AUCKLAND.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 39, 1 September 1864, Page 3

AUCKLAND.

Our files by- the Wellington are to the 18th. . ;i; The Auckland Provincial Government Gazette of the 13th contains notifications that the native .. title has been extinguished "pvef the Waikiekie fbldck' of 33.800 acres iri'^'t Ho district- of Kaipara; !.audtliat"a*new-dis'trlct/-,t6vbe,caUed,.tlie.di3tnctsif; i. Wan'garoa North, has been formed. i , v The-rZvewt^caZa^-H^roZd'reports.theKretum^f ; ; the Premier and Colonial Secretary, and ; also, ;thc; Governor, from Taurang^fby-thefandfly. Several native chiefs, .accompanied, thqm. . The 1 ai> rangft natives h'avesuvreridered'formallvthe whole : of the district to the Gbvernorr expressing a wish that the remairiing tlir'ee'-fourths : ;of the land' which was not to be confiscated; should'be purchased by ■the Crown, and that they should receive each a hundred acres, and take" their chance with the Pakeha in public 'compeliort for the remainder, • ; , A soldier of the 14th regiment diod at the Camp Qtahnhu; on/the.night s of the, 12th ultimo, from, excessive drinking. ...His. ; name was Patrick M'Donough. ' . ?■ It is said that the chief Marsh, and several of the natives' in the vicinity of Maketu, contemplate emigrating to the South Sea Islands. Ministers are said to be favorable to the proposal, and willing to pay their expenses. ' The correspondent of the New Zealand Herald, writing from the camp Te Awamatu, says :— '_' A rumor has been extensively circulated here: during the last two days to the effect that a number of the Waikato militia, stationed at Camp Alexan- 1 . dra having thoughtlessly wandered some distance; from the redoubt on a foraging expedition, without any means of defence, had encountered a party of forty natives, fully armed,, but that the.; said natives had quietly sutTcredthem to retreat homewards -without any molestation." _■ _ The Tfasrlan correspondent of the Herald has the following : — " W Nero and his party, who returned from Auckland per Wonga Wonga. were exceedingly astonished at finding such men as Tareki, Fiipimana, Rcihana. Teoriori, and Porokaon VVhilhonea, prisoners on board the hulk, released from nil restraint, and at large on parole. They argue that this proceeding is very unfair, as these men were the most active and daring spirits of the rebellion, and were the moving cause, -by their speeches, acts. aiH influence, of hundreds joining the revolt, who, perhaps, would otherwise have remained loyal. They contend that as the guilt of these men is much greater than that of their unfortunate dupes, on board the hulk, they should in justice, be punished more severely, or, at least be kept under the name restraint." The correspondent of the Daily Southern Cross at the camp Te Awamatu, writing on the 4lh alt., sars : — . . . ""Very important overtures of submission hare been received from a pnrty of rebel natives of the Ngatimahuta and Ngatingawaero tribes (Waikato), and who have been for some time eking out a somewhat scanty and precarious subsistence, m the vicinity of Knpua— the Key. Mr. Reid's station—on the Waipa river. A few day? ago, Mr. Turner whose house is situated below the post recently established at Alexandra, while out a short distance from his residence, came upon a party of these natives, who, although armed, did not ofler to molest him, but on the contrary manifested a disposition to be on friendly terms, mvm»g him up to their settlement. Mr. Turner, seeing no rea?on to be apprehensive of treachery, and reco<*nisin" among them several with whom lie had been acquainted previous to the breaking out of the pivßont war, accepted the invitation, Hfoompanied them to the settlement, and partook of their hospitality by remaining there for tha, ni"ht During his stay the natives expressed their earnest desire to surrender their arms and throw themselves upon the clemency of the Governor, and to prove their sincerity tendered a few stand of arms to him (Turner), which he, however, declined, not being empowered to receive them. In the morning Mr. Turner was suffered to depart in peace, and on his return to his residence communicated with Mr. Mair, interpreter to General Carey, and with Mr. Gage, the crcntlcman who acted as guide to one of the divisions encaged in the attack on Orakau, and who accomplished that difficult and dangerous task with so much ability and success. On Monday last Mr. Mair visited the rebels in order to ascertain their wishes in reference to submission, and the natives repeated their assurances of willingness to surrender upon such terms as the Governor may dictate. The party consisted of men women, and children, and numbered about 30 in all. They belong to the Npatinsrawaero tribes, the principal chiefs being Te Winhana (Wilson), and Manihera (Maunsell). Several of the same tribes were absent on a fishing excursion at Kawhia, but when these return, which is expected in a day or bo, the whole will come m and deliver up their arms." The Kew Zealander of the 17th, has the subjoined intelligence from the East Coast :— •■ By the arrival of a vessel from Tokomaru Bay we have news of a very unsatisfactory nature from the P^ast Coast, At the time of the vessel's departure from the Bay, where the officers were prevented from landing in consequence of the heavy surf, both rebel and friendly tlags were flying in opposition to each other, and other demonstrations of disaffection were apparent from the Bay. The strong King's party was collected, and meetings of natives were being held all along the coast, A King natives are fully aware of the results of the Te Eanga engagement, but say their side was taken unaware, or a very different result would have been effected. They boast of their prowess, their hatred of the Queen's party, and determination to be revenged." It docs not appear that the Governors recent visit to Tauranga had had any effect on the other rebel tribes. There had been no more fighting, but the natives at Maketu were fortifying their positions, and in other quarters preparations were said to be making for a renewal of the contest. It is reported that a new survey for the railway between Drury and Waikato is to be made forthTlie well-known banking-house of Ferdinand Wolfskehl, of Hesse Darmstadt, has established an agency in Auckland, under the management of Messrs. Morris, Henry and Co., who aro empowered to grant drafts payable all over Europe. The Southern Cross relates the sale of the whole of the racing stud of Mr. Joseph Hargreaves, which was passed under the hammer on Saturday last by Mr. Alfred Buckland, at the Haymarket, Queen-street. There was a large attendance of people, but, judging by the bidding, there were not many buyers in the crowd ; indeed the prices at which some very fine blood stock was knocked down were little over the ordinary quotations for saddle hacks. The bay entire, Dundee, 4 years old, was bought in on a private oner of £100, to he taken to Wanganui. The brown mare, Countess with a S B. pedigree, and in foal by Dundee, brought only £22 ; and her foal, by Vision, £20. Heather Bell, sister to Kauri Gum, m foal by Dundee, went at £28 10s., and her filly foal, by Vision, £10 10s. Refraction, in foal by Dundee, brought £16 10s. A filly by Vision, sold for £25, and one by Pacific at £18. A bay colt by Towton, out of Countess, brought £61 ; a roan horse, out of refraction, by Pacific, coming 4 years, £30 ; and a brown colt by Pacific, out of Deception, £61. This was all that was offered belonging to Mr. Hargreaves, although there was more thoroughbred stock sold. Whytlow, who was charged with stealing a letter containing military checks for £200, was remanded. The settlers .of Raglan are getting, anxious on the subject of pleui-o-piieumoriia. The New Zealand Herald says :— " Hitherto the battle scourge, pleuro-pneumonia, has not made its appearance in Raglan, but, as it is a known fact that there .are, uafected animals between this and the 'Waikato, and 'as, in" addition,' it' is ' reported that the direct importation of cattle frbih'Aus"tralia is about to be initiated -.here, pur cattleholders are beginningcto feel uncomfortable."^ | The coardisc6vefed ll at l ßusselia-likely-to-prove lof very good quality. —~— I A new'"rpTinbliicalZisT,annognceo in Auckland, Indal tHA titta-of^Essrfawt«## Mr. Tarty

ie to, be the publisher, and an able literary staff has bpen engaged?- The- periodical v*ilii.Be. some-.: whatjaf ter_ the manner of London i r _Soctety, Bad .will tie illustrated. (..The Xucklaiid'-iaettlers, -have; suffered 'by; the war, are talking, not without a fair show of 'reason, of their right to compensation. The annual ploughing- match cofT the New Zealand! Agricultural Society, came off on the 17th August, in a, paddock at Otahuhu. The weather .was wretched. • Tlie :: first : prize was- -awarded to.. Thomas Clarke, ploughman to. Mr/tfohn Wallace, .Mangavei. There was the usual dinner at the . Conclusion of the match ,at Rogers-H otel?