THE SOUTH.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 14, Issue 722, 30 September 1869, Page 4

THE SOUTH.

By the s.s, Rangatira, on Monday, we received our u.saal files of papers from the Southern Provinces, from which we compile the following iu-j teljigence ; VISIT OF HI3 EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR TO THE WEST COAST. "We take the following from the Wanga»ui Times, September 23; —"As it was fcuown here that his Excellency the Go vernor would leave Wellington by the p.s. JSturt on Monday evening, accompanied by the Hon. the Premier and Captain Pitt (Private Secretary), the Wanganui Volun teer Cavalry paraded at 10 a m. on Tuesday for the purpose of forming a guard of honor, with the detachment of the 18th Boyal Irish, to receive his Excellency on landing. On the arrival of the ss. Ahuriri on Tuesday morning intelligence was received by her to the effect that the Sturt had put in at Manawatu as the Governor had an object in visiting that place. This, however, she did not do in consequence of the threatening state of the weather, and the unusually slow progress made by the Sturt. It is said that during the last five years she never made so bad a voyage under the like circumstances, as she did upon that occasion. About 3 p.m. on Tuesday she was signalled at the Wanganui Heads, but did not reach port until long long after pightfall, by which time the people had ceased to expect her coming for the night. On Wednesday morning most of the places of business on Tau'po Quay were decorated with flags, and at 10 a.m. his Excellency landed, and was received by the detachment of the 18th Royal Irish, under the command of Captain Dawson, drawn up on Taylor and Watt's wharf. The Volunteer Fire Brigade, under Captain Robson, received his Excellency on Taupo Quay, and he was accompanied by several of the principal inhabitants of the town, to the Wanganui Hotel where himself and Mr Fox will remain during their short stay in fown. The Wellington Independent, Sept. 25, adds the following : —His Excellency Sir George Bowan started for Wereroa on Thursday on horseback in company with the hon. Mr Fox- Arrangements have been made for the stay of the party at YVe yaroa pa on Thursday night, though it is to be feared the accommodation would be rather rough. It was the intention of his Excellency to proceed overland to Pafea the next day, whence he will take his passage by the Sturt for Taranaki. His Excellency evinces the greatest desire to make himself acquainted with the natural features of the country, and the Patea settlers were preparing to welcome their vice-regal guest as well as their limited means will allow. THE RAISING OE THE S.S. TARANAKI. The Wellington Independent, 25th Sep tember, contains tho following:—By a telegram received by Mr Hartmann, we learn that progress is being made in the raising of this vessel, and that it will not be very long before she will be afbat Again. The telegram states that " the port boles are temporarily stopped up, and that pumping out would commence on Friday " Powerful Californian pumps are already prepared for the purpose, so that it will pot take very long to empfy her of water. When she is afloat, and the leak securely stopped she will be towed over to Wellington. It was at first intended to bring her over under steam; but as this would cause considerable delay and expense, it has been decided to tow her to this port. We understand that the Taranaki is the first vessel of her tonnage that nas been raised from such a depth of watei and therefore a full description of the plan that has been adopted to accomplish this feat will be of the utmost importance to science. All credit to the few enterprising citizens who undertook this great risk, and have so successfully accomplished their (task. THE TELEGRAPH FROM WELLINGTON TO WANGANUI. We extract the following from the Wellington Independent, September 25 : —lt js gratifying to learn that Dr. Featherston, ■who returned from the West Coast by yesterday's coach, has succeeded in putting down all further opposition to the erection of the telegraph poles. At Otaki, which appears to be the hotbed of all Maori disaffection, a party of Hauhaus had stopped the carts, and threatened to cut down the poles if erected. Dr Featherston refused to hold any parley with them, insisting on the right of the Crown to erect the poles along highwater mark. He dared the Hauhaus to obstruct the work, and ordered the men to proceed with the erection. When Dr. Featherston left Otaki, Matene te Whiwhi and other leading chiefs assured him that there would be no further ppposition, in fact it appears to have been pimply an attempt to extort payment. At Manawatu a difficulty of another kind had arisen. The settlers having urged the Government to make Foxton a station, it became necessary to carry the line across some Maori land. A narrow portion ol j;his belongs to the Manawatu Hauhaus, and although four poles would have spanned it, they determinedly opposed it Before Dr. Featherston left Foxton, a new jine was selected, by whiph the Hauhau ground is avoided and the wire carried pver lhakara's to a point above Foxton.