MANGAWAIL

Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 321, 16 November 1860, Page 3

MANGAWAIL

. -During hisrecent tour in the 'northern diß--7- t^icts theßißhbpbf New Zealan<3^ paid"a; visit tr !';;;. jthis fa^orecl' locality., 'iHis.Lprdship's'^isit has ''. ,been long,and.anxiously expected, as his?advent :•••>!•■.! was looked to, to inaugurate ■ the commemcemehi of the building of. a, house pf worship a&a 'a pnblir! i( , school bjbth much:Tequired, in this, now flouri- ' ■ :Shing-and:popubUßdißtriot; : The Bishop arrived .'■'■( ion^ Saturday; the '■ 29th :and; im ' medmtety proce^e<? t0 .Ptt^^g?'r ?^m» c r . ) tesiaence of! > JoHu jutin, Esq., - when after some

■\i , slight refreshment he proceeded to inspect th* i ■ i ■. portiott of land he purchased with the intentiob of fi^Dg.on,a suitable, po^ipgias'asite :ifortbt ■ }: , .,,, proposed ibuildings./ ,Hayiogißelected>a v suitable; ,-•■.i >■' .position cbse to the!SUver ! Hakuru; a staff, was .■-^ fixed'in the grdun^to' i Wbicb;'- 'wa'B!^a'.pp.eiided, < .a > '':';. -^h^llßa^emblem^i^liin itsc^ ',' vcf his-Lor!dship;i3thezealoußservant. ;A :

few of the more immediate 'settlers-were present, • vav.<t and'amotigst tbeni '\yer,e' Hott^ed some of tb>' gßntlef i ;^:^^,'^^'^ingtheann^yefflairy i( oJ i St. Mich'aelfstDay! it was decided tbati^e.futurV buildings be called St. Michael's Ghufch and ! School. •■GtfibelfollowingSibbatb.aivi.y&serTice was held 'at iCambridg'e Farm, 'the Bishop.j officiating^ ,\?iieK; a large,number;of the, settled '. '■'■ were present,1 and,notice was given*of a meetiijg,,! to be held1 the following day to take i!ifo;cpn-;>j BideMibii;:fh^mpst speedy and effica'ciou'3 ; meanß; i 1 Wca^^g'lntoiefiect the propos.ed.ibuijdiDgi1! A large and influential meet Ing was held on the ; following Monday; and a Cbmrn'ittee,'%i.th| Mr. >. Ryan afcta£ chairman, was appointed to; (jarry; the work^ into execution. It is a m.ajtterxif mueli congratulation that the proposed, buildings; will ,v*. •■ i (soon' be > iri! an ' efficiebii' 'state'of(? progress; ■&', /■"? ■;'Churcb'^n.di ßbh*oj]th;oufie;a]?BJ v&f7&tt<fljr,t6 ..be. *h!f ?s#ss£ and a large number of children areosadfyi; wanting; 1 jthel religious and1 Becular' culture'so" .necessary to fit them for theirwqrldly callings here,; and v' yJ' J feakf theqi des^cyfeg^at 'gl^jfcereifter. [The ,i, Bishop has : geuerously. presented!the ground!^ quired for the building to' the* settlement as a. wz,Jm,^ from ; „.,/ . ( of t;be ; ro.inantio,HaJ^uru invthe centre Iv,I.^ bfitlje beautiful,galley, thati takeftits na&e from; i:^ ; ;the: riveri the Gburoh;of iO'dd^iHraiseits tep'ire" - +'■'■ ■■■ in lowj^ homage' gtKtftokfflfyOf"':^^ fbow s J'; '''. ; :g^r^iotiß Jib^ip^pi^rjettiers of ?',',y ; j *Mapga.nriaji oVipire.-fl,P.t,-.' fojgetfni: '■&<

while industriously fplyiDg'thfeir worldly'calliDgs. •i» '''■■TSho'yirMt dp^ptic 16f'the Vftliie'aMbeh^ticonJJ y'^^d ( b^tibeji^e;Jwn^^^^ have '' to come ancl' view tjjis c^rwqgjiocaUtyr^a few years since, withiscarce' a single white^maD,' and now I;eeniiDgwitblife and* iabou^> and oq all ... /iJr , f «idjis pe^^ee'|b;e-^^^a^d^onj;e.nted ifaces ' "' 'fit the Free Grant;'inen, ot^wfeoio'jtKia; block; »•)■;:i.v chiefly <?onßißts,-who tbankstheiri Qod^hel day -■! i ithey• traihmels'1 of^iil^'quited, ■labour And strugglipg. depepdenc.e^iiiQtn^ old r ,.^eßce and well rewarded toil of

r; ■•:<, .their adoption # and he must leave therajf&tj cotf ■

ti> T!jis : sej;tltsment,.w.as r! again i .jut injtq j,a, ,01*) n ßrdera^l4,B4»t^/o^ e^jqi^e^enf'jby jet jCp.mi^uAication "Wade ?p tiiem fty 'som^frienaiy/'Mapriei,, their,J v neighbours, that the rjjatives,-. were gathering.pn, : 't^! WwMtp iri'larle^mle'r^^ith'ith^ inten!- 1 VW$ cc^iiitig! tl^ wff .%o dj of J tte? &pV«n o^' :-sne:mari-wß"omtiDe^^ iimiir'd^ref '6f>the Nativlef EW'elbt^f;«in^-i6fofmirig' themiithatMhey^ha'd jbetter^leave ' iiiimed'nit'elyi | i Accbrding;jta a-ipre-determined- arrarigemfentf,the;j n^blpl^rofvithej seftlersj'jlfrom ,thei aurfojuhdingi neighbpji|hpo<|, iC.ohßißtiijg,;{;wi.tihi tneniy: womeri;; ; a^id chijdrflnii.qf ;60 $.o £0,; persons1 <rfisor|ted!; toj ",the^i,9.u|u fl ßr.i(|ge r; JloJtej. ; . men - dpJi- ; berate^ oy.e,r tha,ni i att,er,,.an:cl u car i efujlypwe^ the information Sefor^tHem^pd.^ra^jacp^ mitteeto,decide the^oourse".^^ 'It''wai'st^tM' tlid't larg^bpd'ies;o/.^fatives; v^imT ': havWas6pm^ieai;ay(!prW^ ter'heanbg ajvery"^aWsTaolioyy'anc! reiassurinl^ ;letter fi*66i'"tli^;Venerable^r^cndeacdh1 M^un'sßll;; ifio'd lieariiig'ifrb'm!a. getiUemab''whP v? had jridden' tup-tfram Driiry tbiat^llwal'-q!uWt!: on i;!the road,•decided tbatlt-wbs; desirablettfwiit Quietly'6v§i?' I the.fligbti-.and istilloif .•vpossibie'^tain'd'by - thWirv hous^si; j i\ Early ithe- next; imonning: I th& f;Govern?: mej) ) t)Pespa;liChes^pnYinced.;them ,qf thtf ,pf ; :th|s:cp^rse, / an^'im j ost,o| the settlers;Jyeturned ',{;q t^ej»^puses/. J b^iag J ;prqved/tb^ Xwljp'le'cpm^ J■"ihg'jcpnfiaen^e vtp each not step*" without cousaUatibnf ani^ .^r|Der.a •'/ ■' t I^^( Zpo'tit6GibAE J;WoNpEß;:!f;t' 'YM J t osMj ■'BkE'ftiEß^lsilM'N^fi-^Sotn^ araay£fment;|'aWdr n6' :> 'little^wo'tider&ient'haVe'beeri'cauSed'by' Mfi-'N.' :Malc'olm's sle'ttetiJdated fr66S Tyhp'fetiaV| which .appearecl':; mv; our Jastioissue. ' ;&6me-'readers :it|iougbt.tiiievwriter;,waß.pokifag fku.at us and;them' ~rT-Qthersjith.atthe,cMld.reri had been drawirsgupo.O)] jheirjn^agiuativ^jjpwe^ • ; wgvfr^ to do-frothers, (<who deHgbt j '•.• iuspperiiat^ral, ( *inarvel9)J, thqit tlijSi/'.horne^ been^th^sapap, whose .fjiptTp^iajta^ipi ;) jKei snow.! "adme's'ix; years ago'; ■'Icause^.su^c|h'\sepßatiop;in[thje' i i South q^^^gland^'and^whosJß. zop]6^ical| pedu' ;)^ee has;iiot;;,BCJ fayW'We lfire'^ware''^ye^ ty&f1 ; ls^, f •too-; have wbtiflerecf' we/inseit(Bd'-B.B''strEn[ge' oa'ri! epistle:—they might-Havel Reserved^ tbeir Wonder.; Xhe«writer was knowa t:to vhis''friends uas{ idda--pable of " inventing strange tales," even for;th;# sake of enii'vieningV long evening in the] busb. Besides, there is some foundation for the descrjp > tion given by,Mr. ( Malcolm's children of the.singular aniwaj whiph soi'^lrig^teped them frpm their propriety or pluck." Some years ago, M,^ Abercrombie ((Whose* nameuis - mPmdrializeci ,in t " Abercrombie's' Bay"j)" introduced spnie iCgsb r ' f , mere gbatslnto thesis.as Barrier, IJsl&hd; wbicb! ha'ct previousiy bpen'^;rfa^p^ai)le ;i i^ of' the' .•;' Capr-icornV familyi The Gashn^erians |wouW; appearto have acclimatized;: and, 'bavraga:sort of " melancholy Jacques" turn of mind," to have 'taken'to ■thefdense woods.of the. Gr.eat Barrier. :A. Crpss'has^doubtle^ '■ the Cashmere .ari4.common ,• G-oatrrrthe •' haif-pa^te''' Great Barrier Goat preserving, perhaps in can; .exaggerated degree,- the hirsute characteristics af.,its v Easf;ern vdanijr-rA,;! correspondent,' yirho knew the Great some time ago, and. ; who. has. .read.Mr.'•Malcplm's ilette.r, hasf written to ; say,he;h6pes. some specimens.. of tmsaourious cross-breed which so frightened tbe children. Hiaaybe caught, as the breed may be found worth' 'leveloping and improving on .some of the' numerous JslapdV'stjrroundingV.thc'. I^orth Island of NeW '■'Ze'alarid.i.-.'.-.i.'-' ■■ ::'■ -:.■•- ' • : -r, ■'.>■-> i i f