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Evening Star, Issue 3462, 27 March 1874, Page 3

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Auckland; March 26. A large party, invited by Messrs Brogden went by rail to Otahuhu to-day to inauguratt the completion the line to that place. Messrs Dargaville, Goodfellow, May, ant Woodward, are candidates for Mr Clark’s seal in the General Assembly for the district o: Franklyn. ! ’ Napier, March 26. At the sale of the township of Kaikora, ad joining the fifth station /on* the-railway, whicl took place to-day, quarter-acre sections rai from L 8 to LU.

The.’ steamer. Wellington leaves ito-morrov with the representatives. March 27. The steamer Wellington is detained till to morrow for the Representatives’ ball to-night. ' ‘ CHRisTCHdRCH, March 26. the Maori meeting at Kaiapoi commence! yesterday. 500 male Maoris were present including visitors from all parts of the Middfi Island. A large present of food was made t< the visitors ,-by the - Kaiapoi Maoris. ' Georgi Grey Taiaroa, M.H.R., opened the proceeding! in a speech condemnatory of the action of th

Government towards the Maoris of this island and said the following were the objects of th* meeting 1. To inquire in what particular the purchase by Government of Waipouuami was wrong. 2. To inquire whether the pro mises regarding the schools, hospitals, andothe promises by which the Maoris were induced t sell their land, have been fulfilled. 3. Hoi much money shall be paid or how much lam returned by Government in fulfilment of thei promises. 4. To take the opinion of the meet mg upon the question whether they approve o l demand made by George Grey Taiaroa, i L Parliament in 1873, for L 2,000,000 corapensa turn for Unfulfilled claims in this Island. £ , lo inquire into rentals arising from reserves re tamed in the hands of the Government, o leased by them. 6- To decide what means mua J • . taken to make Government fulfil its pre I mises—whether they shall be brought before th ’ . or the English Parliament, c [ into the Courts. Mateha Tira, Moreha, Hon - mo (? a » Puhui, and Pohohahua spoke strongl ’ the treatment of the Government to th

Maoris of this Island. No decision has as y< been come to. J ' • T . he agricultural statistics ai j J. 7 published, and give the following pa--1 ticulars Acres of wheat, 71826 estimate J yield. 1,706.738 bushels; ’oats.46?s acrel 1 38,984 bushels; barley, 9,200 acres 249 96 ; bushels; potatoes, 1,853 acres, 8,522 tons ; oth« 1 crops, 10,178 acres. Total acreage under cro t in the Province, including sown grasses, 382 17 acres. 1 I ’ ™ . . . . March 27. The gram market is easier, thong • active, 4s being the highest quotatioi > but several parcels have changed hands 1 t merchants and exporters at higher rates. Or ■ lice of superior Tuscan of 10,000 buelje

jfetched 4s 9d. Flour is ready of sale at Ll2; in jaacks, Ll2loa. Bran,ss; sharps, 6s; oatmeal, 235; jOata are bought up largely for local consumption at 4s 3d. 'Barley is in keen demand, at 4s 9d to ss, last week’s rates. Good barley is scarce, but there is plenty second-rate offering. Grass seed, mixed, 4s 3d ; 4s 6d for export. Butter, lid to 12d. Cheese, dull, 4d to .Bacon and hams, Potatoes, not in the market, bought to be delivered in Christchurch, at 50s to 60s. Hokitika, March 26, In the Supreme Court, the second jury in Hayes’ case found a verdict of Guilty late last •night, and the prisoners were sentenced to-day —James Hayes to two years, John Hayes to six months. The latter was recommended to ;mercy. The charge of gold robbery against : James Hayes was abandoned. Wanganui, March 27. A recent visitor to Taupo brings particulars of the Native meeting at Tapuehararu. He says the Governor and Lady Fergusson, and 150 Natives were present. There was a feast of welcome and speeches all day. The Governor thanked the Natives for the feast, and expressed his pleasure at seeing Europeans and Natives dwelling amicably. He hoped, on his next visit, to see more Europeans. He would not advise the selling of land indiscriminately* the Natives should reserve sufficient for their children. n x „ Invercargill, March 27. Captain Russell, surveyor for the New Zealand Insurance Company, intends to try and get the Brigantine Kate Brain off the rocks where she n6w lies at Mokomoko, and to sell the vessel afterwards.