HBH 1892 Aug 3 2 Auckland Tuesday Intelligence has been received from Melbourne of the death of ex-Inspector BULLEN at the YARRA Bend Asylum, VICTORIA on the 16th of July. He joined the OTAGO police force in 1861 under Commissioner BRANNIGAN. During the past month 166 selectors have taken up 36,000 acres of Crown Lands and 3461 acres of purchased lands. The Liberal Association has passed a resolution requesting the government to support Mr SHERA'S Property Law Consolidation Bill. A motion is to be considered at the next meeting requesting the government to impose a duty of baulk timber. A man named W.R. HOLBEN, of NEWMARKET, was found dead at night on the floor of his bedroom by his wife. At the inquest a verdict was returned to the effect that the diseased was suffocated by his food getting into his windpipe while vomited after a debauch. The new buildings of the Institute for the Blind were formally opened today by Bishop COWIE.