LATEST UNPUBLISHED.

Kumara Times, Issue 781, 1 April 1879, Page 2

LATEST UNPUBLISHED.

[press agency.]

Wellington, March 31.

Mr R. J. Sed lon, has just returned from Waimate Plains. He says there is no excitement among either Natives or settlers up there. He was civilly shown over the plains by the Natives. Ho says tiie outrage committed was not by any residents of the plains, but by a gang of about forty, from Parihaka. There is to be a ball to the Governor in about ten days. Another case of typhoid fever has occurred which proved fatal. There are several other cases in which the patients are expected to recover. Sickness of a severe kind is very prevalent. During the current mouth there were 54 deaths, 74 births, and 33 marriages, registered here. At the inquest at the Resident magistrates Court this afternoon on the Loch Fergus, tragedy the apprentice Joues, who dealt the fatal blow seemed much distressed. The verdict was that “ the deceased (Banks) died from a blow with a capstan bar inflicted by Jones iu self defence.”

April 1. The New Zealander was announced this morning as the property of Reid and Co., of the West Coast. The price is increased to two-pence. The new journal professes to start perfectly untrammelled or bound to Government, individually or collectively.

Auckland, March 31

The Bay of Island’s Electoral Commission closed their enquiry to-day. Mr Bryce examined Hawboy with reference to the resignation of Williams, late Registration officer. He says Williams received notice to resign on the day before the Remission Court sat, and asked witness’s advice. He said in reply “ You had better obey orders.” Witness also deposed that Captain Baker, did not receive his appointment to appear and object, until the evening of the day on which the Court sat, and therefore it was too late. Mr Bryce said the other evidence showed that Baker actually attended, Mr Bryce returns to Wellington on Wednesday.