A COACH STOPPED BY NATIVES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 67, 18 March 1880, Page 2

A COACH STOPPED BY NATIVES.

Wellington, Thursday. A telegram received from Foxton this morning states that Hastwell and Macara's coach was on the journey from Eoxton to Wellington, and when it had reached the road between the Mauawatu river and the heach it was suddenly stopped by a party of natives, who refused to allow it to proceed until tolls for the coach and horses had been paid, and also sixpence for each passenger. The amount was paid upder protest, and the coach proceeded on its journey. It is underBtood that the matter has been brought uuder the notice of the Government. Auckland, Thursday. The following are additional Exhibition prizes:— For the best New Zealand Manufactures: Plant, of the Thames, Ist class; Eoyne, Auckland, 2nd; Austin and Kirk, Christchurch, 3rd. Minerals: H. D. Jackson, Nelson, Ist prize. Reef and Alluvial Gold: Bank of New Zealand, 2nd. Copper [Ores: Durville's Island Copper Mining Company, 2nd. Zinc: Johnston Brothers, Nelson, 3rd. Eroneum: T. R. Hackett, from Hematite 'Paint Company, Nelson, 3rd. Geological Collection: Dr Hector, Ist. Marbles and Serpentine: J. Munro, Dunedin, Ist; Canterbury Marble Company, 3rd. Building Stone: New Zealand Oamaru Stone Company, Oamaru, Ist, W. Daniell, Southland; Port Chalmers Building Stone Company, 2nd; Julius Von Haast, Ist; Colonial Museum, gudj M'Caffrey, Queenstown, Ist; J. Engs,

; 2ndpJ Clap|inJ Gumm a^fj '^^OT^e^rqVclas?j-''iEt Mui^^o^Dunedin, 2n<|j\ cl#'s. G'Ms sanif: Stan^eiipiSbristchurj{p Ist class. J fcSf The Sydney Morning HsraM in noticrjbg^. the Exhibition exhibits praised tweuty-eigblf! water-color drawings of wild flowera add" berries as being botanicolly correct and beautifully rendfrcdCTlfLfal s *Q KSieftP favorably drawings»by#]|L- SrUlbl^andi Miss E. Harris of Nelson. New Pj.ymouth, Thursday. J Xba^!a^h^a^j>»tf.^ar4y»4VVeet4«^^^i»»»' held yesterday, when the number of natives present was estimated at 2000, and about 60 Europeans. Great preparations h:ul be^n . made of food, something like 6b nigs and 100 _ -sheep - havrng-teen- BlaughtETed7~a:!Rl— tber?T~ were 200 large baskets of bread, 300 kits of melons and about 30 boilers of teafoere provided. After the food bad been districted Te Whiti spoke. His Words were^ot gery *^finite, but throughout there v> as ]8 I topTbf. gP*ee. He referred to the presence orthe HJonstakulary "on 'the rlains Us a proof dfeat J"nie Eur,otel&ns desired war and to makJ*3>he Q^tivesHeifit for their land. ThifE^.nfHieSnged ' 3 Kr'watives whb had ho occasiajd to iht. Thei-'s Were two. things^ie^.wished to Me, fSj^j that noodspa^m^'-feubS^ed^nd would iTevCr again come oa -t^e eartb,?,ftad Cyecondly' iu fhat the Dativ i e*S> s "weTe itot to see hgie outside of what hqhad"?ppo^on^or \- ..measured. Parihalca was— sactfcd and ar|sVe i: .jrefuge foj*all natives, (ighuajso spokond c ?--4nid th^Euroraans desinflfwarl S'hey^ftad i: Hirouglßt their gains.-atid ifa*yTs6£t.s aiffl ft^9hjed I «Uiem iftiy&iggjres o|=j v heS*afees; T^iey were c '-■also making roads Svith ttPEirßtroveJfi auc^all * l(fihat mWrigEgr. The nM^ior then; stored j ; l -for fu«ber refresh m en tsr^—^- |«p .. Q - CfiKlsTCaaJirasß} Thursday. t t— ■iDiptheria haß madeLJta-gaJipeMancF^at i HJaiapoi. f 1 H p> |^*The §RBble of the trad!sm%H a^Ranggpra Mfombine^abd had a gnKttbspisfflic yestSt^ay *[Ybich Wa^heartily enjoyed by all., fe A b«ffHten years of age, whe^pl^jng struck by a stone tJKOWjipby ' SpotbeiHfey and rendered uneonserousfc^nd >£hen taken to the hospital was fojjnd vj"*be Suffering from concussion of the bnaTn. <£P J"™^A pedestrian, named A. Hudson,s*-faas backed himself to walk fifty tniles'ln twelve hours. The match comes off on Monday iv the Amberley Town Hall. The Christchurch cadet corps have made »-aprangements in conjunction with the Timaru and Oamaru cadets to hold a review and field day on Easter Monday at Waimate, as in the arrangements made by the Volunteer authorities for the Chrishtchurch review at Easter, the juvenile companies were left out iv the cold. Dunedin, Thursday. A fire broke out in Gorman and Johnson's store in South Dunedin, supposed to have been caused by the explosion of a kerosine lamp. There was no water, and the store and adjoining cottage were allowed to burn themselves out. Numan's large hotel and hull were in great danger. The residence of Mr Halliwell in York Place was entered last night, and some money was stolen and the building fired. Mrs Halliwell was the only inmate. The fire was discovered by some boys, who succeeded in putting it out. Oamaru, Thursday. Matthew Grant's hundred acre paddock of wheat at Totara is threshing out over seventy bushels to the acre, the wheat being a fine sample. There are several other heavy yields in the same district.