PATEA DAILY MAIL Published every Evening, Price 1d. CIRCULATION nearly 600 DAILY. Average circulation last year, 510. Monday Evening, April 24, 1882.

Patea Mail, 24 April 1882, Page 2

PATEA DAILY MAIL Published every Evening, Price Id. CIRCULATION nearly 600 DAILY. Average circulation last year, 510.

Monday Evening, April 24, 1882.

Delivered every ‘ Evening by mounted messengers —at Hawera by 7-30 o’clock, at Normanby -'by 8-15, /at Manaia and > Waimate Plains by 8-30' and Southward at Waverley (for train) by 6 o’clock.

Mr. Henry Williamson has started on a visit to . England, in the* hope that change will strengthen his health. Speaking of the recent snppressed meeting at .Parihaka the Wanganui Herald says:—“lt must now appear to most people obvious that the best remedy for disaffection is to define the reserves; by catting lines ; to retrace our steps in the matter of the dishonest seizure of the 20,000 acres of reserves which had been set apart; and to give the Natives notice that if they did not obstruct the administrations of the law, no one would interfere with them. . It might be asked-what power does-the law of the land give the Governmcut-to prevent the Natives settling at Parihaka ? If the, action ; ;of the Governments is illegal, the sooner a Iresh policy is inaugurated ■ the better for the gobd name of the colony,. Violence is asJmmoral and jnnjustillable as on-, : Ooverhhient' as : oh the part'd!Vn'ihdividual.”—The above, opinion shuts : put of view,,all..consideration) of; the necessity to teach wholesome ; lesson', for disaffection,byenforcing Some confiscation.

- Referring to the Governor’s desire for-a change, of the'lsth February stated :—“ Some tinje ago it expected that Sir/Arthur Governor of; New fZealand, would visit England during the ensuing spring. We learn that he has abandoned this intentipnXhaving decided to remain in the colony.” The same paper has since announced that Sir Arthur Gordon has asked to be relieved of his positiori in this colony.

The Pope, always.dines alone,.waited upon by one ' His tastes are so simple' that the ! sumbf : £l,‘ which h\s chef receives daily from the financial department df the /.amply ishfficieiit to Cover "the expenses of jhonse- • keeping.

The number of pupils at the Wellington; College has increased (to Such ah :p, '■■ J ' 0 -yj- - ' •' ■ extent that the building will have to be considerably enlarged before accomodation lor ahy be" found.

A Lppdon contemporary.states., that a well-known ' theatre manager recently;;, niade .Mrs. an offer of £3OO a "week, a carriage and pair, u coachman 'and -s fdbtman^ f for atdiir. Y £t 'Mrs< TJarigtry"'politely declined,,paying she had determined to organise a company and tour on her own account. I. Tx I. .>■

“Lapsed votes, as far as Taranaki is concerned, ..isj a.rtjtingi altogether unknown.” Spisays the Dunedin Herald; but, strangely'enough, the lapsed, votes in this, province hays-been grievance,; particularly pt end. .The| Dunedin papey M should,. published matter. At Dublin a mother was seen to take a ebild .by, lieek and >dash its head againstf a she > thVew it on the floor and triecTto trample’ on it,’saying; that would kill it, and thus get, a-.Lifp. Society.; , s The shortly ? afterwards in the hospital. -Owing to the redent drought in Mainland there, has Jieena general failure of ,hj ’’ ?" <>■'> j’ •- Lj'PVS «i crops..* l-nrbtighbatl. fhei'-coantry. Great suffering existsaraongsMhe Natives in conse^qtienc^^ be measured by thp siz* iof I the • headj .nopi eloquence by the extent - of the mouth.