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Kumara Times, Issue 928, 20 September 1879, Page 2

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[new ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Grahamstown, Sept. 2S\ The settlers are becohurig more dissatisfied with the way things' are going on; many of them li*>e miles away from' the township, and are in dread of a raid being made upon their home some night, and themselves' and 1 their families butchered; They are. not ininclined to plant crops for fear that they will not be able to gather them in, and as many of them are engaged. 1 at drill the greater part of the day their cattle are Unattended to, and are consequently running wild. Mr Puckey has promised to inform them when war has been declared. The pigeon has arrived from Omaha, a'nd reports the Ngatihakoe as being most friendly. They are very anxious to know what the Government intend to do in the matter. Mr Puckey sent the following message, per Advertiser pigeon ;—“ Paeroa, 5 p.m.—The news transmitted last night was substantially correct. I have

just attended a mealing at wliiffi it decided to use every effort to convince the Ngatih ikoe of their folly in holding out. Ropata te Pohika left two hours ago for Orahakua, and Will return to-night. Tukukino goes up there to-morrow, arid, if still unsuccessfully, the whole will go the following day. Auckland, Sept. 18. The City Council decided to put through a Bill in’ the Assembly for consideration of the city loan#. If they are all floated they would amount tef £195.000. The Hretty Janets price was £8300 r ; She was docked to-day, and proceeds to Levnka shortly in charge of Captairt Phillips and Mr Hnnter, representative of the Australian Steam Navigation Company. The Loan and Mercantile Agency Company received seven guine& silver caps, to be offered for competition by pastoral societies in each Provincial district for the improved Breed of sheep and better quality of wool. Wellington, Sept. 18. The Post, to night, says that his Excellency the Governor intimated to the Premier In’s opinion that the result of the general elections was apparently of so indefinite a character ou the issue submitted to the country—viz, that of confidence in the Grey Government—that he does not feel justified accepting from Ms present Ministers advice on matters outside the ordinary routine of 'administration until the new Parliament has an opportunity of reversing the adverse verdict so emphatically pronounced by the late one. The Government steainer Hinemoa leaves to-day to bring down the northern members to-morrow morning. The following notice appears in? the Gazette:—“Whereas a person named George Yernell, of New Brighton road, near Christchurch, in the Provincial district of Canterbury, has mysteriously disappeared, arid there'are reasons for supposing that be may have been murdered by some person or pers >ns unknown, notice is hereby. given that, should the said George Vernell have been murdered his Excellency the Governor will grant a free pardon to' any person, implicated in such murder, except the actual murderer, who will give such information as Will lead to' the apprehension and conviction of the murderer or murderers.— John Sheehan. : ■ Dunedin, Sept. 19. Mr J. B. Bradshaw reports Colonial Bmk shares at 42s 8d to 435; National Bank, 62s 6d ; National Insurance, 32s ; Union Insurance, 13s ; Standard Insurance, 11s; South Britislr Insurance, 50s ; Colonial Insurance, 7s ; National Mortgage and Agency, 18s 6d. The unemployed are in large numbers, taking advantage of the opportunity to obtain work given them yesterday by the City Council and the Public Works Department. Some of the 75 men taken on by the Corporation started work this morning, and the Public Works Department was literally besieged by people eager for work, t upwards of 130 obtaining throughout the df»y free passes to Mullochy Gully. Those, and any morn who like to . apply,- 1 will leave for the railway works on Monday morning.