NEW ZEALAND.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2210, 17 April 1880, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[Pee "Times” Special Wire.] • native Affairs. •Haavera, April 17. The usual monthly Parihaka meeting takes place to-day. Titikowara and a good many natives will be present. Surreys of Native reserves are going on favorably without exciting interest. The Constabulary are going on with road works but slowly as they have instructions to clear the way through the heavy flax country for two chains wide. No one can comprehend the object of delaying the progress of the road work. They arc doing all this extra and unnecessary clearing on both sides of the load.

returned after an uusuc.: isiful search for a horse-stealer, who is supposed to have stolen twelve horses. lie was heard of at Omaham He then got to To Ante and stole another horse, with which he rode to the seventy mile bush, whence all traces were lost. Inspector Scully and Sergeant Marten returned this morning, after a compulsory trip to Auckland, on their way to Poverty Baj r . The Hon. Wilson left for Wellington, with several Maoris, in connection with Kaialana’s will case. Reported Copper mine. Wellington, April 17.—1 tis reported that a valuable discovery of copper has been made in the Manawalu ranges. A prospecting party leave tonight to make an inspection. An M.H.K,. denounced. Nelson, April 17. —At the public meeting last night there was a crowded attendance, and Messrs Bunny and Pitt were present. The latter read some correspondence between Adams and the former, and gave a statement of his conduct rc the proceedings against Adams. Resolutions were passed to the effect that the evidence in the case be laid before the Minister of Justice, and that Mr Adams be requested to resign his scat in the House.