DUNEDIN ITEMS.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Volume I, Issue 8, 27 May 1863, Page 3

DUNEDIN ITEMS.

(From the Daily Telegraph, May 18.)

Taranaki—Military Occupation.— The following communication has been placed at our disposal by the Provincial Government. New Plymouth, 10th May, 1863. Sir, —The Government has determined to take possession of the block of land between Omata and Tataraimaka, in this Province, upon which the late murders were committed; in order that a settlement may be placed thereon of persons able to protect themselves. The intention is to give each settler fifty acres of land, with one acre at the site of the village, on the condition that they shall hold the land on a system of military tenure. Much of the land to be allotted is of a very fine quality. Corresponding land at Tataraimaka which is further from the town of New Plymouth, having been bought by settlers before the war, at from £5 to £lO per acre. It has occurred to the Government that there might be many young men at Otago, qualified to form such a settlement, who would be frilling to become settlers on the above conditions of military tenure and free grants of land. Your Honor would oblige me by giving me your opinion on this point by return of post; the object being to place the men on the land with the least possible delay. Further particulars will be sent next mail. I will only add now that Government will undertake to have stockade or stockades built for them, and find them arms, ammunition, and with necessary rations. I have, &c, Alfred Domett. To His Honor the Superintendent ol Otago. Diggings Post Offices.—His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the Post Offices at the Arrow River and Manuherikia Junction to be Money Order offices for the issue and payment of money orders. There is frequent occasion for remitting small sums between Dnnedin and the Goldfields, and consequently this new appointment will be peculiarly acceptable. At the Resident Magistrate's Court, on Saturday, Mr. S. G. Isaacs, the auctioneer, was summoned by Sergeant Nimon for having in his possession 100 casks of salt beef unfit for human food. The beef had originally been held by Messrs. Wright, Robertson & Co., from whom it had passed into the hands of Messrs M'Landress, who had again sold it at auction, Mr. Isaacs becoming the purchaser at ss. per barrel. Defendant was fined 40s. and ordered to get rid of the beef the same day. The information was laid under the Town and Country Police Ordinance. Leaving Stores open.—The practice of leaving stores open at night used at one time to prevail in Duuedin to a great extent. Latterly persons have been more careful; but last night

we noticed the door of a large store in StnfT'o r ?- street left wide open. It was scon discov<reo by the constable on the beat, and a policeman was told off to watch the place for the night. Nomination for Dunedin.—The nomination of candidates to represent the City of Dunedin in the Provincial Council takes place at the Court House to-day at 12 noon. Seven members are to be elected, and there will likely be more than a dozen candidates nominated. The Gazette contains the appointment of Alexander J. Willis, Esq., as a Resident Magistrate at the Dunstan Goldfields.