AUCKLAND.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 253, 6 March 1875, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

March 1. The Ohinemuri Goldfields liegulations are completed, and. will be gazetted on Wednesday next. The goldfield will be proclaimed at the same time. The Goldfield powers will most likely be delegated to Mr. Mackay on Dr. Pollen’s arrival at Wellington. Mr. W. L. Hees, barrister, writes to the Herald, protesting against the location of Mr. Gillies as Judge in Auckland, where he has during years of practice formed strong friendships and animosites, which,the writer contends, will prevent the possibility of confidence in his decisions. Mr. Dargaville has issued an address, announcing his intention of going to the poll in the anti-provincial interest. At the funeral of a lady officer of the Order of Good Templars, yesterday, the service of the order was read for the first time. The measles are very prevalent. One doctor alone has one hundred and fifly patients, all of whom are children. Mr. W. L. Kees is a candidate for City East in the Provincial Council. A public meeting has been convened for Friday next, to take steps to raise a subscription for the widow and family of the late Superintendent. Itis understood that Dr. Pollen has declined to grant any money in aid. Mr. Dargaville has determined to go to the poll for the Superintendency. The Herald says Sir George Grey will devote his attention to making the land laws of the colony more equal, and will not consent that one province shall derive all the revenue from rich lauds, while all the others arc impoverished. Efforts are being made at the Thames to induce Mr. William Howe to stand for the Superintendency. A requisition to Mr. Dignan asks him to stand for City West in the General Assembly. He has accepted, and his election is almost certain. The bridge at Mauku has been burnt by incendiaries. Mr. Beckham, Magistrate, will shortly retire, aud be nominated to the Upper House, March 2. A fire broke out at the Star Hotel Newton, at 1 o’clock this morning. After going to bed the landlord heard a noise like that produced by bottles bursting, and he went down and found the room full of smoke and flames ; he gave an alarm, and got his wife and children out; in the meantime the fire had spread so rapidly that they had barely time to get out of the house. One lodger named Smith, was much burned, but went by himself to the hospital, unobserved. The fire caught an adjoining building, occupied by Mr. Hemus, a bootmaker, and both that and She hotel were completely destroyed. By the exertions of the people the fire was prevented from extending further. John Smith has died from the burns and nervous prostration sustained at the fire in Newton. In his dyiug statement Smith said that he sustained the injuries in rushing through the dining-room when the spirits were all on fire. He fell on the way, broke the sash of the nearest window, and got out, cutting himself so severely that ho was bleeding all the way to the hospital. Colonel M’Donnell proceeds to Welling-

ton, in order to transfer his services elsewhere. WELLINGTON. C. B. Borlase, Esq., late Mayor, is very ill, and faint hopes of his recovery are entertained. At Oaraaru, Dr. Gleeson has effectually cured with chloroform a patient of several years’ standing, of epilepsy, who was in articulo mortis. The Opunake disturbance arises out of a dispute with the owners of a flax mill. There were two flax mills in the neighborhood. The Egmont Company, which leased some laud from the natives, on which to cut flax, became insolvent, and having been wound up, the leased land reverted to the natives. The mill was on freehold ground, and was purchased by Mr. Bayley. Some lawless spirits, who have always been opposed to the Europeans, have lately been doing all in their power to create a disturbance, and the influence of William King, who is getting very old, has not been sufficient to restrain them. They recently told Mr. Bayley that the land upon which the mill stood had been confiscated without their authority, and they therefore intended to take possession of his property. They accordingly seized his paddocks, put their own cattle into them, and subsequently stripped the roof from one of his buildings. They are not supported by a majority of the natives who are friendly. It is said that the malcontents are beginning to feel frightened at what they have done, now that they know the Government have sent up a detachment of Armed Constabulary. The Trihwne publishes a communication from the Under-Secretary of Immigration to Mr. C. Keeves, Williamstown, Victoria, in reply to an offer to procure immigrants for this colony from Victoria. The communication concludes thus The Government have given the question careful consideration, and have decided that it is inadvisable for them to take any acts which may deprive other colonies of their population.” March 2. The Government have heard from the Hon. J. Vogel. The telegram says that he is hard at work in arranging for the loan, but it does not state when he arrived. He intimates that it is not improbable that owing to the condition of the money market, the loan may not be negotiated on such favorable terms as the previous loans have been. OPUNAKI. March 2. The Armed Constabulary landed this morning at 7'clock. They proceeded to Te Namu (the disputed property), accompanied by Commissioner Parris and the native police under Captain Wilson. They found a few natives in possession of one of Mr. Bayley’s houses, who refused to leave. After a very severe scuffle, they were ejected by the native police, who behaved very well, and possession was immediately taken by the Arm, d Constabulary. A few scratches, and the loss of a few handfuls of hair from the native police’ beards, was all the damage done. Nothing serious is expected to eventuate. The Hau Haus, notwithstanding their threats to remain, have crossed bver to their own territory. POET CHALMERS. March 1. Mrs. Macandrew, wife of the Superintendent of Otago, died yesterday. She was the sister of the Hon. W. H. Reynolds.