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Kumara Times, Issue 799, 23 April 1879, Page 4

A despatch of some importance was received by the Government recently from Taupo, showing the condition of affairs there and at Takanui. It appears that T*-pia Turoa's proposals to the native meeting were —tbe opening of the country towards Wanganui by roads, railway and.telegraph lines, laying aside a block of land for a township at the south end of Lake Taupo, calling for eurveys of, and arljarticatiog their, land claims, permitting trie lease audia some cases the sale of lands. This programme, we are told, was received by the Kiugitts party wl>h some surprise and some indication, but Taj ia having explained that" he did not expect to carry through all the performance at present, and that "he was willing to let a committee decide his proposals, they gradually cooled down, and evfntually gave their consent to the most important item in the sch'.me, viz.—the survey of the tribal boundaries, io order to have each hapu' claims brought before the Court. When this is done all the other matte's wi 1 follow. At- the ;meeting assurances of steadfast loyalty to law and order were g-.ven by both parties. This.despatch is considered highly satisfactory. A most remarkable instance of the pay ment of a ife insurance policy only just in tiane occurred at Christen nrch. A wellknown tradesman, who h*l been an invalid for some months, but was then apparently in mveh better health than usual, asked his wife at breakLst to be sure and pay his insurance policy, which was due tbat day at nocn, and would then lapse if not paid at that time. The lady want, paid the money, and on returning home before noon found her husband dead.