TARANAKI.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 14, Issue 706, 5 August 1869, Page 3

TARANAKI.

Death.—Dr Edward Larwill Humphries, a settler of 20 years standing, died here lately. Earthquake.—There was a smart shock of earthquake on Thursday evening, the 15th July, at twenty minutis past seven. State < f the District.—The roads are bad, axle-tree in mud. It is rumored that Titokowaru was building a pah a short distance inland of Orenui; that he had recruited his force, and has now between 400 and 500 men. There was also a whisper respecting the friendly native s who, on the day before the late expedition were to have started, wore told to go to the camp and make up their deficiency of ammunition. Abolition ov Defence Oefice. —At a public meeting held on the l7th July, in New Plymouth, the following resolution was unanimously passed :—" That in the opinion of this meeting, (here is little proslicet of terminating the war on the West Coast, while the natives hold strong and impenetrable positions in the interior of our forest as places of safe retreat. As a means of breaking up the strongholds of of the rebels in the interior of this Pro'inef, and bringing to a dose the war on the West Coast, we are of opinion that it winrd be desirable to employ the local forces on pay in opening up and constructing a road from this to Patea, by the back of the mountain."