NORTHERN NEWS.

Southland Times, Issue 1234, 8 April 1870, Page 2

NORTHERN NEWS.

■: • . ' ■■ ' ■ •■ "_- '♦ ' -.-■ ■-:<'■■:?. ; i ••■■•■• Wellht&toh; April Ist. The Challenger leaves for Lyttelton on. Sunday. f Ber final departure -from ?Neif/ Zealand is postponed till May. , . :- . :- : A public meeting ; of the settlers was f held at Fatea last night, to consider the '"' order of the Goyernmenfrpennitttng ythej return of the natives tothat district. The following^^respiutidn was carried : — "That this meeting having Hitherto had every confidenTO^in7 : -,ihe"si^^ that the^orcler/, published |n. the ;Heiial4.<)f the 26th March be cancelled, as the ; returnf sf VQfrfr of; ' the; /nattvSß between Waingongoro and Waihi will cause grave : complications,' 'and ; probably renewed trouble ; and this meeting trusts that the"* Government w^rißcbnsiJie^the r and let 'tbe_.natives ■';)»,, j^ept , aw^y^firpm the district- for some tithe to* cpm^e."^The meeting was a large odej and proceedings were.orderly, though animated^ )■, ■• : -', .'! „,,-r ■ : : " ''.;«■.• j.M'iW. ■■.Zd March 30fcti. ; The : following are the results of the races to-dajr.., , •-••-;---• __. _ _^ Maiden : 'Plate/'^p6inmodp.r6| : i .J,;'.. ii lfof i . i , |l K0bti, 2. , , ,;. ;: : - y '',: ..i^U-, \'L'> a.-'.'riC&i •■';! . ! Licensed Victuallers.' 1 Purse. — Maid of the-Mist, •l-;-Battlinfi[-Bavenf-2:-- i '-------- : -- :> - T --^--* c*e * Free Handicap^— Elying, J£b,; 1 ; Cloud, 2. . . ; -'. '■ '':"': '. :' . '. '■y.u.. .:...„;,.. '...._ March 31st. The races to-day were but poorly attended. The following are the results of the several events :• — x ; Hurd[le ;Ea^.frTr6bpeV; / l'; T^Sootii] 252 ; Wellington Cup.-rThree started for : this racß, but it was a walk over for the Flying, Jib, tihe. others .pulling -up. ~ r , f . ; Jockey :, Club Handicap— Flying '^l l:, 1 ; My Druoa, 2. % Both. horsas, are owned by Mr Daniels. ; Consolation/ -Stakesi-^^Rattling Eaven,: >•■ A fire occurred last night at GFreytown, Mr G-rigg'9.; house; which,; was ,tensntodi '; by a Mr Lucas, and the shop, which was rented by a Mr Phillips^ wer,e tqtallj^. destroyed. Nothing was saved out' "or the large stock of goods in the shop, in which ; the fire originated. The house .was. jin^r-j sured for £150, and Mr Lucas's furniture who also insured for £50. The insurance on Mr Phillip's goods"expiredon the 26th March. There' was fortunately no "irind,at the time,, andj the; adjacent /buildings I were consequently saved. > n- :> Napieb, April Ist. Fifty members .or^the_laj^.Cpl_omal__ Defence Force yesterday drew for ,the. , r choice of ' aUbtmerits of land' at the j;^ . military, settlement of Qrmpndat Poverty Bay. They leave to-day in the Kangatira, and will be placed in possession* of, their land immediatelyi are calling for.tenderp.;fpr the erection of a block-house in this settlement, which will protect the Township of iGrisborne, .tol>e offered for sale here by the^Grbverament;./;' on the 13th inst, , . . ' . . , [ c ;. "