TE AWAMUTU (AUCKLAND.)

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 6, Issue 307, 18 September 1865, Page 3

TE AWAMUTU (AUCKLAND.)

(From the Correspondent of the New Zealand Herald.) September 6; Testesdat afternoon, about four p.m., an escort of the 40th Regiment arrived at this station from Ohaupo, having a native in charge, who was captured at the latter place. The circumstances of the captuie of this man, as far as I can ascertain, were as follows: — This dusky gentleman, a cripple, went to one of the whares occupied by a German settler, and got into conversation with the occupant, the settler thinking that food was the object of the fellow’s search, offered him some refreshments, which he politely declined to partake of, until he fetched his mates from the adjoining bush to partake of the proffered hospitality, the settler immediately detained his sable visitor until he procurred assistance from the Redoubt, which was in close proximity. Shortly after arriving at this camp he was liberated, with a caution not to go near the settlers’ residence any more. September 9. On Tuesday noon two youths, one a half-cast and t he other the son of a settler named Appleyard, strayed to some distance from the camp at Alexandra, and fell in with natives, who gave them chase. The half-cast being the more nimble of the two, succeeded in effecting his escape, but the other was captured by the Maoris. It is evident that the whole frontier line of the confiscated country is vigilantly watched, and they are on the qtti vice to cut off all stragglers who may venture on native lands. Up to the time of my writing, nothing has been heard of the lad Appleyard, although eveiy effort has been made to recover him ; but no clue to his whereabouts has been ascertained. 1 am informed from a reliable source that the Rev. Mr Tiney, R.C. Missionary, at present residing at Rangiawahia, has been told by hostile natives to quit and remove his school immediately. This gentleman has SO or 40 native children under his tuition; the Rev. gentleman has paid no attention to the warning. At Kiliikihi the settlers and men doing duty have received orders to load their rifles, and picquets are to pat role about the settlement from 4 o’clock, a.m.i until daylight; at Ohaupo and Rangiawhia like instructions have been issued and carried into effect. It may be well to add that all our frontier posts are weak, even here, at this station, through finding so many detachments. Plenty of the Militia would,l think, again resume the rifle if placed on pay, and protect the country which is to be their future home. So much fob the peaceful prospects of Uppor Waikato, and of Mr Graham’s peace negotiations, and of Mr Weid’s administration.

LATEST AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS. ' ‘ Saxe, August 29. An individual named Carrali, from Melbourne, with no credentials, and a written prospectus at variance with the facts, attempted, but with signal failure, to agitate the construction of a tramway from Port Albert to Sale. One resoluton was passed condemnatory of the scheme, after which the projector vanished.. The sympathies of the Sateites are with the proposed direct railway from Melbourne to here.

Sydney, August 29. Judge Macfarlane has decided that municipalities cannot recover rates unless the properties are reassessed yearly. - , The Mary Miller’s cargo of wheat was sold on private terms. Business is very quiet, and Hour easier.

Arrived.—The Lily, from Adelaide] Yarra, from Brisbane; Blackbird, from Melbourne. The Golden Age, from Melbourne, passed the port to day. Sailed.—The City of Melbourne and Goldseeker, for Melbourne j British Peer, for Bombay. August 30. Mr W. Dean has sold privately the cargo of wheat ex St. Magnus, at full market rates.

The horses Kioter and Voltigeur have been scratched for all their engagements. Sailed.-!-Gity of Melbourne, s.s.,for Melbourne. Queensland, Brisbane, August 30. ’ The Assembly has refused to vote the sum of £IOOO to Dr. Lang, notwithstanding that a resolution in favor of such a vote was previously passed. South Australia, Adelaide, August 29. The Adelaide Volunteers at, a meeting to-day, decided to lire the Sydney Rifle match on a day between the Ist and 20th of October, with twenty men, as originally agreed to, and without slings. The Sydney men want the match put off till November, and to fire with forty men instead of twenty. The Adelaide men want screens to be allowed on both sides. The clothes of a missing female have been found on the end of the Glonelg Jetty. It is supposed that a suicide has been committed. Messrs Parr and Luxmore sold to day greasy wool at 6Jd, and woolpacks at from 3s lOd to 4s 4d.

Mr Barnard sold to-day the Tasmanian entire horse, Van Tromp, for £500; he also sold two prize Tasmanian mares, one at £IOO and the other at £lls. A number of other horses averaged £•4O each.