THE PROVINCES.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 152, 28 November 1874, Page 2

THE PROVINCES.

AUCKLAND. The Herald of the 19th inst gives the following account of the revolts at the quarantine station there. We may state that on the following day the luggage was given up without any resistance:—" Yesterday afternoon a steamer was despatched by the Immigration Officer with supplies for the immigrants in quarantine at Motuihi. Several of the saloon passengers were alsoallowed to proceed to the island in the steamer, being armed with an authority to j have their luggage, which had been duly fumigated, handed ever to them. By the: return of the steamer, at nearly midnight,. we learn that on her arrival at the station,. the superintendent was handed his orders,, which having read, he informed the captain < and the saloon passengers who accompanied! him to see after their luggage, that the? immigrants had made up their mindß to» resist any attempts made to remove the; luggage or anything else demanded, from the; island. They denounce the conduct of the; authorities in detaining them while the cabini passengers had been admitted to pratique,, and demanded that they should immediately be placed on the same footing, Under these? circumstances the superintendent declared! himself helpless, and the boat had to returm without the luggage." Like all native matters, remarks the Herald,. that in reference to Ohinemuri is a little mixed. Mr McLean was looked upon up toyesterday as certain to settle matters amicably upon his arrival, but his letter to the natives, in which he informs them of hisinability to be present at their meeting, and advising them to conclude their talk with; Mr Mackay, has rather upset calculations ini this direction. The natives are too shrewd to> lose any presumed advantage, and Mr Mackay, single-handed, is almost overmatched in the present important* nagptia>~ tions. Our Thames correspondent supplies* us with an important item, which is to the? effect that the natives, unwilling to allow the flat lauds to pass out of their control, will probably compromise the matter by offering to throw open the ranges for gold mining purposes. How far this would suit. Mr McLean's book we are unable to say. A gentleman who lately passed the country near the head waters of the Thames (says the Thames Advertiser) informs i us that at one place on that river the trout''; are numerous. It would be very if some one here accustomed in days of old I to handle a rod beside the trouting streams--in the home country would go to the Upper/ Thames and actually produce a fish «w twey before our eyes. If any one is inclined to try, we shall endeavor to obtain for him the clearest information as to the spot. As yet no fish have been caught, so far as we are aware, but some one knocking about with a gun shot one of a number which were leaping about a pool entering from the main river. The Advertiser pigeon arrived from Ohinemnri in thirty minutes to-night says the Thames correspondent of the Herald of the = 20th, with a lengthy letter describing the native meeting to-day. The whole day was - taken up in discussing claims made by Tamati Waka and others to interests in the ■. Moehau blocks. Te Hira was absent. . Mackay said that Moehau and "Waikawn • blocks had been given yesterday towards,-, payment of the debt due by Ngatitamatera.. He would act upon that, and leave the consideration of Ohinemuri for the present.. The result of Mackay's action will be that . the quantity of land available in those blocks ; for conveyance to Government will be determined. The purchase money will be - credited and then Ngatitamatera will be compelled to give for thebalance due. Following the example of the other old i and faithful friendly chiefs of the native ■

race, old Ngahuruhuru, an ancient an 1 powerful chief of the Ngatiwhakawa, in Maketn district, add ressed his followers (says the Cross) who watched over his death bed in terms like those which marked the last words of William Thompson, Tamata Waka. and other loyal natives who in days of danger and darkness stood loyally by the white man, and shed thair b'o) I in his cause. This old man, whose head was bleached by his ninety years, spoke of the Quedh as the " protector of all great men, and also of small men, of the orphan, the widow, and the destitute ;" and ho urged on all his followers to " keep close to the side of the Queen, and trust to the strength of the law to uphold you." And he besought his old friends among the Pakehas, from the Governor downward, to be " loving and charitable to his people who stay after him." There is something in the remembrance by the old man at such a moment of the friends he knew, and in the loyalty which found expression with his latest breath, and which will not be forgotten by his people by whom his memory and his last inunctions will alike be cherished.

We regret to observe, says the Herald, from our Wangarei correspondent's letter the decease of an old and respected settler at that township, on the 13th instant, namely, Sir Osborne Gibbes, Bart. The deceased baronet had been in declining health for some time. Early in life he had served in the army, and on his retirement from the service settled in the West Indies, ultimately making his final home in New Zealand. He was called to the Legislative Council, where he performed his duties with honor until the infirmities of age precluded his attendance. The deceased baronet had completed his 71st year. His remains were borne to their last resting place by relays of old soldiers, owing to his former connection with the service, and Freemasons, of which order he .was a distinguished member. A large number of settlers were also present. The funeral service was conducted by the Right Rev Dr Cowie, Bishop of Auckland. The present baronet, Sir Edward, is at present residing at Wellington. There has been no time lost, says the Cross, in putting in proper shape the longcherished project of Mr Reynolds, the Commissioner of Customs, for establishing a Naval Training School. Some time ago we referred to this subject, and described the scheme which, while Mr Reynolds and Mr Seed were in Auckland a few weeks ago, was being arranged for. The instructions then given respecting the premises at Kohimarama have been promptly acted upon under the supervision of Captain Tilly, whose experience on naval affairs has been large. The buildings at Kohimarama are now nearly fitted to receive the boys. It is expected that the school will be opened about the beginning of December, probably on the first of that month. WELLINGTON. The present price of both fat and store ■cattle is very high in this district, says the Wairarapa Standard. As much as 35s per hundred has been offered for prime fat cattle, <and there is a good demand for store cattle. One or two buyers from Napier are endeavoring *o purchase the latter. One wants as many as 2000 head. Two months ago a small mob were driven from the Lower Valley to Hawke's Bay, which cost from J 63 to £4 per head in this district, and realised £7 when they got to the end of their journey. There was an excellent muster of spectators, says the New Zealand Times —most of whom, however, were on the wrong side of the fence to be of any service in a financial view to the runner —to witness Skellie perform the feat of running ten miles within an hour. The place appointed was the Basin Reserve, and at half-past six Skellie started. So as not entirely to disappoint the few who had assembled within the enclosure, he decided to run five miles within thirty minutes, vwhich was successfully accomplished, the .distance being covered in 28min 30sec, or vwith lmin 30sec to spare. Awell attended meetingof Mr Moorhouse's supporters for the Mayoralty was held on the •23rd, says the Post, when a committee of fiftytwo gentlemen (with power to add to their number]) was appointed to promote his return, and arrangements for a vigorous contest were made. There appeared to exist amongst all present a hearty determination to ensure Mr Moorhouse's election, and in addition to those who consented to serve on +>, •» committee, promises of support were received f rom a ver y large number of infhJntial ratepayers. There can, we think, scaiSvbe * doubt a 8 t 0 Mr Moorhouse ' B candidature a nd we believe that he wiU ddffl " l,, « t,lo "SFTSiSS?!? tS Wellington PhiloAt a meeting of tu M f hi . Bophical Society recently, no - bited some worms found in . "™* n . fl Btation trils of certain sheep on Mr Biu weil 8 Btatlon at Wairarapa. OTAGO. The Daily Times of the 26th says:—' A meeting of gentlemen who subscribed for shares in the Bendigo Deep Lead Quartz Mining Company was held yesterday at the New Zealand Insurance Company's offices, Rattray street. The directors and shareholders at Cromwell refused to allot the shares subscribed for by the Dunedin shareholders, having allotted the whole amongst themselves, because the claim has great prospects of turning out highly successful. It was unanimously resolved that the directors be informed that the Dunedin shareholders will insist upon their right to the shares, and take what legal steps are necessary to enforce their claims. The measles epidemic (say the Bruce Herald) is still raging in the Tokomairiro district. It seems hardly probable that any will escape this disease, as old and young of both sexes are suffering from it. The Lawrence correspondent of the Tiones writes as follows —The measles rage here with great fury, and many are the victims of the same : but, as yet, no fatal cases have oeen reported. Adults as well as children succumb, and there are upwards of eighty families now suffering from this disease. One of the doctors has about fifty to attend, and the other about thirty. The Daily limes states that the Otago Graving Dock has been transferred by the late Dock Trust to the Provincial Government, and the management of the machinery and workshops has lately been entrusted by the Government to the control of Mr Conyers, of the Railway Department. Mr R. B. Martin, who was chairman of the late Dock Trust, is, at the request of the Government, co-operating with Mr Conyers in the matter of tLe erection of the Dock workshops and machinery;