AUCKLAND.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 13, Issue 687, 31 May 1869, Page 3

AUCKLAND.

FURTHER PROLONGATION OF THE STAY OF THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH. Tna following appears in a Daily Southern Cross Extra, issued at 2.30 p.m. on Thursday last, a copy of which has been kindly forwarded to us:— His Royal Highness has decided to remain in Auckland for a few days longer, and will visit the Waikato. This morning a letter signed by a number of influential settlers was sent to his !£xcel!eucy the Governor through the Hon. Dr Pollen, Resident Minister, urging upon hi* Excellency the expediency of H.li.fl. paying a visit to the Waikato and meeting the natives at Ngaruawhia. His Excellency the Governor accompanied by Captain Pitt, A.D.C, went on board the Galatea. His Excellency tho Governor has written a reply to tho effect that in consequence of the strong represeniations contained in the letter, the Prince's stay in Auckland will be prolonged. Ten days is mentioned as the probable limit of H.li.H.'s further stay. ALLUVIAL GOLD AT KENNEDY'S BAY. riDSTEUDAY afternoon we inspected a parcel of alluvial gold brought up from Kennedy's Hay, by a party of diggers and lodged with Mr Spencer of Wiiloughbystreet, to be assayed, it weighs ten ounces, and is composed of nuggety pieces of apparently very superior quality as compared with tiie general run of gold in this distric\ One of the nuggets weighs two ounces and seven pennyweights. —Ihames Times, iGth May.

THE WAIKATO. Extensiys preparations are, it appears, being made by the friendly retires resident iu tiie vicinity of i>garuuwhia to provide suitable entertainmeiit to the Xing party who may come down to meet the Governor. The friendly chief Te Wheoro, we now learn has taken the matter in hand. He has invited the King, Tamati Ngapora, iiewi, and all the leading men to visit J>fgaruawabia, and the meeting between ins Excellency thd Governor and the natives vviii take place on luesday next. —Daily Southern Uross, 27th May.

GOLD FROM THE THAMES. The Royal All red, which arrived last night from the Tuaines, brought up I,IUO ounces of gold from the Shotover Claim, and which wui lodged ia the Union .Bunk.—Daily Southern Cross, 27th May. NATIVE NEWS. The Thames Advertiser, 25th May, contains the following items : What the object of King Tawhiao is in communicating so frequently as he has done of late with the Thames tribes we cannot tell, but it is quite certain that he lias done so. If we might surmise, we would say that it was in oder to strengthen his position respecting 'A'o Aroha, to pi-e----vent it being opened for gold-digging, and Co strengthen his influence in tlie Thames generally, He has taken considerable ciouble to impress upon all who may adhere to him, or may any attention to ins wishes, he is extiernely desirous that the peace should oe kept, and that there. should not be the slightest disturbance with the .Europeans. Toe latest news from i aurauga informs us that the people of that settlement were in a state of alarm in consequence of a rumor that ICereopa with a force was coming to attack them. There is, we believe, not the siigutest disposition to attack Tuuranga, aud, at all events, iveivopa could not raise even a few men for any purpose, whatever. The Princess Sophia, who has been resident at Ohmemuri for some da_js past, has returned to >v aikulo, but some of those who came over with her from will arrive in a day or two at ivaitawa, the native settlement, uDout a mile and a half from Shortiand. Tile only man of consequence in the party is Taketei te JXau, wiio oefore the war was considered one of the most civilised aud intelligent chiefs of Waikato. Mr- iViackuy, on ascertaining that the frincess Sop.ua was at Ciiiuemuri, wrote up to tier, inviting her to come Uovvn and see the Prince. Mr Mackay stated that if ihe Princess agreed she was to send information to him, and ho would come down and meet her at Suoitiaud, and escort her and iil'iy followers up to Auckland to see the jfriuce. The Princess, thereupon, wrote a most polite answer to Mr Macuuy, stating that she would have accepted the invitation uad it lul been that some of her peopiO were anxious to return to Waikato, and sue wouiu have to go with them. However, Takerei would come down to see Mr ALaekay at Shortiand, and, if considered expedient, he would go to Auckland to see the L'riuce. The Princess added by way of postscript, after the manner of her sex, that if the Prince would come up 10 pay a visit to the Majri iioyal l'amily they would be glad to see him, and would give niw euoUi* reception as beiiltcd his rank.