WAIPUKURAU.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XIII, Issue 590, 29 June 1868, Page 2 (Supplement)

WAIPUKURAU.

i 1 KO.M CHI. lIL.U\M'.S lull [»]:,}; 'I. j Monday, .! line J_’, \ w forenoon. air. Seh.der. the w. 11 known traveller, arriv. <1 at the Tavisto.l, 1 lolfl <)V. !1;1! 1; I from \Voiliil;;|nii. He left dial cily on the -llli dime, and ha-; v.alk.-d i;u,al of the way. a: h hi-; custom. The wcadior detained him at several places on Me road, hul ho reached the hospitableresidence of Me.-srs. ilnntor on Sunday uv ’-'k, iv la to [to stopped f jin night, and (ho iioxt day was kindly I,relight on !.v liana to Waliinglord. Hero ho was detained four d.osliy {be heavy ia!ns, ;,ihl on (hi; Huh ua\ aiteiupu.d to reach \\ aipuk uran ; but ike country was ~ ■ > Hooded noar -Motuolaraia i hat, after Kmg Mur hours in ihe water am: nearly diMivuod, lie hsd toivlnrn to (ho Undue Inn ill uighUhlL On Saturday ho reached ,di-. i\ elsi :ii at . vrin■ ul(ui. wh; re lie was most kindly received and yesterday came on lion 1 . Our host at the r l avisioek, wilh hie ilsnal Id.reality, nol only enti.Tiahu.-d .Mr. Scliaihr gratuitously. hut, nm; him a trifle to iorward him on his road, as the unlorumulc traveller had Inst wli.it umnev ho laid, and tuo; t of his spare things. whilst, struggling in the water the other dav. lie is at present the guest. of Mr. Un sell at .Mount Herbert, an.: proceeds to Xapier to-morrow, staying one night with Mr. Williams, oi to Ante. Tlie Maori mailman, wiio happened to pass while Mr. Schafer was stunk in the water, unal.le lo get on, asked ,1H to carry him over on his horse, and would not help liitn for less. A Maori passim" was also asked tin - assistance. Lid alter- examining 11 jc contents of Mr. Schafer's pockets, declined ail help unless he gave him money, of which he had none at the time to give. The oiler of his valuable compass, ami a pair of new Loots were not sumeieui—he eunLmueu io demand money, and then went on his way. During his stay at a village, not dO miles away, -Mr. Schafer was charged .Cl Ids. (Id. which exhausted all Ids means, and lie was allowed to proceed on his journey during the late inclement weather on toot—Hie loan of a horse which he asked from the innkeeper to carry him through the water, seme three miles oft. being refused.