HAMILTON.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1655, 8 June 1875, Page 3

HAMILTON.

(From our own Correspondent.) This day. - The Waipa Election. Extraordinary ProceedingsExtraordinary proceediugs continue here. Polling commenced in the Court-house at 9 a.m. punctually, and at 11.25, when the lawyers, clients, and witnesses, etc., had all assembled (this'being R.M. Court day,) a notice was posted that the Court was adjourned till Thursday next/ Who will pay the expenses for the detention of witnesses who have come from Howick, and in distant places. B At 11 a.m. about 22 votes were recorded. Altogether the public appear as if they did hot care whether they voted or not. The feeling is that » farce is being played. 12 o'clock. The polling" seems rather-more spirited, and a few persons are moving about. Not more than thirty-seven votes or thereabouts are recorded yet. (Prom another Correspondent.) This is Polling day. There is no excitement. Morris is the favorite. McMinn's partyis working hard; " The Waikato Times contradicts the statement 6f_ Cross's Alexandra correspondent'that the Times was in fault about voting papers. - ' Return of Rewi. Rewi has arrived at Cambridge.,, There was no demonstration. He has., returned from' the Arawa country, a .sadder, and it is hoped, a wi_er man. r ."' ■,;_(._ w ;n MAKETTX: J-

' (From our own Correspondent.)' , . : jtiU...- «.,-»•.■ "-' This day. Suicide at, Matata- . A determined suicide has at Mafata. Hemana, nephew-of Te Pokiha Taranui, and son-in-law P_ Aram^^-rak^-, Moku nui Arangi, has been suffering from depression ofj.Biriis___. Yesterday he-bid his 9 relations fare>?-_, w-_rf a stort'diiitAn*. irfyc& ( kia residence, rested his chin on the-muzzh. of his gun and fiwd» c*using« instairt death. Te Pokiha Taran'u-' lias" commenced a searching enquiry iktff -bb' cans.- that le~d to Hemana committing suicide.