NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume V, Issue 652, 27 August 1891, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

AUCKLAND. Last night The Rev, Alexander Reid, principal of the Wesleyan College, and an old Maori missionary, died rather suddenly yso’erdsy morning. He had only been ailing tor a week. News has bean received tc.day that Pastor Birch had a splendid farewell at Burton Tabernacle, Sydney, last night and was presented with a te-timonial. returns here nert week by ths Wairaraps, to take charge ot a new church ot eeoeders from the Tabernacle. Some time ago an effort was made in Auckland to form a company with the object of exporting fish to Melbourne, where the price of fish was extremely high. After one or two thinly attended meetings, however, the project was abandoned. Some gentlemen in Melbourne have taken tho matter up, and a prospectus has be'sn issued there of an organisation styled 11 The Mutual Store Company,” which oontemp’ares supplying New Zealand fish to the Melbourne market, Tho Waikato Farmers' Club has passed a resolution that a land tax is the best of all taxes. The Auckland Liberal Association, dealing with a communication from the Gisborne Association, has resolved that the present Ministry shou’d devise some simple and easy method of dealing with native lands, so as to ensure at tho earliest possible opportunity occupation and settlement thereof. The only case of Gisborne interest at tho Supreme Court to-day was that of Percival Barker (appellant) and the Cook Coqnty Council. This was an argument of a case on appeal in reference to a judgment given for rates by Mr Booth, R.M„ but on the application of Mr O'ayton It tyas allowed to stand over til! next sitting in banco. SOUTHERN NEWS. Last night. At the R.M. Court, Christchurch, Thomas Reap, licensee of the Junction Hotel, was fined £5 and costs for serving liquor to an Intoxicated person. The body of R Mathieson, farmer, residing near Marton, was found floating in the harbor this morning. Deceased was about 45 years of age, and had been in town inter, viewing the Commissioner of Crown Lands, re titles to land. An old Maori chief named Wiripini Rangirehua, aged 70, died at Rotorua on Saturday, and a big tangi is now on amongst his tribe, David McLeod, grocer, of Dunedin, has filed a declaration of insolvency. His labilities arc £3,055, and his assets £1,225

NAPIER. Last night. A meeting of the creditors of James Irvine was held this morning to decide the question as to the disposal of the bankrupt’s furniture and effects, valued at £350. After two motions had been negaiired, one for giving the furniture to the bankrupt and the other for selling it at auction, it was decided that if the debtor could arrange to pay £l5O for the furniture the offer be accepted. A little girl named Kate Travers, not quite 18 months old, daughter of a railway engine driver, was lost at 3 o’clock yeatrrday afternoon. She was playing with a sister four years old, and other children, on the beach, and it is surmised that she got into tho sea and was drowned. A numerous party was searching for her last evening and through the night, and this morning the foreshore was dragged by fishermen, but without avail. A case brought by the Hawke’s Bay Babbit Board against J. D. Ormond, for neglecting to take eteps to eradicate rabbits on his run, came before Mr Turnbull, R M , on Monday. The Clerk of the Court stated that the summons had been sent to Wellington, but Mr Ormond refused to accept service, pleading privilege ss a member of tha Legislative Council. Mr Turnbull said the Wellington constable should have left the summons with Mr Ormond, and he adjourned the ease for a fortnight to enable the summons to be served.