LOCAL NEWS.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume I, Issue 30, 29 July 1867, Page 3

LOCAL NEWS.

Crowded Oct. —Want of space compels us to link! over several articles and communications, some of which are already in typo. Presuytehiau Cucncri. The Rev. J. Ross, having returned from the meeting of the Presbytery at Wanganui, will preach at Masterton, on Sunday next, at 11 a.m., and on the Upper Plain, at 2 p.m.

Suicide. —A Maori woman named Merc, the notorious Agariro’s wife, was found dead at Moiki, she was missed on Monday, the 22m1, and found on Friday, having hung herself from a branch of a tree. Mental derangement is supposed to have been the cause of the suicide. An inquest will, probably, he held to-day.

The Agricultural Association.—lt has, we understand, been thought advisable to postpone the general meeting relative to the formation of an Agricultural Association, until the weather becomes more settled. Upper Miroa Shall Farm Block.—The Secretary has, we understand, received an official letter relative to the number of shares taken in the Upper Moroa Small Farm Association. We do not know what is the nature of his reply ; but we do know that if all the choice spots arc npt set aside for Native Reserves, and ft is reported that they have been, the whole block would be bought as soon as a good road was made to it at even 20s. an acre ; and that it would be eascir to sell it at 20s. with such a road than at 10s. without one. The Association, in our opinion, requires reconstituting. Death of Te Wereta Kawekaiangi,—We have received information from the East Coast of the death, from an attack of influenza; of the above mined old chief, on the 4th July, at Waikokenu. For a long time he had beenin a very feeble condition, owing to his having caught a veiy severe cold when he attended the meeting of native chiefs, held at Kohemarama, a few years since. He originally came from Wairoi and .fought his way along ’ the coast, but for a number of years he lias lived

at Te Unuunu on the coast. The natives have very little idea of his age, some say 80 and 90, but he is supposed to have been about 70. He was a turbulent old fellow when settlers first came along the coast, but afterwards became more civilized, and when the Government were begining to purchase land in this district he was, we believe, the first who signed the deed of sale, and at that time he had great authority among the natives in the Wairarapa and along the coast. At the time the King movement took place he was much against it hut as he was getting infirm his authority was not sufficient to prevent many of his people from joining it. The same when Hauhauisni spaung up, hetriedto prevent it from spreading, but one by one his people gradually deserted him until he had but very few of the same creed as himself. For some time he was a native assessor and had a salary of £SO per annum, but about two years ago, when the Government reduced the expenses vf the Native department, he, with several others, lost their appointments; after loosing his salary, and being feeble and unable to cultivate sufficient to keep him, he applied to the Government to send him a little flour and sugar in a vessel which was going for wool; this was promised him, instead of being sent in a vessel to where he could got it, it was sent to the K.M at Featherston, to be given' to him in small quantities at a time ; and although it was afterwards arranged so that he could get the flour and sugar without going from the coast to Featherston, it made him so angry with the Government that he said it was enough to make him turn Hauhau. Since his death there has been a number of natives from along the coast and Wairarapa holding a “ tangi,” and we believe a great number who are unable to attend on the coast, intend holding a meeting in Wairarapa. Land Sale.— lt will be seen by a notice in our advertising columns that two properties in the Wairarrapa will bo sold by auction by Messrs Bethune and Hunter at the Exchange, on Tuesday next, the one being that of Mr J. Hayward, situate at Featherston, and the other that of the late Mr Cameron, at the back of Morrison’s bush. Both properties arc very suitable for small farmers.

New Stoke. — A handsome store has just been completed at Grey town for Mr E. Grigg, by Messrs Baillie and Whybrow. It will be seen from an advertisement in another column that it will be opened to-day as a circulatinglibrary and newspaper, book, stationery and fancy goods store, for which there appears to be a want in this rising settlement.

Essence of Beef. —We have received from Messrs Sidey and Co., some of this beef which we can testify would prove of great advantage to persons living at a distance from the butchers, or who have to travel long distances into the interior. One pound of the essence is calculated to be equal to 20 lbs of fresh meat. It is also well suited for invalids.

The Hansard. —The report of the Committee on this subject is more to the purpose than toe reports of Committees usually are : “ Your Committee have the honor to report ad interim, that they have adopted the following rules for regulating the reporting and printing of the debates, and for distributing the pamphlets when printed. That members be allowed the opportunity of revising reports, on the strict understanding that the alterations are to be confined to making the reports more in accordance with the remarks actually uttered in the House, The iiead reporter to be judge of the alteiations made, and to refuse to pass those which lie considers are departures from a correct report of what the speaker said. Differences of opinion between the member revising and the head reporter to be referred to the Committee. For the purpose of carrying out the above, slips of reports shall be sent to members concerned eacli day by ten o’clock, and the corrected slips be deposited in the head reporter’s box in the lobby. The box to be cleared daily at one; o’clock, and the understanding to be that members who have not deposited tho corrected slips by that hour desire to make no corrections. That contributions to the: expenses of reporting ought not to be asked from the colonial newspapers, unless the means could be devised (which your Committee find themselves unable to do) of exacting contributions alike from ail newspapers availing themselves of the House reports. That the House reports should be given free to newspapers, as other Parliamentary reports are. That each member of the Assembly receive two copies, besides one bound copy at the end of tiie session. That it is desirable that the pamphlets should go post free. That the price per copy should be Is. and the trade price Bd. each. That the Government Printing Office should sell only to the trade. That in Jegard to the distribution of the pamphlets, when the time before the despatch of a mail is limited, the newspapers ought to be first supplied, then the members of the Assembly, and then the trade. That no opportunity ought to be lost of forwarding by mail the pamphlet parcels to the trade. That the Chairman be authorised in matters of detail not provided for by these resolutions to give orders, and also in cases of urgent necessity to relax the resolutions, reporting the same to the Committee at an early opportunity. A. S. Atkinson, Chairman.”

He patmi tend o te matcnga o tetahi Rangatira Kaumatua o Ngatikahungunu nei Ko Te Wereta Kawekairangi te ingoa. Ho Ilurae nei i mate ai, no tc 4 o nga ra o tend marama ano ite tan 1 G7. I mate ki tona kainga Id To Umumu, Wairarapa. He kanmafna pai, whakaaro tlka, he kaumatua kaha kite whakaponi kite Atuanui. . This is an announcement of the death of an old Chief of the Hgatikahungunu tribe, named Te Wcreta Kawekairangi, who died at Ids residence at Te Ununu, Wairarapa, on the 4th ins t-. He was a good and conscientious man, and a sincere believer in Almighty God.