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Evening Star, Issue 3585, 19 August 1874, Page 3

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Grahamstown, Autrust 18. The ‘Star’s’ correspondent at Wakatiwai gives the food distributed by the Ngatipapoos to their guests at a meeting now on :—59 tons of flour, 7 tons of sugar, 1,000 kits of potatoes, 5,000 dried sharks, 77 large pigs, 16 head of cattle, a dozen boxes of tea, and two large boxes of tobacco. Besides these, they presented the Ngatimanx with a large canoe and five mere pounamus. Talk at the Native meeting has commenced ; it is not likely to lead to any important result. A requisition is being signed asking the Mayor to convene a public meeting re the abolition of the Provinces, The ‘ Advertiser * strongly supports the scheme, and ridicules the agitation by Provincialists in Auckland City; says they do not represent the opinion of the majority of the Province, and that the people will not be led away by false party cries, Tauranga, August 18. The bones of Rawira, the great Tauranga rebel, were disinterred lately, and buried to-day in the church cemetery, next to the grave of Colonel Booth, who fought against him. His remains were followed to the grave by 300 Natives. The pall-bearers were old European settlers and leading citizens, who respected the old warrior for being very brave, and merciful to European women and children in the hour of need. Lawrence, August 19. A dinner was last night given at William’s victoria Hotel to Mr W, E, Farrer, of the Bank of New South Wales, who Is leaving for England, He was presented with 200 guineas by his friends, Another trial crushing of cement has been taken from Munro’s side of the Blue Spur. It yielded at the rate of 15dwts. to the ton. Auckland, August 18. Meetings at Otahuhu and Newmarket have passed resolutions condemning Mr Vogel’s resolutions for the Abolition of the Provinces of the North Island unless the Government abolishes the South Island Provinces. At Newmarket, resolutions were also passed that the land fund should be Colonial revenue. Wellington, August 19. The Omeo’s bailers are all right. The certificate having lapsed, and being too pressed for time to wait for a fresh one, six pounds were taken off her boilers there. She sailed for Melbourne, via West Coast, at 8.30 last night. ADDITIONAL AUSTRALIAN NEWS, (Per Otago.) Melbourne, August 12. A ladies’ Presbyterian College is about to he built; Oamaru stone co be used. Mr Henry Rawdcn, of the firm of W. P. White and Co., died rather suddenly yesterday. He was for many years connected with the Press. tt , Sydney. JJr Hearn has been re-eleoted Warden of the University Senate. The ship Rooparell, from Auckland, was towed into Newcastle last night. Holloway has been sentenced to death for the Paramatta murder.