NORTHERN NEWS.

Southland Times, Issue 1221, 11 March 1870, Page 3

NORTHERN NEWS.

"Wellington, March 7th. Fifity well equipped Constabulary left for Napier to-day in the St. Kilda. A settler named "William Tucker has been killed at the Hutt by a fall from his horse. March Bth. I Auckland news to the 6th inst. is to I hand, via Wanganui. : The Southern Cross authoritatively contradicts the "rumor that a split has taken place in the Ministry. The Tararu lighthouse has been burned down. The.immates had a narrow escape, two children being scorched. The, Ara was refuse to follow Te Kooti on the terms oflvred by the Government, viz., £5000 for his capture. The Government intend sending the Ngatiporou in pursuit, and Kemp and Topia will also go, but without pay, though the Government finds them in rations. Mr Joseph B. Borton, Otago, has been gazetted a Warden and Resident Magis/trate. Nelson, March 7th. The Government intend to offer the natives the sum of £5000 for the capture of Te • Kooti, on the principle of no capture, no pay.. An enquiry has been ordered into the doings of Colonels M'Donnell and Fr aser, with respect to the recent escape of Te' Kooti. The Governor and Mr Fox left for the Waikato on Thursday. At the great native meeting to be. held at \Kaglau shortly, 2000 natives are exipected''to attend. The King is. reported it^^p^his r way thither. - ..,- -- • *^raerepbr^ regarding: the destitution prevalent at the Thames are said to be greaitly exaggerated. The settlers offer wages at the rate of 5s per day, but cannot get mcii, on those terms. The returns fromuthe various reefs, also, are good. The field is overpopulated, however^ on account of the number of persons waiting for the opening up of the Ohinemuri country.* The schooner Crest of the Wave is reported as having arrived at the Fijis. At the Wangapeka goldfields in this province, Mr Kynnersley, the, Warden^ has granted Culliford a prospecting claim of about two acres in extent. Some -splendid gold has been brought into Nelson from this claim.