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Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 9, 23 September 1879, Page 3

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(per press agency.) Auckland, Friday. The branch railway line to Hamilton will be completed at the end of the week. At the Board of Education to-day the inspector reported respecting Dr. Richardson's work on Alcohol, that be was not of opinion that it would be necessary in schools as a text book, but it would be useful as a work of reference in the school libraries The Mayor spoke on the importance of the work, and moved that the Board sanction the use of Dr. Richaidson's book in the schools, supplementary to "Laws of Health." Mr Dargaville said if the Hoard was going to take up the position of partisans, and advocate teetotalism, the book might be accepted as suggested. He preferred an open coarse instead of going to extremes. He would move that the report be adopted, .viz. : That those committees that wish to use the work might do so. The report was adopted. Christchuroh, Friday. The Selwyn County Council to-day passed a resolution instructing the chairman to inquire of the Government why the Council had not received their subsidy, as the municipal one had been paid to the ChristJ church Oity Council. The Council also carried a resolution urging the ', Government to proceed with the con. . struction of the West Coast Railway from Amberley at as early a date as i possible. Re the unemployed, the Mayor of Christchurch has received the fol- \ lowing telegram from the Premier I to day :— " Directions have been j given so that unemployed men may obtain employment immediately, on , the railway works." Grahamstown, Friday. 3 The Thames Advertiser pigeon \ this evening bought the following r news from the Upper Thames : — 9 Tukukino, accompanied by Tinipoa, 3 Kanata, Tipa and oihers, visited the r Ngatihaka settlement at Of auinakura 1 to-day. The party arrived at 10 : o'clock, and were mot by a portion of the tribe, including Pakara. Epiha § was not present. The discussion was c principally maintained by the young priest Tiwai. Pineha wished the deputation to come again to-morrow, c but was interrupted by Pakara, who v stated authoritatively that he was " not willing to be made off {sic), that they were not going to give themselves up, and that it was therefore c " no use repaating the deputation, d The Hauraki chiefs tolc? the Ngatie hako plainly that they would not pay for their crime. Evidently the c - Ngatihako people are in great 0 trouble. All th^ir women and chilk dren are present here, and it is clear - from other natives being here also, 1 that the caution given a fort- - night ago was by no means a false it alarm. Tukukino urged repeatedly }. that the offence being a breach of 1, European law, it should be tried by t, the Supreme Court, but was met by t. the reply that as they were merely 9- preventing other people from steallc ing their land, the snooting was in

accordance with the law 01 Tawhino and was not a bieach of the law o: tho Government, nor was it in an} way a disturbance of the peace cd [Jauraki. From (very appearance it may reasonably bo calculated thai they will abide tho issue -of their own settlement, but tlime are natives present amongst them whose appearance in the district should causo the great' est precaution on the part of the Government, and is, in the circumstances, a peril to the safety of the oufrsettlers. A wish has been expressed by the Ngatihako that Mr ■Sheehan should return before the matter is finally settled. I merely give the request for what it is worth, as they were positively assured that in view of the opening of Parliament during his doing so would be impos 1 sible. Things are quiet at Ohinemuri, but the volunteers are drilling six hours a day.