CANTERBURY NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 604, 4 September 1909, Page 10

CANTERBURY NEWS.

■ , -o— .77 ...; : (By Correspondent.) V Chrlstoliuroh, September 3. A correspondent of tho "Press" writes that tho. case mentioned at. tlw police inquirv iii Auckkrid, where a man who ws a criminal hail. obtained for V timo ■■ employment in tho police, recalls tho fact that in Canterbury in . 1860 an Australian , bushrauger,.who had bocm outlawed,.'was.a member of the- polico forco for some time, Ho was at last.lined£s'fpr-< keeping a.disorderly houso iu.towu, and .''dismissed- ;froin-- tho force. ; ! ,'.;7i■'..-■■■..■ ■' :-,; : --.; , :'.■ >i.~,.' V "■!••/■:.': ■ Tho material gathered' b ( v expedition to tho southern islandst which sot out about 18 months ago, has been worked out as far 'as possible-'by-.tho New Zealand naturaliota, but in a' few cases'-where specialists were, not to bo found hero tho material was sont to Eugland to ho dealt .with. ;The results of the work havo been received by .Dr.- Chilton, of Canterbury, College*, the editor of tho official account of tho expedition. ■ Tho manusoript is now it-ia expected that the publication ; will boissned, frtiiriv the Govornment Priiifiing ■-' jp'fii<;ei brfqw.' Parlianiont meets.- ■■ ■)'/'■'- '" V'"''.''' '; , ''-'t','!'-'io ' ■ ■ ; Speaking yesterday. jab. a ; meeting76f thoso, interostod iiiiVthOj.prescrVatidn of 'early. w--cords, Mr.7 :BriWain said' that! from lettors, ho had:s<&n which-had'-beenw.rittin by Mr. Godloy, .tho pioneers 'had a , narrow cocape of notriiettlihgVin the present location of ■'■Canterbury at 'all.>; Capttiin Ttosjapjwho had been scnt'out by^tho-iassociatioh,'to report on a/'sito for ;the 'proposed new -.'settlemont,. reported very strongly■• in , favour of its .being located in tho Wairarapa.-; The fact of tho site proposed by him not having a port was ono'of tho principhl,reasons why the settlement was not located in tho Wair'arapa.';". ' : ■ '•. :'..'■