News of the Day.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 372, 30 April 1866, Page 4

News of the Day.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT. Fiuday, 27th Atiue. (Before Jolm Curling, Esq., P 1.11., and HE. Scaly, Esq, J.P.) DAMAGES. Stuart and Co. y. Henderson.—A claim of £3O, for damages sustained by tlio leakage of a pipo of wine on its passage from Sydney to Auckland, in Messrs Henderson and Marfarianc’s barque novelty.—Judgment for plaintiff for amount claimed and 10s costs. {Before J. Curling, Esq., 8.31., and G. S. Cooper, Esq., 8.H., Head t. Turner’.—A claim of £3O, for damages sustained by the Petrel, a vessel belonging to plaintiff while under tho charge of defendant.— Judgment lor £BO, with 17a costs. (Before Jolm Curling, Esq.. J. C. 1,. Carter, Esq., J.P.) * and G. is. Cooper, Ecq., B.1I.) Turner t. Carroll.—A claim for rent of tiro Havcnswood Hotel, M circa, for six mouths.— Plaintiff nonsuited, and 12s costs.

Maosi Ekg-utsu lesicos. —It will bo remembered that Mr W. Coleuso was, during tho recent cession, appointed to prepare for publication a Maori English Lexicon. In order to bo more perfect as well as to the more speedy completion of tiro work, Mr Colenso invites tho kind assistance of persons who may bo acquainted with the Maori language. A General Government Gazette published on Tuesday contains a letter from him on the subject. lie says:—“Such efficient aid may be rendered many ways by those gentlemen, particularly by their forwarding to me—l. Any memoranda (However small or rough) which they may have already made of any local cr strange Maori words or phrases, or of any peculiar local usage of common words. 3. Or of any songs, proverbs, sayings, or recitations: especially of these that are old. local, or little known, or which may contain strange words or phrases (such as can be very well written by an intelligent Native). 8. By sending rue from time to time any words or expressions which may appear to them to be local or strange, or peculiar in use among the HfttHes of their respective districts. 4. By pointing out to me those Maoris of their districts whom they consider to bo well qualified to become correspondents to assist me in my linguistic inqniiies. 5. And by stirring up and encouraging those Maoris to reply fully and promptly to ail each inquiries when made by mo. As it is my intention in the prosecution of this work hereafter to visit scare of the less known Maori districts, those odicers may also have it in their power still further to aid me in my inquiries, should I visit any district ia which they may be president, or with which they may be connected.”