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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 13, Issue 692, 17 June 1869, Page 2

NATIVE NEWS. A letter was received from Mi Birch, Piuea (iu this Province), on Sunday night, dated 12th June. The Patea natives informed him that the Tokana friendlies had sent word to say that two women belonging to Te Kooti's gang had been spoken to. and they reported that Kooti, with u large party of men, women, and child ren, was at Tauranga or Lake Taupo ; that he had killed an old native and burnt some wliares there ; that he had killed the scouts at Opipi iu passing through, and was going to join the Hauhaus on the west side of the Lake. Hori Tauteka, of Tokana, with tin greater part of his people, had retired from Tokana, leaving Pcuriiu and ;i few men to watch Te Kooti's move ments. Te Heu Heu had gone off t<> inform the Arawas of Kooti's where abouts.

It is stated in Auckland that about £IO,OOO Tins been invested in the Thame.* by the officers of 11.M.3. Galatea. Fatal Accident at the Bay o"f Is IANDS. —The p.s. Coomerang, which arrived in harbour yesterday from the Bty of Islands, brings intelligence of a fatal boi.t accident which occurred in the b ly on Monday last. On Sunday and Mondav last a severe X.N.W. ga'e was felt at Kus sell, and on the Monday morning, when there was a very heavy sea running, a boat attempted to sail across from Waimate to J?n=s. 11- When about halfway across fl sudden squall struck the boat, immediately capsizing lier, and throwing its content? into the water. The boat was loaded with kauri gum, and was manned by five Mmories. When the boat turned over the ■whole of its occupants endeavoure 1 to gave themselves by clinging to the bdt m ; but the very heavy seas washed Ihree of them off, and being unable to reach the boit auain, were drjwned. One of the three drowned is a son of Tcmtti Waka. The two men who were saved were very much cut about, and their bodies The whole of the gum and other articles in boat were lost. —New Zealand Herald, 11th June.