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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 200, 2 July 1879, Page 2

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: . (ran press"AllliJiit. x WELLINGTON. . ...... "Tuesday, It is understood that tlie Uoverner is opposed to all the chief items of the liberal programme, including manhood suffrage, triennial Parliaments, and payment of members, It is even said that Sir Hercules would like to see the Ministers have an absolute tenure for four years.

The Government decided to cause all the Taranaki native trespassers committed for trial, be sent to Wellington to be imprisoned till the Supreme Court sits. Two of the last batch, being mere boys, were released. Arrangements have been that all the ploughing parties will be arrested as soon as they commence operations. It is rumored that a desperate effort will be made to arrest Hiroki and Te Whiti before Parliament opens. £'2,sGl has been paid for publicans' licenses last week. Seamen on board the several coasting steamers have struck against the reduction in wages, Others yet to follow. It is to lie hoped that amicable arrangements will yet be made between the employers and employed. Patea left for Carlyle to-day with another detachment of Constabulary. At the Cabinet Council to-day nothing was decided as to the additions to the Ministry. It is stated that £2,000 have been paid over in full for all demands in the celebrated Menrant case, which has been before Parliament since 1840.

The report that Macamlrew would resign to-day was incorrect, Ho says that neither himself nor any of his colleagues intend to resign. PATEA. Tuesday. A meeting was held last night amongst the natives on the other side Waingongoro riyer. They decided to resume ploughing this morning, and that a force of sixty Maories will participate therein. The arrangements made by the Government for arresting the whole lot are admirable; Armed Constabulary being there in force, the volunteers also prepared lo assist if necessary, It has been asserted in various quarters that the Plains' natives hold aloof from Te Whiti's ploughing policy, but during the last two or three days natives who were friendly lave most of them become infatuated with Te W'hiti, and are leaving in great numbers daily for Parihaka. HAAVERA. Tuesday. The Patea Mail says native business is the reason Kemp and followers are at Carlyle, They left Wanganui on Tuesday, and only left Carlyle for Parihaka yesterday. The settlers are indignant at the Government throwing money away on a useless mission to the Maoris, when they will not give even forage to the cavalry doing active service, A Maori warned a settler near town yesterday to leave his house and land, saying

they were his. The natives are getting very bounceable. The Maoris are massing in great numbers on the other side of the river. Titokowaru says he is determined to go on ploughing, but does not wish to injure the settlors, as his light is with the Government, He did not know last night of the Maoris being imprisoned at New Plymouth. We expect the ploughing party to return to-morrow in force; also that the Maoris will have an armed covering party. It is anticipated there will be tough work with them. NEW PLYMOUTH. Tuesday. Fifteen Maori ploughmen were charged this morning before the Magistrate for malicious injury to property at Courtenay's farm, Oakura, and will bo committed for trial at the next sittings of the District Court at New Plymouth, No defence. A detachment of 80 men have gone by a special train to Waitara en route to Urenui. AUCKLAND. Monday. The Union Sash and Door Company have got down 4,000 more logs, making 11,000 at the booms. Mr Hamlin and Mr Hobbs have received votes of confidence at Makau and Wairoa South. At the former place unanimous votes of sympathy were passed with the Taranaki settlers in their present position, and requesting Messrs Hobbs and Hamlin to use their influence in Parliament for their relief. A lire alarm was caused shortly after midnight on Sunday by a man experimenting with blue in a hotel fire, The Brigades turned out but their services were not required, The Freemasons of Auckland have started a project for building a Masonic Hall, to cost £7OO. Lucy Drumgool, a respectable young girl of 20, was charged on Saturday at the Police Court, with forging a telegraph order for £4 10s, She was remanded till Tuesday, bail being allowed. Volunteer H. Bowden, one of the best Auckland marksmen, leaves for Tasmania next week. He was the winner of Captain Clark's champion belt in 1878, and is the possessor of many local trophies. He represented Auckland at the colonial [prize firing at Napier in 1870, and more recently at Nelson in 1879, The Waiwera, schooner, arrived on Saturday, eighteen days from Timaru, She ex perienced fearful gales,. all her sails being torn and carried away. During one gale the sea made a clean breach over the vessel from stem to stern. The crew clung to the rigging for two hours, and barely escaped with their lives.