Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1372.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1366, 4 July 1872, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1372.

Al the request of Mr. F. Sutton, we publish in another column a letter addressed by that gentleman to our contemporary the Herald, relative to the decision of the District Judge in the case Regiua v. Paora Torotoro recently published in our columns. This is quite contrary to our general rule; but as the decision in question commented very freely upon the action taken by Mr Sutton, it is only just to afford him an opportunity of reply. Mr Sutton's proper course, however, would !pave been to have addressed hi* letter to. us in the first instance. To-day, the Hawke's Bay Times enters upon the twelfth year of its exist ence, having been first started on Thursday, the 4th of July, 1861. It has been determined by the new Government of Victoria to nullify the san .Francisco postal arrangement made by Mr Duffy with Mr Webb. A fire occurred in Dunedin on the 28th June, resulting in the destruction of the stock and fittings of M<Leod and Oo.'s china and were insured in various companies for 4>700Q. The origin of the tire is unknown. The buildings are uninjured. An iuquirv will be held. The Lyttelton Times, June 28, say*: rr-We understand that a son of Mr Gould, farmer, near Pleasant Point in the Tjmaru district, whilst employed digging in the garden, which is swampy soil, turned up a very large and perfect moa's egg, but unfortunately, from an Igliorunce of its value, broke it. The egg was the largest e\er found, and quite perfect, and the loss to science is very great, as may be gathered from the fact that there is only one real egg known to, be in existence, and that is in a European museum, for which, although partly broken, it was purchased at a co>st of ill 15,. Dr has written to Mr Gould with, a view \o, procuring the pieces of the broken 4'gg and re-uniting them- It is to be ko,n.e4 \\mtt he vyij.i b.Q successful

Heavy floods and great destruction of property are reported from Hobart TownLatest news from Auckland says that "Rewi refuses to permit Te Kooti to settle near Mokau, and has compelled him to leave Te Kuiti. The "staif of life," we observe, is very cheap in Christchwreh. One baker advertises the 41b. loaf for 3d. A late Thames Guardian says that a private letter received from a prospector in the Ohinemuri district states that he has some splendid specimens, and that he has every confidence that there is a large payable gold field.