A budget of sporting itemg and a letter on the census paper are on the fourth page. The Tiniroto Bettlera are requestiog the Cook County Council to establish a pound in their district. The County Council decided this afternoon that if Mr Ballance comes a deputation shall intemew him on severaUocal matters. The San Francisco jnatl arrived at Auck" land on Saturday, The Gisborne .portion will not arrive till Friday morning as the Mattat does not leave till Wednesday. Sievewright and DeLautour have dissolved partnership and will carry ou business separately in the 8 »me offices. Mr O'Ryau, the successful tenderer for the wharf and viaduct, will commence the preliminary work in connection with his contract to-morrow. He expects a shipment, of timber to arrive next week. At the R.M. Court to-day Thomas Collier' was charged with obtaining goods to the amount of £7 17s from Mr D. M. Orr.bj false pretences. After hearing Mr Orr's evi dence hia Worship dismissed the case as there wan no false representation made. The Hinemoa was expected to-day with Mr Ballance on the way to Waiapu, but from a telegram received by Mr McDonald Chief Judge of the Native Land Court it is found that the Hinemoa does not reach Napier till to-morrow morning so she cannot get here till to-morrow night or Wednesday. [A pri vate telegram since received shows it is very doubtful if the Hinemoa will call here at all ] At the R.M. Court to-day Gibson Kirke Turton was charged on remand with lunacy. Dc Pollen stated the defendant had been suffering from epileptic fits, and, while under treatment in the hospital had been seized with a species of mania. Though Btill weak he was fit to be at large. Irregular feeding and over-indulgeuoe jn alcohol was the cause of defendant a disordered mental state. If ke was not careful his brain would go entirely. He would give an order for his admission into the hospital for a month. His Worship suggested that defendant should allow a prohibition order to be taken out against him. The defendant said he had an order previously taken out against him, but (luring that time he had drunk three times as much as when thjj order was not in force. Prohibition orders were oj ijo use. The de fendant was then discharged.
