittings at Sydney on the 27th inst , and as the inppectors in the colony aie now busy it is n>t unlikely that Mr G. S. Cooper, lender-Secretary, will officially represent New Zealand along with the hon. Mr I'ctre and Mr Lance. The conference will have the widest siope in dealing with matters affecting stock, and the question of devising means for eradicating the rabbit pest will aho be discussed. The Minister of Mines expects that fully 170 prospectors will piocted m the Hinemoa to Big liiy. Mr Gordon, Inspector of Minis go s So ith to-morrow in order to <*cc tl at thi men taken oa bi>nid aie fully equipped for five to six months work. Mr Murray, surveyor, fvon v Auckland, will accompany the prosp "ctor<s to survey thf» tsaoks into the backwoods. The Wellington contingent numbers 10. The lion. Captain Kenny declines to act on the Ohl Soldiers Claim Cornmiss on on tho grounds of ill- health. Major Crowe, of Wellington, is appointed in his stead. Mr X Mason is appointed Registrar under the Fine -its Copyright Act, vice Mr K. Brandon, deceased. The servie s of Inspector Thomas Scully, of the N.Z police force, have been dispensed with trom the 31»t ult., no supciauitiatinn. The G-i/otte not- ties that the following articles are exempt from duty :— Saddle cloths, ft'lt, plain felt for luieu horse covers, and raw silks. In tin- .slander cisc in thp Supreme Court, Richards \ . Sput dy, tho jury letnrned a verdict for defendant, costs on the middle scile being gi anted. Another charge brought by Richards against Caveihill will b> heard to-morrow.

INYKRCARGILL, Friday. The Maiulfville Hotel in the Gore ■ iistuct, was burned dow n this morningTlie building was insured for £000 in a> New Zo.il.nul urn" co, half beint; re-insured in tlie South British.

BLENHEIM, Friday. The earthquake of Friday last was severely felt at Wakannrino diggings, wht-re a claim was completely buried by several tons of earth. The occupants escaped unhurt.

DUNEDIN, Friday. Mr I. N. Watt, late sheriff and coroner, died this afternoon. He was in the very early days Superintendent of Taran.iki, and then R M. at the BlulF. A peculiar case came before the K.M. to-day. A pprson disposing of furniture claimed £1.10 damages from the auctioneer, because he held the sale sooner than was announced. The advertisement ga\e •' 6 o'clock '' as the hour by mistake, and it was contended that plaintiff's friends were kept from attending and the goods were sacrificed. The auctioneer was not responsible for the error. Damages, £2 10s weie given.

"The Qi-kev."— The following is » verbatim report of a speech, in giving the toast of 'The Queen," at a recent agricultural show dinner in Scotland : The chairman began : Now, gentlemen,, will ye a' till your glasses, for I'm aboot to bring forward 'The Queen.' (Applause.) Our Queen, gentlemen, is really a wonderhi' woman, if I may say it ; she's one of the good auhl sort, nae whigmaleenes or falderals about her, but a douce, daecent body. She's respectable beyond a doubt. She has brought up a grand family of well- featured lads and lasses ; her ouldest son being a credit to any mother, and they're a 1 weel married. One daughter is nae less than married to the Duke of Aigyll'a son and heir. -(Cheers ) Gentlemen, yell maybo no believe it, but I once saw the Queers —Sensation ) I did. It was w hen I took my auld brown cow tae Perth slxe^r. I remember her well ; such colour, snefc hair. —(lnterruption, and cries of 'la it the Queen or the cow ye are proposing ?') The Queen, gentlemen ; I beg your pardon, but I was talking aboot the cow. However, as to the Queen, somebody pointed her out tne me nt Perth station, and there she was smart and tidy like, and says I to mysel' 'Gin my auld wo iirin at hame slips away ye nerdna" rt main a widow another hour longer.' — (• lieers ) Now, gentlemen, the whisky's good, the nieht is long, the weather is wet, and the roads soft, and will harm nacbody that comes to griet. So oft' wf \pt drinks tae the bottom. ' The Qnoen ' —(Cheers.) The u«.ual religious unices are ad \erti*ed in another coinnm. Mr.T.ui)^ Kelly. Hamilton East, is prepued t.) -upply Huntly c»al~, as i>ei advertisement.