TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5271, 14 February 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PJill PKKSS AGENOV). Auckland, Wednesday. The Governor and suite arrived tills mornbig at Ouelmnga. Tlie party was met by Major Green, and a special train was in readiness to convey them to the Auckland station, where a guard of honor was drawn up to receive tlie Governor, consisting of a detachment of.police. The Governor was welcomed by the Mayor and City Councillors, and also by Bishop Cowie and several leading citizens. His Kxctdleucy shook hands with several of the gentlemen present. Tlie Mayor escorted Lady Normanby to her carriage, and the party then drove to Government House. The reception was quiet but cordial. The Governor remains here until April. At a meeting of the City Council to-day

the Engineer was requested to prepare plans for supplying water to all parts of the city not yet supplied with it. Patea, Wednesday. A deputation of the Patea County Council interviewed the Native Minister this morning, and, amongst other matters, referred to the. Waimate plains. Mr. Sheehan spnke very decidedly, and Major Brown, the civil commissioner, was called in, at Mr. Sheehan’s request, to hear what transpired. Mr. Sheehan then said that no trouble or expense would be spared in the matter of getting the plains settled. He had full confidence in Major Brown, and gave him carte blanche to act as he thought best. He had informed the natives that he would not allow any interference in the settlement of the confiscated land. The Government were very firm on this point, and would not yield one inch of laud. They would take care that adequate reserves were made for the natives to settle upon, aud that abundant fishing reserves should be left for them along the coast. He understood that a number of persons, including licensed native interpreters, had interfered with the natives, making the confiscated land question difficult to be settled, and he intended to give Major Brown full powers to deal with them. He intended to take the advice of the Law Officers of the Crown, and prosecute if necessary. A stop would also be put to Europeans grazing cattle on the Waimate plains in the way which was now being done. He was in favor of settling a portion on deferred payments, and selling the other for cash, and would take care that the deferred payment laud was of equally good quality to that sold for cash. Major Brown then informed the deputation that he would use every means in his power to bring the land between the road and the sea into the market as early as pcssihle, and said that he had informed the natives to that effect. He was going to interview the Waitotara natives that afternoon, and intended to tell them that the Government were firm as to the survey of the confiscated land at Moruahaka, aud would nut allow the survey to be stopped. Mr. Sheehan was well received. Tadpo, Wednesday, Two sharp earthquakes were felt here between 9 and 9.15 this morning. No damage was done. The springs were unusually active for some considerable time after the shocks. Christchurch, Wednesday. At the inquest ou the body of Thomson, who was killed in the recent fatal affray, the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against John Leved, who has been committed for trial. At the final meeting of the Indian Famine Relief Fund Committee it was stated that the total amount collected was £5310. The balance (£270) in hand will be given to the Benevolent Institution. There is very great dissatisfaction among merchants and others at the short supply of tracks oa the railway between Christchurch and Lyttelton. There were some highly successful expertmerits at the Lunatic Asylum with the telephone yesterday. DUNEDIN, Wednesday. Father Hennebery preached ou education last night. He was very bitter on the new education system here, and on secular education generally. Thoie who voted for the measure must, he said, be looked upon by Catholics as deadly enemies, aud must never again receive there votes. He said, u lf you have Catholic faith aud Catholic hearts within you, you will never give a vote to any of these infidels,, whom Almighty God will sink into hell some day for leading a whole generation away from religion.” He urged Catholics to educate their children in their own schools, aud recommended the Bishop to withhold absolution from those who did not do so exclusively. .