News of the Day.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 382, 4 June 1866, Page 4

News of the Day.

WAIROA. (feOM A COEBESPOmxENT.) Saturday, 2nd June, 1866. About seventy friendly natives, under Kopu, Ihaka, and several other Maori generals, left this place on Monday last, 28th. May, for Napier, and stated that it was their intention to destroy all the Hau-bau pas they came across—cut down their fiag-poles, Ac. The ketch Eero, Campbell, succeeded in getting into the river on Tuesday night, although not without some difficulty. She struck while crossing the bar, and several seas broke over her, but she was not at all damaged. I understand she will leave for Napier during the course of the day. Tilings are iu a very bad state down hero at present, owing to the storekeepers and others not

being able to get any goods up from Napier. This, of course, is consequent upon the impassable state of the river. Flour is very scarce, and consequently very dear. A loaf of bread, weighing l£lb., is sold for one shilling, and it is considered a great favor to get it for that. Provisions of all sorts are completely out. What we are to do if the river remains closed I cannot say. The “ powers that be” evidently have an idea that the rebellion is crushed in this quarter, for the Military Settlers are disbanded, and are leaving for Napier overland every day. I also hear that the Volunteers are about to be served iu the same ‘way. These men, although few in number, will make a great difference in Wairoa. The storekeepers’ and publicans’ pockets will suffer the most by the disbandment arrangement.