LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 353, 4 September 1878, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Agency.) NEW PLYMOUTH. September 2. A farm owned by Major Stapp, at Tikorangi, was sold to Mr Taylor, of Canterbury, for Til 10s 6d per acre. At (ho sale of the Stratford, new Government township on the Mountain Road, a number of quarter-acre sections were sold, one fetching £'lBJ ; the total amount of the sale was £2,215 The survey party on the Waimate Plains shift from Koipokonui to-day to Ocakihio, when they will work on towards Omuturatigi, the furthermost boundary. To Wlnti says that the 17th of March will he the Aceldama, or day of blood, and after that, the day of deatli of himself and brother at the entering of the gate (Parihaka), evidently referring to the general amnesty to take place at the meeting called by liewi on the 17th of March. At the last meeting he sai 1, “ Let surveyors go on the' land, it is . still mine, lam going to portion out, not only the lands of New Zealand, but the lands of the world.” This is stated by those who are his' interpreters, to mean that he will advocate the individualisation of the lands. September 3. Ex-Judge Thomas, from India, has visited Te Whiti, and yesterday had two hours interview with Rewi. The native mind is becoming unsettled in consequence of his advocacy of leasing Maori land. WELLINGTON. September 3. The Governor and private secretary 7 (Lo Patonrel) left for Lyttelton at eleven this morning, in HALS. Nympho. It is intended to do the trip under sail, if possible. BLENHEIM. September 3. The* Liberal Reform Association passed the following resolutions last night, that this meeting regrets lo learn that the Government works policy excludes Marlborough and Nelson from participating in the proposed railway schemes ; that the policy is calculated to benefit only" two portions of the Colony, while every part will have to bear the burden of taxation ; and to learn that our members are powerless to obtain any amelioration of the scheme in favor of Marlborough and Nelson. WAITAKA. September 3. The Go-ahead from Manakau arrived to-day. The captain reports that when six miles off Waikato, he picked up a ship’s boat, IS feet long, painted white over blue on the inside, and black over white on the outside, with brass slets, one iron-bound black swivel, hook with portion of rope, pulley in the stern, quite new, and having three new knees and a new thawart. From all appearance, it had not been long in the water. The boat does not belong to the Kaiuma.