LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume V, Issue 227, 15 February 1865, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Public Meeting on the Separation' Question. —The meeting called by his Honor the Superintendent for tbe consideration of the Separation question (as in advertisement in our last issue) was held in the Council Chambers last evening—Capt. Lambert in the chair. There was a very large attendance on the part of the public, showing that au interest is taken in the subject, and the utmost unanimity and cordiality prevailed throughout. At the late hour af which we write, we find it quite impossible to give even the merest outline of the addresses given by the several speakers, suffice it to say, that all the resolutions were carried unanimously. Moved by Mr Carlyon ; seconded by Mr Kinross : 1. “ That this meeting views with alarm the eserti ns that are being made towards the dismemberment of tbe colony of New Zealand.” Moved by Mr.. Colenso ; seconded by Capt. Kennedy : .2. “ That in the opinion of this meeting, any division or disintegration of the colony of New Zealand would be highly injurious to her best into ests.” Moved by Mr Carr; seconded by Capt. Curling : 3. “ That this meeting is convinced it is absolutely essential to the welfare of the colony that be kept intact as one colony, whole and undh ided.” Moved by Mr Tiffen; seconded by Mr Wilkinson : 4. ‘'That the following gentlemen be appointed to draw up a memorial to her Majesty’s Grovernment, on the basis of the Resolutions passed at this meeting :—J. Wilkinson, J. Rhodes, E. A. Carlyon, W. Colenso, H. B. Sealy.”

Moved by Mr H. B. Sealy : seconded by Mr T. B. Harding ;• — 5. “That this meeting request the members of the Province of Hawke’s Bay to support the above resolutions, in their places in the General Assembly.”

Several other gentlemen during the evening likewise spoke to the subject of the resold tions, and the meeting separated, after carrying by acclamation a vote of thanks to the chairman.

Another Victim.—lt is our painful duty to record the death, from alcoholic indulgence, of Mr. Thomas Lamb, a settler, of Porangahau. The following particulars have been supplied to us:—On the morning of Thursday last, the 9th inst., at five o’clock, the deceased was found lying on a sofa in his parlor, life being already extinct. We are unaware by whom the body was discovered, but presume it was by a domestic; at all events, it was not only found, but buried. In a thinly-populated distriqt like that where the deceased resided, it is no easy matter to collect a'jury, but on the circumstances becoming known to Dr. English, of Waipawa, and Dr. Todd, these gentlemen proceeded to the spot, and by the aid of the policeman, collected a jury, and had the body disinterred for a post mortem examination. This duty was duly performed by Dr. Todd, and an inquest was held on the 11th. From the result of his investigation, and all other evidence that could bo brought before the jury, they returned as their verdict that “ death was caused by continual drinking.”

Flax (Lixuh) from Hawke’s Bay at the N.Z. Exhibition. Among Hawke’s Bay articles, most of which I have already noticed, must not be overlooked some of the true native flax, not Phormium tenax , but the familiar linum which supplies the flax of commerce. The plant grows wild all over New Zealand, and in Hawke’s Bay it is found in great abundance and some 2 feet in height, quite available for use. Mr. John A. Smith, of Napier, has had some experiments made on this natural product of the colony, and he shows the results here. I understand that experiments on'a larger scale will be made by the same gentleman next year. So, if we may not have New Zealand flax in one shape, perhaps we shall in another.—Correspondent of Lyttelton Times.