The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1882.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4239, 2 August 1882, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1882.

Now that the Government intend poshing the Native Eeserves Bill, through Parliament this session, the public may as well understand what the Sill proposes to do, and as its provisions 89 largely affect this Island, it becomes necessary to fully understand what the proposals of the Gorernment actually are. The great objection to the Bill in the mind of those who hare studied it, is—that no one knows what it means or what power it gives or includes. Of lands declared to be Native Reserves under this Act, are lands which have been, or shall here" after be, excepted or reserved by natives on the cession or surrender of lands to . the Crown, and specified as so excepted or reserved in the deed of conveyance, ces* sion, or surrender lands which havebeen, or shall hereafter be reserved. or>|piept for the benefit of Natives upon the sale by them to the Crown of any lands, including all lands which, by virtue of the provisions of the fourteenth section of the "New Zealand Native Reserves Act, 1856," or the seventh section of the < " Native Reserves Amendment Act, 1862," may have beon subjected to the provisions of the "New Zealand Native Beservea Act, 1856"; lands comprised in blocks guaranteed to, or set apart for the benefit of natives by Colonel[. MoCleverty, or : according to the directions of any Commissioner appointed to investigate purchases of land made from natives by the New Zealand Company, lands reserved for the benefit of natives by the New Zealand .Company, or New Zealand Company, lands appropriated by the Governor for the use or benefit of any natives, lands vested in the Public Trustee under this Act, provided, however, that is hereby declared that the whole of the land between the Turatuna and Whangaehu Rivers, in the Wanganui district, which by a deed of cession, dated the fifteenth day of May, in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, was reserved by the native owners thereof as a gathering place for the men of Ngatiapa, shall be deemed to have remained and to be native land, and subject to the jurisdiction of the Native Land^ Court from the beginning. As though.this extensive list did not include land enough, the conn'scated land on the West Coast is thrown in to make the lot complete. Having tolii us in legal phraseology, subject to a wide, latitude of interpretation, what lands are dealt with under; this Act, we are next told in carefully cboseu language that subject, to this Act the Native Land Court shall have the same jurisdiction over any native title which has been or shall be extinguished, and may take all such proceedings and make suoh orders with respect to

any such Native Beserre which comes before it for inrestigation or for any other purpose, as it has and may do with respect to any land owned by natives under their customs or usages. This is a precise statement, but qualified entirely by the words " subject to this Act," The Native Land Court Act; and the Public Trust Office Act are incorporated in this Native Reserves Act. All these lands above enumerated are by the Act (o be vested in the Public Trustee, and the salaries of all officers appointed for the administration of this Act or the carrying out any of the purposes thereof shall be defrayed out of such moneys as shall from time to time be appropriated by the General Assembly in that behalf. The Public Trustee is to have all this property vested in him, and has all the powers of an owner confided to his keeping, and all previous contracts lawfully made between Commissioners or delegates are to be held as agreements made with the Public Trustee, who is to furnish an annual account of the business of this branch of his duty to the Native Minister to lay before Parliament. Such are the opening details of the Bill now before Parliament. The subject will be dealt with more fully in a future issue. ■

At the Police Court to«iay, Messrs Lawlor and Murray, J.P's. presided. Thomas (Jlynn and Robert Laffin were each fined 5s and costs for drunkenness, and the latter was fined in a like amount for using obscene language.

A MAN named William Ohalloner, aged 29, came to the Hospital to-day from Tairua, where he was injured on Monday afternoon by a log rolling over him, which pressed his head into the ground. Hit head is much swollen, and is affected with erysipelas. He is, however, progressing favorably, and no dangerous symptoms are discernible. »

The sale of Mr Clarke's grocery stock* household furniture, &c., will be continued to-morrow, as the auctioneer was unable to get through the lot to-day. The property will also be_ again offered to-morrow. The attendance at the sale to-day was very fair, and the bidding moderately brisk.

A meeting of shareholders in the Eureka claim, Otanui, will be held to-morrow evening at the Salutation Hotel. •

A HAXP-CASTR, aged 22, named George Joy, was brought to the Hospital yesterday evening from the Kauaeranga, where he had been injured in tbe morning whilst jacking logs at Mr T. Webb's contract. His jack slipped, and the log rolled down. Not being able to get out of the way in time, the log struck him in the region of the'abdomen. He was brought down to the Hospital by 27 of bis fellow-employes. The roads being very.bad, the journey (18 miles) occupied about 8 hours. An examination of the injuries did nut show that any bones bad been broken; but it was found that the contusion was a very severe one. To-day he is progressing favorably.

The erection of the railway bridge at Hamilton, on the Waikato, is causing much curiosdty. One cylinder is sunk 80 feet 10 inches below the bed of the river, and there it no indication yet of a hard bottom. According to the present rate of progress the bridge may not be finished for years.

The Times and Daily News approve of tbe itolated action taken by England in Egypt.

Thb bridge over the Waipa, at Whatiwhatiboe, is finished. When dming the first pile Tawhiao incurred a debt of £20 for drink, which he expected the Government to pay for. Mr Fincb, the publican, will probably sue His Majesty for the amount.

Thb Kingites express themselves indifferent to Winiata's fate, and state that it will not interfere with their friendly relations with Europeans. They intend to present the Constabulary at Alexandra tbis week with 22 bullocks and 40 pigs as a token of friendship. ■'■ • ■ : - ■''''''■■.■"

Mb W. G. Garrard received by yesterday's Southern mail the whole of the papers referring to bis petition to the General Assembly, with respect to his recent prosecution by Mr Cotter, for an alleged breach of the Registration of Electors Act. He also received the following letter from Sir, George Grey:— ! " July 27.1883. Sir,—r beg to return you ' the papers you forwarded to me with your 1 petition. I regret that the nature of your case prevented the committee from affording relief. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, G. |GBW*-Mr W. Gh Garrard, Auckland." ,Mr Garrard says in a letter which [we have received from him, that "he i has been bombarding long enough, and in- ; tends now to open his broadside*." The ' reference i« rather obscure, bat we understand i it applies to bis intention to proceed with an action for false imprisonment against Mr Cotter, Registration Officer. Mr Theo. Cooper, solicitor, it appears acquired so much fame over bis previous championship of Mr Garrard's cause in the Police and Supreme Courts, that, he lias generously decided to let some other legal man have a chance. The new advocate to whom Mr Garrard has entrusted his interests is a " dark horse," but when be is trotted out it is expected that this cause celebre will give him immortality.—Herald. Okb pound notes were first issued in 1797. Recently an Irish setter accompanied its master to the top of a village church tower in Dorsetshire, and deliberately jumped a diatanoe of sixty-five .feet to the ground. What is more strange is that in three days' time it was running about as usual. The dog is own brother to Mr A. Taylor's Handy Handy, the winner of the Irish Better puppy class, at the Alexandra Palace Show.

Cioonan's 60s parcel consists of the following :—One pair good tweed trousers and vest (any size); one pair good moles, white or colored (any size) ; one stout cotton twill shirt (a large size); 12 yards stout white calico; 12 yards stout grey calico; 12 yards capital wincey; one large white blanket; two pairs ladies merino hose; and one huokaback towel.—[ApVT.] •. ; The business carried on for so many years past by Mr James Fiulay, in Williamson street, and known, probably, to all our readers, has been removed to more commodious ■ premises in Brown street, two doors from Alia way's Temperance Hotel. The stock of jewellery is by far the largest and best ever on the Thames, and an inspection,of same is respectfully invited., The watchmaking branch is still carried on as before by Mr William Finlay.—[Advt.] < v l