NORTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 111, 24 March 1870, Page 5

NORTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Wellington, March 16.

The Government have received a private telegram to the effect that Te Kooti has reappeared in the neighbourhood of Tauranga. The colonial prize firing will take place in Dunedin on the 29th aiid 30th April. March 21. The Circular Saw Company's tender for the interprovincial mail service between the Bluff and the Manukau, in connection with the San Francisco service, has been accepted. It commences at the Bluff on the 25th inst. Nelsok, March 16. A new reef has been discovered at Wangapeka, half a mile to the, north of Culliford's claim. It was rushed by 80 men by candlelight, The prospects are good. March 21st, Details are to hand of the attack on Opa.pe, which is a Native settlement six or eight miles from Opotiki. The first reports are not corroborated, and the particulars are not quite clear, ' Only five persons appear to have been killed, while about 50 were made prisoners. The Arawas are greatly incensed at young Marsh's death, for which they will demand utu. The reported butchery of women and children by Te Kooti is not confirmed. A steamer is much wanted for the conveyance of the Arawas. Some think that the ogcupants of the pah were willing prisoners, many of them being Hauhaus. The cause of Colonel Eraser's death was typhoid fever.

Chkistchtjrch, March 16.

The " Lyttelton Times " of to-day publishes the official agricultural statistics, from which it appears that there are 217,528 acres of land under crop in Canterbury. [The following telegram re.oeived, by the Government,' has been handed to us for publication : — ] HokitikAj Maroh 16. The Survey party landed at Lake Kakapo on the 28, th ult. The steamer in returning to the river mouth struck, a snag and filled. The cargo, crew, and possengers were landed on the sandspit. There are no appliances here to raise the vessel. It will be a work of time, and will probably cost a thousand pounds, A message was attempted to be sent via Queenstown, but the river was too high, and the messenger- was obliged to return. The Captain proceeds by boat to Hokitika for help. The entrance to the river is y-ery good, The Survey house is nearly finished, and the other works are in progress.