THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi SATUEDAY, JUNE 9, 1877.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2627, 9 June 1877, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi SATUEDAY, JUNE 9, 1877.

We have been informed that Karauna and his people hare lately been guilty of an outrage upon a surrey party at work near Te Aroha. The party was under Mt Thorp, and while they were out at work the nat'.ves came down upon tleir camp and destroyed or carried away ten'fc and camp equipage—in fact everything there was. They further ordered the party off, and threatened to shoot them :'? they returned. It is stated that Mr Thorp intends summoning the principals in the affair to the Resident Magistrate's Court. It is to be hoped he will do so, and that substantial damages will be recovered. We know nothing of the survey being done, whether it was in the interests of the Government or of private parties, but these bumptious natives —some of whom are drawing considerable sums, from this portiou of the field for miners' rights —should be taught that if they have a grievance they must appeal to the law instead of taking the law into their own" hands. As regards these frequent conflicts with survey parties, we think the Government is much to blame. Having paid money on most of the blocks of land they should put down with a strong arm the underhand practices of Europeans trafficking in such land, and refuse to recognise their claims to any blocks on which public funds have been advanced. But when the Government send survey parties to do certain work they should sea that the work is done. A little more firmness displayed towards natives of the Karauna type would do good. They vrould be less inclined Jto molest surveyers if they were mulcted in damages a few times, or made acquainted with the inside of our gaols.. We shall probably hear more of this latest development of the native obstructive policy.

We learn that the...tender of Messrs Cullen acd Boyer has been accepted by the County Council for the ejection of the Kauaeranga Bridge, theirs being the lowest. Their sureties for the due performance of the contract are Messrs Head and Mahoney.

There was a little buzz of excitement at the corner this morning when the Moanatairi e3cort drove up to the melting house of the Bank of New Zealand, and as the several parcels of gold were carried in to the bank speculation was rife as to the amount of the yield, which, we may mention, was 3200 ounces retorted.

We are sorry to learn that Mr W. McCqrmick has sustained a serious loss lately in the sudden death of a valuable horse, which fell down and died in the street a few days ago. The horse was a fine one, and formerly belonged to Mr Dare. It is believed that heart disease was the cause of death. -

An extraordinary meeting of the City of London Goldminiug Company, which was to have been held at the New Zealand Insurance Buildings, Auckland, on Thursday, lapsed for want of a quorum. The meeting was called to consider the position of the company, it having lately been discovered that there is no necessity to increase the capital of the.company, as was contemplated, there being still a liability of £1 per share on the capital of the v company, owing to an error thai occurred when the company was first registered.

Undeb the heading "Very Appropriate " the Southland News writes :-~Mr William Archibald Murray, member of the House of [Representatives for the County of Bruce, has invented an improved wire strainer, and has applied for Letters Patent for the same invention. Mr* Murray is one of the^ most wiredrawing speakers in the Colony, and the invention may be regarded as an appropriate outcome of his fine natural genius.

Messrs Baker and Farron, " German and Irish dialect actors, vocalists, &c," have commenced a season at the Theatre Koyal, Auckland. .Mcssis Fay and E. D. Davies are doing t c small towns out of Auckland, and will give a bouefit performauce on their return. Mr John L. Hall and his Gaiety Company were at Timaru last week, giving comedy and burlesque. They are now at Oamaru. On the return of the company to Christchurch Mrs Hall is to make her reappearance, and Miss Lizzie Morgan also appears, she having been engaged by Mr Hall.

A boabder, the other day, after vainly endeavouring to masticate a piece of fowl, laid down his knife and fork, saying: •' All the teaching of my youth, and the commands of Holy Writ, compel me. t) respect old age ; but I'll be blowed if I can bring myself to stomach it roasted or boiled."

The anniversary services of theTararu Road Sunday School will be held tomorrow, when the Key. B. S. Bunn will preach morning and afternoon, and the .Rev. W. Tinsley in tTie evering. On Monday evening a public meeting will he held, at which addresses will be given by ministers and others.

A service of song entitled " Creation," will be given in the Academy of Music on Tuesday evening next by the Grahamstown Wesleyan Sunday School, assisted by friends. The'entertainment will be in aid of the school funds. ;

. " JEgles " in the Australasian writes : —rln Tasmania they don't always nicely discriminate between terms. A. Launceston bookseller tells me that a country customer, who' probably desired the reprint of certain popular articles which have appeared in the Argus, wrote to him thus:—" Send me the price of the Blaugyard papers published in Australasian ; it is in a pamplet." This is a literal transcript.

Mr Wakeiin, editor of the Wairarapa Standard is, says the Auckland Star, about to publish his colonial observations, extending over a period of 26 years. It will contain, in addition to other articles, a defence of Sir George. Grey's first administration of the Government of the colony; a sketch of the origin of small farm settlements' in tb.3 Wairarapa; a history of Sir George Grey and the Constitution Act; an account of Dr Featherston's waste land administration ; political predictions, some fulfilled and others in course of fulfilument; &c, &c, &c.

We hear that Mr Jonathan Hoiles having consented to submit his claim on the County Council for -compensation to arbitration, the Council have requested Captain Fraser to act as arbitrator. Mr Hoiles claims damages for prospective losses. He being lessee of Parawai pleasure gardens anticipates that the public will be able to witness the sports from the public road and bridge. He also claims a sum for loss of crops through the land taken up by the road.