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Evening Star, Issue 3777, 2 April 1875, Page 2

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WILLTKQTON, April 1. Th« City Council bad a long discussion this afternoon as to tha right of the Press reporters to be present at committee meetings of the Oounou. It was ultimately decided that porters should be allowed to be present.- • His Excellency the Gevemer and Lady Normanby attended the entertainment given by the Cases last night. • , ne,r CUef Justice took the necessary judicial oathr to-day at the Court House, beer ® x ® e Nencythe Governor, the Minister of Justice, and Commissioner of Customs representing the Executive Counoil. The Chief Justice leaves for the South per Easby tomorrow. 4

, -i . JSSLSON, April 1. a J-yo .dead bodies have been found on the aandspit, and a'n inquiry was held by Mr liavideon. Several portions of a wreck were found, and also articles of clothing, and the body of a large black and white retriever dog. it is quite possible that these are portions of some wreck reported from West Wanganui on 2 O; but the lighthouse-keeper -at the Spit think* the vernal'to which they belonged must have been from 200 to 400 tons, whom* “M* i ot “ Br wre °h was estimated not to exceed 100 tons. On the morning of March 19, the

nghtbmse-keeptr «*vr «« Ml brigantines Standing towards tbs North, Mid one barque, hall down, standing up Blind Bay. Tho butane standing nertk paintad bleak, with wide rad Streak. I

. * OHBWTfiWraOH, The Superintendent will open "the.Provincial Oouncil at 2 jxtfi.. to-day. ;It is expected there will be wa>m debating 'regarding tbe-flwanMal management of railways dating the last nine mouths. The Secretary for Public Wbrics has announced that he will be able lb give a thoroughly satisfactory explanation.

„„ „ . Auckland, April 1. The Star of the South, from Fiji, reports fearful'mortality '■ from* measles among the Natives. The Natives are paralysed and refuse to assist each ether. All the head ehVf» are dead. Three hundred natives died on the island of Ovaean alone. - The disease was followed by dysentery, which has assumed the form of a plague. Several Native towns axe depopulated. At one, bodies for Idaya uncovered, and were mangled, by pigs • the Natives only burying the bodies a J lew inches surface. The late rains have washed the sod off, and the smell is fearful. In the island'of Anguhu a great? many Nativss are reported to be lying dead and no one will bury them. Trade is at a standstill The Star of the South returns with little c» rgo,. no one being b°Arid?° t&ke ifc ° Ufc Btor ® i 4

chin^ry^ Um m P an J r are erecting maMessrs Brodiamact and Evans have been committed for trial fer manslaughter, some died through their neglect, here M “ s^on “3 r BWkndal » oc upying attention ARRIVAL OP THE OTAGO AT THB BLUFF. Tb® Otego fleft M*roh, Md arrived at the Bluff at t a.m. on the 2nd met. She brings forty saloon end fiftyfive steerage passengers, and 300 tons of cargo for all ports. There is no later cable news. The Otago sails at 4 p.m. Passengers: Mias Emily Grover, Mrs Tern* hnson, Mi.ass Fisher, Betran, Boyas, Smith, Mesdames lomlmeon, Bannatyne, Ourrie, Isoyes, Hislop, H. Houghton, Boyd, Ais thur. Raphael, Burge, Geudy, toole, Messrs Cume, Boyes, H. Houghton, Blew* Brown, Mayer, Tomlinson, Pariane, Fraser, Cooke, Miller, Poole, Matheson, Rev. W.‘ Penny, Rev. J. Leichtensteln, Mrs Leidhtenstem, and family; Masters Currie, George and jamerßwmatyne, and 43 ia the ateerage ; 221 tone ef sorgo for Dunedin.