AUCKLAND.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume 1, Issue 1, 5 October 1872, Page 3

AUCKLAND.

Mr. Anthony Trolloye 'proceeds to Tauranga on Monday and from tnence to Rotorua Lakes. It is rep *ted that the s.s. Star of the South Las been purchased by a Dunedin fiirm. H.M.S. Cossack returned to Levuka, having seized the Auckland schooner Na Noba, and the schooner Tabu Lora of Le’-uka for pingThe Governor of Rewi his been Suspended for twelve months for drunkenness' and disorderly conduct. Mr." Reed, the Editor of the Evening Star, is a candidate for the seat in the Provincial Council vacated by Mr. Farmer, whohas resigned. Mr. Lusk will propably be a candidate for the Superintendency. • Oakley, of Maketu, has been committed for trial on two charges, viz., repairing and selling arms to the natives. WELLINGTON. The Provincial Council is to be convened early in October. The Tauherenikau bridge is completed. It is rumoured that Mr. Lhn Johnston has been sent for to contest the Superintendency. The report that Mr. J. Mackay is to be Native Minister is untrue. Mr. Vogel has never beei asked to join the Stafford Ministry. Mr Stafford has never entertained the idea of a coalition Ministry, nor is (ie likely to do so. Private telegrams from Tauranga state that the Ngaitirangi tribe held a meeting on the 16th instant to consider theposifion of the Maories in consequence of the downfall of the Fox Ministry, at which it was unanimously agreed that Mr. Stafford’s programme was satisfactory, au d merited their A telegram from Waikato states that the

friendly .natives approve “of Mr. Stafford taking j°ffice, the Hau-haus being satisfied. They say ■that the cause of Rawiri Waina being shot by ,Rotatire and of the Waitara war in 1860, was .also the cause of fighting between Te Hapukau iand Te Moananui in Hawkes Ray, viz., land nobbing. * In the Legislative. Council the Hon. Mr. \ Russell moved “that ariv further reports from the Commissioner finder the Native Lands F rauds Prevention Act for the Province of Hawke’s Bay, including his decision in the Heretaunga ease, be laid on the table,” and“ that any papers or correspondence by telegram or (otherwise between thi local and General Goverment in Hawke’s Bay or that between any other persons and the late Government, relative to the alleged excited and dangerous state of the native population-in that province on the subject of their lands during the last six months, be laid on the table. COMMERCIAL Flax and gum quiet. ‘ The third series of wool sales progressed with spirit, and closed with much competition. Full prices were maintained. Superior New Zealand (greasy?) brought Is. Set, and averaged, Is. 3|d,