NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2215, 18 September 1886, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

DUNEDIX, Thursday. Tjik Kdueation Board have passed a 111 1 solution instructing the secretary to (oiuimmicite with the other Boards in the colony as to whether they are in favour df an exchange of inspectors. The Piemier arrived this evening from ( h'istchurch. The Ratepayers' Association have decided to bring forward Mr R. H. Leary foi the Mayoralty. They have also de<:i(l, d to a*U the mayor to call a mci tin,' to consider the question of the dock ti ust.

CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. Stephen 0. Middlebourn, a >oung man in the employ of T. Rowley, baker, Knightbtown, was thrown fioni his cart this afternoon and killed by the vehicle 1 mining over him. The Woolgrowm' Association of Australia propose to float a company in Melbourne to woik a factory at. Senju, Japan. A poition of the capital, it is anticipated, will b u subset ibed in New Zealand [ Mr J. T. Matson is sending a, shipment of '2000 o^tiich feathers to England in the Runutaka. The quality is considered by exp-rts to be very good. The fouitli .inniMl meeting of the Soiifty for the l'revention of Cruelty to iAniinils v\as held this evening. The -.o^icty liai now oOI) juvenile members, ■mil the tiiianccs are in a satisfactory condjtion.

HOKITIKA, Thursday. The Supremo Court session concluded to-d.iy. The Bank of Xcw Zealand have shipped •Jfil W of yoM, \nhiMl at £10,4.10, their purchase*! mik-o Aiimi-t 10.

WKLLINC/l ON, Thursday. The rJn?ett(, notifies th.it the chairmen of ifu-i. it'll and Charitable Aid Boards ;tre appointed c\-otHcio visitors of ' Jn\ crumc!] 1 ' and local industrial schools. Mr C. A Li.i lianN, headmaster of the < lo\ i'\ mnont hool at the Lower Hutt, uho nas plamtill in the slander cases ii^aid at the Supicme Couit last week, lias ic^igncd In- position. A cmmj of some importance was heard in the Supiemc Point this morning. The plaintifl, Mi Putchard, of ]51enheim, liouirht in at sal-, for £.")0, property o\iT which Ik 1 held a mortyace. The Stamp Olh.e sjnght to charge him duty on the whole \alur, i!!) 000, which he rc^i>teil. .fud^c Uichmond decided that he was only liable to pay on £")0

IXVEKCARUILL, Thursday. The rl'lnt'er I'lnt'e Hor*e Shoes Hotel, near Kemert) Kistßo.id, was burned down to-day with the bulk of its contents. No one was about the premises but Mrs Blown, tlit' wife of the licensee. She was washing, and hung some shir ts before the fire to diy, and went outside to continue her work. On returning she found the .shirts, table, .md wall on tire. Two men wno happened to p,iS3 put out the fire to all appeaianc b, and Mrsßioun went on with her work. Shoitly after the house was again in flames, and as there was no one to assist her it was completely desttoyed. the piauo and a tew other thirgs only bciiiL,' .sued. Insurances: On the binl liner, £200 ; on the furniture and stock, £100 ; both m the New Zealand Ofhie, which had it intuicd half the risk on tie house with the London and LancaMiui 1 . The loss is about £400 above the insurances

THAMES, Friday. A public meeting Im> Ik en convened by the in.xvoi for tin- •J'Jii'l in^t. to consider the n'hiMliilitv of liououmg £1250 from the (J.n ••rmnent 'o putcha^e the Waiokaiaka Flat as iiircatmu grounds.

NEW PIA MOUTH, Friday. Mr Ijali.mce yesteiday \ lsited "Waika, Xoith Waitaia, to see the nathes there. He leceiw'd se\eial deput.itions this mornincf, and eaves by the Rotorua this afternoon for nd.