The Hawke's Bay Times. NAPIER WEDNESDAY, 17TH MAY 1865.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 5, Issue 266, 17 May 1865, Page 2

The Hawke's Bay Times. NAPIER WEDNESDAY, 17TH MAY 1865.

Wa have delayed going to, pijess until we were }*ut in possession of our files per Lady Bird and Queen. The unusual.delay of the farmer; * whtelPto8 to is accounted fop by the • fiict that- she was de-‘ - I^'tf#d , iy"tli6‘'~<snverttin’ertf Tflf ‘ * t went y-stx hours, but for what* purpose ‘We have been unable to learn. We have our files by her irons Auckland to -the* 13th insfkntl General Government had made satisfactory arrangemeuts with the Provincial Government Auckland iii/ folJtlie Waikato settlers.—News from Taranaki had been received in Auckland. The Taranaki Herald reports the occupation of a place 50 .unless south of the town called Opunake, a ■posiiithl"of"{|teat^advaritage —Tlie Hon. H. Sewell had consented to become a candidate fer the representation of Taranaki in the General Assembly .—Tlie brig Kate had been driven ashore at Taranaki and wrecked.— Captain Read had claimed from the Auckland Insurance Company dii account of the supposed loss of,the Kate Williams, and was immediately paid.—The Government, after paying enormous''claims to natives, as compensation, state that they have no funds to pay the Europeans.-—The Auckland Provinciall Council had been prorogued, and an early dissolution was expected.—The Esk had returned to port, but had brought no further news of Mr White.—At Tabaka it was understood that the Kate Williams had left t hat place on iho 21st or “2ihd of March, deeply laden, and, that, Mr White was a passenger by her, and this is all that can he learned.—The . pai marire priest had given instructions to the people to 'plant extensive crops, in ail the most secret spots upon the hills; this is the most important information obtained by the-Esk, and points to the future.

By the Queen, we learn that the Select Comniittee of the Provincial Council, Otago, had recommended that tlie exhibition building should lie converlejUnto an hospital.— Mr S. Carkeek had paid a visit to Utago; und refornleil the" interpretation’of : the provisions of the tariff' much after his Auckland plan.—Boddington Hall, Canterbury, had a narrow-escape 1 from -desti Uct zoii by tire, the joists below the fireplaces having become ignited.—The first number of ilie-West Coast Times had been'puidished ht Hokitika ; the yield of gold continues satisfactory, and the town is prospering.—The Nelson had not been got off—We. shall be/able ti> give detailed accounts of several matters of interest in orii next.