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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 8, Issue 424, 27 September 1866, Page 3

Colonel Haultain. —As we had pre-supposed, Colonel Haultain refuses to resign his seat in the Assembly. He shelters himself from censure by referring to the action of certain other Auckland members. He denies that he pledged himself either verbally or in writing to submit to be % mere delegate to the Parliament; but he forgets his electoral address, issued to his constituents at the lato election, and the pledges to them made. Wo do not care to enter fully into the demerits of Colonel Haultain’s position. That question has been discussed again and again in these columns. If Colonel Haultain chooses to enjoy the possession of bis seat, and with it the emoluments of office, against the direct wish, not, as he states, “ of some of the electors of Franklyn,” but of the whole constituency, let him do so; all we say is, that wo do not envy his position.—New Zealand Herald, 20th September. Attempted Auson.—-On Friday night last, at exactly nine o’clock, an alarm of fire was raised in Ouehunga, A man named Hugh Keys was passing along the road in front of the Royal Oak Hotel, when perceiving smoke rising from the hay and corn store of Mr Wm. Walters, he immediately gave the alarm. Several persons who were in tho stables at the back of the premises were at once on tho spot, and in an hour’s time they succeeded in entirely extinguishing the fire. From an examination made, it appeared that a Are had been made in tho well of an hydraulic press, which is just inside tho building on the south side, and the flames at tho time an entry was effected were rising through the cavity in the floor where tho hydraulic press stands, to a height of nine or ten feet. The doors and windows were kept closed, so as not to allow any draught of air in the building, and by working very energetically those on the premises were enabled to master the flames. From tho appearance presented, there is no doubt but that this was the work of an incendiary.—New Zealand Herald, 17th September.