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Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 365, 16 October 1878, Page 2

In the report of the meeting of the Patea Harbour Board, it will be seen that the Amended Harbour Bill has passed the Upper Bouse. The llev Mr Torry will in future preacb at Manutahi at 2.30 instead of 3 p.m. At the Carlyle Court on Tuesday, two Carlyle gentlemen figured before G. A. Wray, Esq.. R.M., and H. F. Christie K Esq., J. P., for a little country demonstration in wbicb they had taken active part. Satisfactory explanations passed, and tb at part of the performance ended. Another part of the affair is developing. In the civil case of T. Haywood v, T. Quinlivan, claim £I0l ; judgment was given for the plaintiff for amount claimed, and costs 13s, and solicitor’s fee 21s—leave being given to appeal, on condition of security being given. Of two other cases set down, one was deferred,, and the other settled out of Court.

A correspondent to thoWangamai/eraA/, “ Waimate,” after referring to - the unsuccessful search of Hiroki, says—“ The Natives hei‘e express no'sympathy with him and repeating the-words of Te Whiti say that the murderer’s body shall pay, for the murderer's irimei—Awaiting the Sur-veyor-General,’s sanction, the Township is proposed to he laid ' out on the northern bank of the WaToluiVastivatn. It appears that according to survey regulations all Townships are to be situated not more than eight or nine miles apart, and the site in question is about that distance both from Hawera and Normanby. The land is dry and contiguous to a running stream and altogether a great improvement on the site first proposed. “Waimate,.’! a correspondent to the Wanganui Herald , says—“ Greatly surprised were the surveyors on the Plains to read in the Patea Mail that the murder at, Waitotara ( fifty miles distant, had so worked upon their feelings, that they had abandoned themselves to a course of reckless dissipation. Nothing can be further from the truth thanithis-: statement, as the news of the murder did not cause the least alarm, and. for the simple reason that, thanks to the foresight of Captain Wilson, the matter was stated to'them in its true light, and the first intimation they had of the crime having befeh committed, was accompanied by an assurance that the affair was entirely a personal matter between the two individuals, and must be neither considered as having any political significance nor as having received the sanction ofthe tribe to whonVthe murderer is related ; and the like information was also notified, by Captain Wilson’s orders, to Titokowarn aiid his tribe. The fact of a few men having indulged in a little conviviality on the occasion of. their having received their first pay on the Plains, has been gratuitously distorted, and their having been discharged is sufficient proof that the surveyors are fully alive to the necessity of absolute sobriety for the successful and peaceable completion of so .delicate an undertaking as the survey of the confiscated lands still in the occupation 'Of the erstwhile rebel natives. The statement, as it appears in the print above referred to, is that 1 the surveyors ’ were on the spree, leaving the reader in doubt as to, wether the principals or the labourers are meant.” The following is a reprint of the statement made in the Patea Mail of the 2Sih September, fiom which it will be seen that “ the surveyors” were not mentioned. “ Wiimate” admits the drinking, and the subsequent discharge of the men. “ From the Waimate Plains we learn that the news of the Momahaki murder has rather disorganised the working parties, and some of the men have taken consolation in drink. Tins may be characterised as down-right madness, and steps have been taken by Government to prevent the sale of liquor to men of the survey partj r . Besides which, any given to drink will be dischaiged.” The Patea Cricket Club will play the Hawera Club at Hawera, on Saturday next. The following are the names of the Patea men—Messrs Fraser, Jacoaili. Fetch, VV. Dixon, Taplin, Arnnde.il’, Tennent, Contis, Horner, W. Dasent, and Williams. Emergency man—J. Beurke. . . Mr W. Cowern will hold sale of stock at Kakaramea to-day, at 2 o’clock.

Mr F. 11. Jackson will hold his usual monthly cattle sale at Wayerlcy* on Friday.

The great American Wizard De Chile appeared at Carlyle* on Saturday evening last, and exhibited himself before a very small audience. In his first attempt at the three card trick, the Wizard failed. He tried again with the same result. After retiring for a moment behind the scenes, ho had sufficient assurance to try a third time—and failed. The Wizard tried to sing, but got stuck, at the end of the first line. Getting prompted for the second line, he made another dart for the song, but neither memory nor voice served him well, and ho caved in. The show was simply a sell, as compared with the announcement, and some of the audience intended to have satisfaction after the performance, but only returned from a refresher, to find the wizard and his belongings removed. Messrs Thomson and McGuire will hold sale of stock at Manutahi to-morrow, at two o’clock.

Another evidence of the great scarcity of labour in this district is'shown by the fact that the Patea Westpßoad Board only received two tenders out of a number of works required.

After inquiry into the stranding of the Huon Belle, by the Collector of Customs, Wellington, it was decided that there was no case made out for the cancellation or suspension of the master’s certificate.

From the Wellington Chronicle of last Friday, we learned that a telegraphic consultation had taken place between the Hon. Native Minister,- and Waitotara Chiefs, which resulted in ,an agreement to send representatives to Pariaka, to claim Hiroki from Te Width On Monday, a party comprising Mihaka and other influential chiefs of the Waitotara natives, passed through Carlyle on their way to Pariahaka. There have been various rumours afloat, about Hiioki, but there is every reason to think he is at Parihaka. In a few days the result of the visit_of Waitotara chiefs will be made known." > •:

The following are amongst , the Special Cable messages to.,.the Post: —London, Oct 7. The Anieer continues warlike. War has commenced between British India and Afghanistan. The : British troops moved in strong force against the fortress of Alimussum, on the frontier, and after a severe conflict, captured the fortress. 'The British Commissariat is defective. The Ameer is making great preparations. The Russian newspapers encourage the Ameer's resistance. October Bth. —Russia claims tiie right to administer the Government oi Roumelia, in accordance with the terms of the treaty of San Stefano. England refuses to permit this course. The Afghans have entered upon active hostilities along the whole frontier. The Kybers who are friendly to Great Britain, have been attacked by the Afghans, and the result of the. engagement is not yet decided. October 9.—The population and ruler of Cashmere are friendly to England in the war against Afghanistan, and are giving assistance to the British troops’ The construction of the duplicate cable between England and the Australian Co- , lonies has been commenced.

On Saturday next, the property known as the Carlyle R.M. Reserve, on the Taranaki Road, will be sold by auction at the Land Office; Carlyle. The sections fronting the main road, are the bestbusiness sites in town. The opportunity of acquiring such well situated business sites, cannot again occur.