AUCKLAND GOSSIP.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1894, 28 January 1875, Page 3

AUCKLAND GOSSIP.

A correspondent sends us the following items:— Auckland, Wednesday. It has "been definitely settled that SirD. McLean goes to Grahamstown in a couple of days after his return from Waikato, for the purpose of opening the upper country. His stay,, will be short, as he has to visit the whole of the East Coast settlements previous to reaching the Empire city. Amongst the places he will call at Tauranga, Opotiki; (Maketu, Poverty Bay, &c, are included. The recent disturbances at Maketu are already receiving his attention, and his impersonal visit is likely to settle matters p Satisfactorily. W" Some natives near "Whakatane recently took some cattle from the run of Messrs J. S. Macfarlane, Morrin, Swindley, and Kelly, and the matter is also likely to be amicably arranged. _ Sir George Grey stated positively to the Hon. Mr O'Eorke that in any public capacity in which he could be placed to benefit his fellow Provincial settlers he would work with a will for them. He is certain to stand for City West, and arrangements are in progress to specially charter a steamer for the purpose of an influential deputation presenting him with one of the largest requisitions ever signed in the colony, asking him to become the representative of City West in the General Assembly. . . The judges about resigning have not •ret sent 'in their resignations to the Government, hence the delay in the gazetting of Mr Gillies. A meeting of Ac creditors in the estate of Mr Morton Jones has been held. The liabilities are not made public, but, I understand his brother Stannus will be one of the heaviest losers. The Echo is "tripping" up the Star splendidly, and wiring into the Eeverend Geo. McCulloch Seed and his partner, Brett, to the immense satisfaction of the Auckland public. The Provincial Council will not meet until the beginning of next May. A movement is ft on foot to get the Mayor elected hj the ratepayers. It is -high time this was done. . There is no truth in the report that the " admirable " Creighton is to replace Mr Luckie in the Cross editorial chair. Every vessel arriviDg from southern

provinces and the other colonies brings a proportion of diggers for Ohinemuri. Very little business done in Thames stock during the last week or ten days. The farmers outside of Auckland are loudly complaining of want of rain. Much satisfaction is felt at. the success of our provincial volunteers. The great Vogel is not expected until the end of June.