News Of The Day.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 341, 15 January 1866, Page 2

News Of The Day.

W AIROA. (FEon.ptrja.owx correspondent. ) Thursday, 11th January, 1866. It is to be hoped that you are not anticipating any great tidings from this district, because, if you are, you will be doomed to disappointment; neither do I entertain any great hopes of the future prosperity of the campaign. The first opportunity having been thrown away, there is but little chance of another occurring ; or, indeed, any certainty that, if it did, any better use would be made of it. Enough has been done to ensure the confiscation of a considerable territory (in the Auckland Province however); and probably therein the principal intention of the war is so far realised. An expedition (as the phrase is), consisting of natives only left the Taua yesterday for the purpose of pushing on as far as Waikare Moana,—the Tapuroa [Tuparoa] natives, who arrived here the other day in the steamer, numbering about 130, with Kopu’s, Paora’s, and Ihaka’s people, making in all between 300 or 400—a force amply sufficient to encounter any Hau-haus likely to be met with this side of the lake. Major Fraser, Lieut. St. George, with Messrs Towgood and Saunders, accompany the natives. From what I can learn the chiefs are indisposed to advance beyond the borders of the lake ; and unless the enemy make a stand at Whakamarino, hostilities will be virtually over; —to be succeeded by ambushes, murders, and uncertain prospects for many months to come. The Hau-haus partially disinterred the body of Captain Hussey, with what intention it is difficult to say, as they did not mutilate it in any way —a tolerably convincing proof, that though unseen they are yet in the neighborhood. It is not clear (as the natives were able to bring down the body of W. Christy) why poor Hussey should have been buried at Marumaru. Neither are a great many other things clear, upon all which matters, as to can do no other, we must strive to derive what consolation we may from the alleged fact, that “whatever is, was to be although it is equally certain that a great many things are not as they should be. A Provincial Government Gazette, published on Thursday last. 11inst. contains notifications of the appointment of the following schoolmasters, viz., Mr Andrew Thompson for the Wairoa school, Mr William Hudson for the Hampden school, and Mr Henry H. Goodwin for the Havelock school ; a notification appointing Mr T. Scully Inspector of Police ; a notification that Mr John Morton, M.D., Ac., is qualified to practice his profession ; notifications that S. Locke, Esq., and W. Ellison, Esq., had been granted licenses to act as surveyors under the Native Lands Act, 1865 ; a report from the Inspector of Schools ; a notice of times and places for investigating claims in the Native Land Court; a return showing the lands sold at the Crown Land Office, Napier, from 1st to 30th November, 1865, inclusively; notices of the Supreme Court Sittings at Napier (see advertisement columns) ; enquiries respecting one C, Sidebottom, missing, and supposed to have been drowned ; and a return of cattle slaughtered in the Napier District from 1st to 30th Nov., inclusively. Prize Firing.— Captain Buchanan, N.R.Y., was the highest on the list at the close of the firing on Friday—having scored 83 points. The average number of hits was no greater than on Monday last, but the weather was not quite so favorable as on that day. Burglary. —We learn that cither late on Saturday night last or early yesterday morning, six seafaring men were taken into custody, and conveyed to the lock-up in town with considerable difficulty, on a charge of entering the billiard room, attached to the Crown Hotel, Eastern Spit, after it had been closed for the night, and stca’ing therefrom all the billiard balls, a coat, and other articles. Three of the men belong to the brigantine Balmoral, two to the schooner Kauri, and one to the s.s. Beautiful Star ; and will be brought before, the Resident Magistrate this morning. It is believed that the affair was more a drunken “spree " than any deliberate intention of theft. LAZARUS RUKUPO —We have been given to understand that the Hau-hau chief Lazarus Rukupo was brought up a prisoner in the s.s. St. Kilda yesterday, and placed in “durance vile.” Lazarus, it is understood, was present at the murder of poor Volkner at Opotiki, and partook, it is said,, of the blood of that lamented follower of Christ. Township of Clyde.— Parties intending to purchase sections of land in the above thriving settlement would do well to remember that Wed nesday next, 17th inst, is the day fixed for the next sale. We refer those interested to the advertisement, which appears for the last time in our journal this morning.