HAWKE'S BAY.

Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 435, 24 December 1861, Page 3

HAWKE'S BAY.

(From the Herald.)

Revenue.—The ordinary revenue of the province has been steadily, although not rapidly, increasing. The customs returns for August shewed a gross amount of £646 11s. lOd. ; for September, £654 2s. 41/; for October, £671 12s. Bd.; for November, £842 14s. sd. The territorial revenue for September netted £2598 188. 7d. ; and for October, £5258 16s. 9d. The return for November is not yet published, but it will include the amount of £3771 18s. 6d., elsewhere receded as the proceeds of a sale by auction on the 30th ult, Although' the expenses of the province are heavy— heavier perhaps than they might be—a large proportion of the amounts we have named will be expended upon the roads and other public works of the province. So much for local self-covernment.

Land Sale.—Pursuant to proclamation, a sale by auction of ss. land was held on Saturday, Nov. 30, in theOownLands office. The quantity of land put up was 8638 acres, and the amount realised (exclusive of the 10 per cent, deposit) £3771 18s. 6d. We subjoin a memorandum of the rates obtained —calling the attention of our readers to the remarkable fact that land certified to as not worth more than 55., was knocked down at more than £1 per acre j—r

No. of Lot. Acreage Upset Price. Price Realised, 8. d. £. s. d. 245 200 5 0 0 17 0 246 180 5 0 10 6 247 274 5 0 10 3 248 274 5 0 10 1 249 320 5 0 Q 12 0 - 250 320 5 0 0 14 6 251 270 5 0 0 11 3 252 270 5 0 0 13 1 2r53 272 5 0 0 13 1 258 227 5 0 0 8 6 25'J 227 5 0 0 6 0 265 100 5 0 0 6 6

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—The remaining lots, containing 5704 acres were sold at the upset price of ss. The lots Nos. 255 to 253 form part of Mr. Riddiford's run (Mr. Cooper's) and realised the sum of £1838 Bs. 10d., being £1243 10d., above the upset price.

A MAN SUPPOSED TO BE KILLED BY WILD pATTIjE.-rrMessri Carroll and Campbell, who arrived overland from Wairoa report the following occurrence. A European, name unknown but conjectured to be Miles Hudson, Mr.. Dolbel's overseer,, was riding last Friday in the neighborhood of Waikare in company with two natives, going to Mr. Allen's place. He lagged behind, his horse being tired, and the natives went on. Immediately afterwards, on looking back, they saw him attacked by one out of a mob of wild cattle. On hastening up they saw thu bor&tf embowelled by |he furious apimal, and the ricjer trying tq escape on foot tp the shelter of a bush, He was overtaken, bowever, before he reached it, tossed into the air, and then gored while on the ground. The natives, believing he was dead, and being afraid of being also attacked, then went off. On Saturday Messrs. Allen and Curtis went out in seal oh of the body, but had not returned when our informants left.

Mr. Bookman's Disappearance.—Mr. La Serre returned frrm Waipuna wiihout having been able to discover any trace of the missing gentleman. Scarcely a doubt now remains that he has perished miserably, in the fern or in the bush.