LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1189, 31 October 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION). ALEXANDRA, This day. Moss and his companions turned up all right after being lost for 28 hours. Mr Bryce addressed the Natives yesterday, and told them that it would be impossible to go back upon the offers made by Sir D. McLean and Sir G. Grey, to which allusion had been made. He wuold tell them what the Government w r as prepared to do i i a general way, as when they came to consider details these would have to be adjusted with Chiefs aud not in a public meeting. Ab a Minister of the Queen he had to tell them the land was not large enough for the exercise of separate and independent authorities. Their Chiefs might have authority in their tribes and still remain great Chiefs, but the sovereignty of the Queen would have to prevail from end to end of the Colony. By that he included the Queen’s laws. As a rule these laws were good, but here and there they might happen to be bad. In the latter case what he had done was to get them amended, but in no ease could they be resisted. Referring to their land he would say to them as had been said to the Maoris in other parts of New Zealand, one tribe after another was dispossessing itself of land. In some cases that might be right, but in others was very wroug. That latter was the evil he ished to assist them to avoid. To achieve that certain lands should be set aside as a permanent inheritance for their children, the remainder of the land should be dealt with for the benefit of the present owners. It should be brought into useful occupation which would be beneficial to all concerned, both Maoris and Europeans, if leased for occupation, rents would remain for t heir use as long as necessary, and if sold, as no doubt a portion of it would be to n r xniderable proportion, the proceeds might bo invested as an income for Native owners. All that might

he invited them to co-operate with him in getting it done properly. The Government had no particular desire to enter upon land j purchases, they would merely enter upon i purchases as could be shown to benefit both j Maori and European. It was vain for them j to talk about all land transactions, sales of leases, etc., being stopped. As regards ; Tawhiao the Government was prepared to i deal with him as the great chief ; the Govern- i ' ment did not forget he had been elected by many tribes to be their leader. What he said to him now was to let us all be reasonable and settle this matter. He would ask the Ngatimaniapotos to remember that the Waikatos had been asked by them to join in disputes which had brought such great difficulty upon the Waikatos and that therefore these people had claims upon them. He j would leave them to reflect’upon what he had | said, and after a while return and renew i the discussion with them. In conclusion he | professed a strong attachment for them, and i ■ assured them he was a man of his word and • I meant what he said. No meeting to-day, this being a Maori Sunday. The Waikatos sent Mr Bryce a • letter stating they had made up their minds ! what they want, and asking for another in- j i terview. I WELLINGTON, This Day. | Between 30 and 40 volunteer representa- j I tives left for the south by the Arawata this I i afternoon, also 7 register keepers, and a ' ■ number of the Executive of the Association. 1 Mr John Knowles, Under-Secretary for Public Works, has received a lengthened leave of absence on the ground of serious ill health. Mr Banzoni, Assistant Under- . takes over the duties. I: i.s stated that the Council of the Rifle A'SG'-’ation. while in Dunedin, will be asked | to vote the 30 per cent remaining due on the i i prize.- won in Nelson last year. The total I | amounts to about £7O. * Complaints are rife regarding the severity . ; of th*- junior civil service examination pa- 1 j pe' s this time. ! Ross and Woody ear’s circus intended to : go south t'-.lay, but were unable to find ' room in the Arawata. McGrath, the lowest tenderer, to-day signed the contract for Te Aro reclamation. The exact amount of the tenders were as follows:—P. McGrath (accepted,) £34,955; Ross and Dunbar, £41,125; J. McLean, , £43,460; Coffey and Co., £47,098; Saun-

ders, £51,531 : J. Whittaker, £55,163; J. Lockie, J 58,707. In the R.M.’s Court to-day, the case of J. L. Hall, theatrical manager, v. Louisa Crawford was called on. Plaintiff sought to recover £5O for breach of engagement, defendant having left his company without notice and contrary to agreement. Mr W, Ollivier, for plaintiff, applied to have some evidence taken in Christchurch. Mr Shaw, for the defendant, raised the preliminary objection that since service of the summons, plaintiff had filed a declaration of insolvency, and was, consequently, out of court. The Magistrate, Mr Hardcastle, took time to consider. The residence of Mr J. Cook at Makara has been burned down. Only a little bedding was saved. Nothing was insured. The loss is between £4OO and £5OO. The cause is unknown. The roof was first observed to be on fire. NELSON, This Day. Mr Levestain, M.H.R., addressed his constituents and received a vote of thanks and confidence.

AUCKLAND, This Day. Max Wisler, a young German, connected with the Great Hamburgh Shipping Firm of Sloman and Co., who had come here from Germany for the purpose of reporting on the capn bilities of the Waikato land for the production of sugar beet, died of congestion of the lungs on Sunday. He had spoken favorably of the land, and was about to proceed home for the purpose of forming a scheme for the introduction of |German labor and capital and for the erection of the best machinery. A lad named Miller, aged 16, whose father keeps a store on the Grafton road, went down the gully between that road and the Domain to search for ferns. He was accompanied by a companion younger than himself. Miller climbed to the top of the fence to get over to where the ferns were grown. On the top of the fence were fixed iron spikes, and when Miller was balancing himself on the top to jump clear he slipped down, and one of the spikes caught in his thigh and so he was kept hanging on the fence. The boy who was with him was not strong enough to disengage him, and ran for his father. When he arrived he found his son by struggling had disengaged himself from the spikes, and had fallen to the ground where he was lying in a pool of blood. He was immediately conveyed to the hospital quite in a delirious condition, and small hopes are entertained for his recovery.

Rewi Maniapoto approves of the proposed English Land Company and the Auckland Natives Land Colonisation Company, but he thinks they should unite, in which case he would become a director. A number of Te Whiti’s followers are living at Whatiwhatihoe, and are prophesying after the manner of Te Whiti. It is thought probable that the movement will increased. Young Long has been removed to the Hospital for medical treatment. KUMARA, This Day. A two-roomed cottage at the upper end of Seddon-street was quickly burned to the ground this morning, at two o’clock. Barbara Weldon, a woman of ill fame, was living in the house at the time, and before assistance could be rendered the house was completely enveloped in flames, and the charred remains of the woman discovered near the door leading to the street. An inquest will be held this afternoon. DUNEDIN, This Day. Yesterday being the 28th anniversary of the Charge of the Light Brigade, a number of gentlemen met and presented SergeantMajor Bevan of the Otago Police Force, one of the survivors, with a handsome silver cup, suitably inscribed, aud a silver neglige aud locket for Mrs Bevan. In his reply Sergeant-Major Bevan defended Earl Cardigan from blame in regard to the charge. The notorious Goodisons have again been figuring in shady horse transactions before the Police Court. A circular has been received from the headquarters of the Salvation Army, announcing a determination to send officers to New Zealand. The Christchurch and Kaiapoi Farm Produce and Milling Company has been floated with a capital of £30,000, to take over Blackwell, Evans, and Co.’s produce business, and Heath’s Flour Mill. A New Zealand Cyclist’s Association has been established, on the basis of the Bicycle Clubs of England. The Charity Sunday collections were £475. The City Council voted £lOO to Harris, the Superintendent of the Fir© Brigade. INVERCARGILL, This Day. Simonsen's Opera Company have arrived, aud opened last night.