NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1552, 8 February 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

( PE 11 PRESS AGENCY.] Wanganui, February 8. Goo. Buckland Morgan was arrested on the charge of uttering a forged cheque for -£75, purporting to bo drawn by Jas. Mackay. Auckland, Fobuary 8. Otuka, a Mmgere Native, stole a valuable horse from a Native at Oroki yesterday, and sold the horse to a farmer at Tamaki for £l2. Detective Jefferys has gone in pursuit of Otuka the horse stealer. The Transit beat the Torea in the schooner race hy a long distance. Father Hcnnebery gives a farewell address to the Catholics to-morrow. Taupo, February 7.

Rewi is at Otuanui at present, making a round of visits amongst the Taupo Natives. His object, as far as can be ascertaned, is to establish his old boundary against European intruders. This boundary lino extends from Maungatatu, in the Waikato, to Horl oro, nea Estonia; thence to the Tutau; then-o to Jvlangaiti on Lake Taupo; an! thence across the ake to Waihi, the kainga of the groat chief T' hututu. The local Natives of Taupo view Pewi’s visit with some doubt and suspicion, but, ns the Government appear to place implicit ooulldon e in his attitude, they defer at present the expression of any decided opinion, aud hope that good may result. Kewi is shortly to hold a meeting of all the Taupo Natives at Poukara, the head centre of Taupo Hauhauism, when his proposals may assume more definite shape.

Wellington, February 8. Messrs Cooper and Roberts. tie commissioners appointed to inquire into certain cha ges made agam-t Mr Charles Broad, R.M. at Westport. by tla ; scVgc-pint of police, have wired that none of the charges bronchi against Mr Broad have been proved, and that bis character is entirely freed from any imputation either of ha-, bitud intemnerance or of having been intoxicated uj on any of the particular occasions alleged by the se geant of police.