News of the Day.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 363, 2 April 1866, Page 2

News of the Day.

A Provincial. Government Gazette, issued on Wednesday, the 28lh March,_contains a set of Harbor and Wharf Regulations, for the Port of Napier ;, the usual monthly land revenue returns for February, amounting to £1235 6a Gd ; coastwise returns for the December quarter ;, and two notices re-published from the ‘New Zealand Gazette,’ —1: notifying that Brevet-Major J. Fraser, Hawke's.Bay Militia, is raised to the rank of Major ; and 2 : cancelling the offer of an additional reward of .five pounds that has been made, for some, years, past for the apprehension of deserters from Her Majesty’s sex - vice. HiS Honob the Superintendent tock his departure for Wairoa on Thursday, the 20th March, in the‘Colonial Government s.s. ‘St.lvilda.’ The following gentlemen proceeded by .the, same opportunity Messrs W, Mai thy, *J. G. Gordon, M. Fitzgerald, S. Locke,Hieuts. Cutbill and Hill, and.Dr Russell. The ‘ St, Hilda re turned to port yestory (Sunday), owing to an accident to her machinery. His Honor, the Superintendent had been landed at Wairoa, where,: we presume* he still remains. . , ■ • Missing.— -On Tuesday* the 27th March, a horse belonging to Mr William Rich, of Havelock, saddled and bridled, but,-without bis riderj , appeared at that, gentleman's i station jand. great fears were in consequence entertained.! pf his accidental death. It appears that ho was last .seen in the neighborhood of ,Te Ante .by some Maoris on the morning of the same day. , The frienda and neighbors; of .the supposed ;unfortunatp gentleman have; offered areward of <620 for the recovery of his body, ;or £SO for his restoration if hying. This has set a good many natives: to active search j but we have not yet heard of their success. Native Lands Court.— The proceedings under the new Native Lands Act at this Court has been somewhat abruptly and unexpectedly, brought to a close, from the actual impossibility of coming to decision among so many conflicting daimsv. The old. orthodox plan pursued- by Government, when.engaged in land purchasing—that of paying for the land several times ovey, . according to the number of opposing owners,—not being available in this court, no alternative remained but toleavamany of the questions, undecided. .The Act may bo said to be an expensive, failure. Politician . tubned , Teaches.— Misfortune makes us acquainted, with, strange bedfellows, as Trincaio said when he crept under,the gabardine of Caliban; and certainly colonial life habituates us to rather..startling changes. For example: We observe, in a recent Government Gazette, the names of Mr and Mrs Mantel! among the list of teachers to whom probationary certificates have been awarded in the Province of Wellington. Mr Mautell, cur readers will:remember, was first Native Minister in the Weld Ministry, and to turn schoolmaster is rather a curious , phase in ..the curious career of this gentleman. . Rain. —so much wanted, and -so anxiously looked for,by both town and country residents—has. come at last. It commenced on Friday night last, and still continues. The amount of good it will do at the present time is incalculable. . The p.s. ‘ Htintbess ’ \ still, lies stranded on the beach at Wairoa ; and we regret to Lear that it seems doubtful whether she will ever come off. By the -way, we notice that this useful (though unfortunate) little steamer is advertised tor sale in the papers of the. Southern Provinces,- We wonder why the advertisement was not given to tiro local journals also ? ■, I ri ..