NAPIER.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3515, 1 April 1880, Page 2

NAPIER.

This day,

Several dead bodies have been found in the rivers during the last few days, and no doubt they were men who were trying to cross during the floods. The damage done by the floods is now ascertained to be light in Hawkes "Bay and Wairoa Counties, but it will take about £5000 to put the roads and bridges in the Waipawa County into their old state of thorough repair.

The private losses were not nearly so great as might have been expected from tbe great depth and extent of the floods.

Mr Farmer, of Hastings, was the heaviest loser in stock, 1500 sheep being drowned. It will probably be a month before the coaches can come through the Ituih road.

The natives afc Wairoa, are indulging in threats of murdering each other. Their dispute refers to some land, but it is not likely to go beyond blank cartridge.

Information has been laid on behalf of Mr Ward, junr., of Gisborne, against Riparata, and Tucker interpreter, for malicious prosecution and conspiracy. The case arose out of a recent prosecution of Ward, in which, after four days' hearing at Gisborne, the Eesident Magistrate dismissed the charges of conspiracy brought against Ward and Cooper, but commented strongly on the conduct of Cooper, and advised Ward to be careful in futare, and not to be misled by clients.