AUCKLAND.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3550, 24 November 1882, Page 3

AUCKLAND.

November 24. The Auckland Choral Society have been requested to send a contingent to the forthcoming musical festival at Melbourne, but have declined.

Joseph Pitner, who joined the Austrian army just before the battle of Waterloo, died recently at Pohui, aged 87.

The church and the Rev. Mr Smith's parsonage at Pollock were burned on Tuesday last.

Te Kooti has called a meeting to be held at Te Kuiti, at which Tawhiao will be Dresent.

Mr F. D. Fenton, acting on behalf of the Government, interviewed Te Wheoro and the natives at Whatiwbatihoe yesterday, and explained that the Government were prepared to allocate lots of land to the landless Waikatos. Taonui was the principal chief present ot the Ngatimana, and the Ngatimaniapoto natives asked time for consideration amongst themselves before replying, and they are now in consultation.

William M. Pvloyle, an old resident, was found dead in his bed yesterday. At the inquest a verdict was returned to tbe effect that death was caused by a fit of apoplexy arising from excessive drinking. A similar verdict was returned in the case of Charles Byrne, who was found dead in the street on Wednesday morning.

The Waste Lands Board have recommended tbe granting of a lease of the iron sand on the Manakau beach to the new Iron Smelting Company. The following are the conditions :— 1. That the term be 21 years and the rental £50 per annum. 2. That the lessee has the right to manufacture 500 tons of iron without royalty, and that Is per ton royalty be paid for any excess. 3. That sand shall be only removed for the purpose of being manufactured into iron within the provincial district of Auckland. 4. That tbe timber on the reserve shall be used only for the purpose of this manufacture. 5. That the affair be in full working order in eighteen months, and that a clause be inserted providing for continuous working. 6. That Messrs Guthrie and Larnach's rights be respected. The police authorities have discovered a plant of £200 worth of jewellery, part of the proceeds of the jewellery robbery on board the steamer Wellington. It was found buried in the earth in Freeman's Bay.