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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 314, 13 November 1879, Page 2

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WELLINGTON.

Tuesday,

PARLIAMENTARY.

It is understood that the Maori Representation Bill will probably be dropped, and special provision made in the Qualification of Electors Bill to givo Maoris a vote-paying franchise.

The Legislative Council is expected to strike out the alteration made by the Lower House regarding female franchise, giving women simply a vote as ratepayers when they are entitled to it on that quali

fication. The .Regulation of Elections Bill wil be somewhat modified,

Government is quite prepared to go on with the re-adjustment of Representation Bill if the House are prepared to give it that consideration without which the

question cannot be properly dealt with,

Oliver expects tp be able to make the Works statement next week, and some difficulty is anticipated in dealing with the question of finance and works,

The Mayor calls a public meeting to consider the question of the salaries of Corporation officials.

A Maori chieftainess was accidentally killed to-day. She was thrown on her forehead by a cab bolting. Owing to the new route the Agnes took in re-laying the cable, her stock ran out and she had to pick up a piece a long time lying.in Worser's Bay. All the Wairoa passengers are landed. The Court of Appeal opened to-day before a full bench of Judges. Francis Woods, cabman, - and a young man named Francis Williams, were charged with extorting money. It appeared Wood had considerable difficulty in obtaining his fare, and seeing a friend coining up he said, " You are a detective, take this man in charge; he won't pay me my fare." The other pretended to be a detective, and drove off with them, The passenger subsequently paid the money demanded. Cabby and his friend admit!ted the deception, but professed to be unaware of any harm in it. In consequence of the information being laid irregularly the charge was dismissed; but the Bench commented in severe terms upon the gravity of the offence, and of which there was no doubt the prisoners were guilty. Wednesday. A petition from Ohriatchurch was received that the duty on imported jewelry be not increased.

In reply to n, question the Premier said something was about to "be done in connection with the suppression of indecent' performances. A flying exploration is to be made of the south west coast between Hokitika and Jackson's Bay, with the view of constructing a-line of railway through that country. A bill will be brought down as soon as possible to settle by statute the amount of honorarium. The other business was not of general interest, The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, under date London, Bth November, report:—Tallow in good demand; town melted light stock; ditto, best mutton, worth 435, and beef 41s, per cwt, Leather, best sides worth 11-R Wheat, Adelaide, 60s; New Zealand, 59s per 4961b5. Kauri gum in brisk demand, stock light; medium £slss, half scraped sorts £4los per cwt. Bank of England | rate 3 per cent. TIMARU. Wednesday. There was an extraordinary fall of water here to-day between ten and halfpast eleven, flooding all the low portions of the town several feet deep. The downpour did about £2,000 worth of damage, and was the most singular phenomenon ever experienced here, and gave ono the idea of a water-spout having passed over the town. HOKITIKA. • Tuesday, Mr feinythe, tho trigonometrical surveyor, returned here last night from Lake Majourika and Waiho Districts, about 20 miles south of Okarito. He reports a large goldfield likely to be opened there. Prospects of those at work are excellent. Several parties, now on gold, have sent for their friends from all parts of Westland, It is expected a large influx ot miners will tako place immediately, but we recommend no one to start without a little

capital to commence with, as provisions are high and water scarce; m fact little can be done till a water-race has been brought in, The ground is highly auriferous, ' WAITARA. Tuesday. Dr Gibbs, coroner, held an inquest on Saturday on the bodies of the men drowned at Waitara. The jury were of opinion that the deceased men were accidently drowned whilst crossing the Waitara bar, At the same time they desired to express their opinion that the boat was not in a fit condition to proceed to Mokau. AUCKLAND. Tuesday. The show was a great success. Of horses there were 112 entries, showing a great improvement on last year, especially in pure-bred stock. Cattle, 121 entries; the giandest display of shorthorns ever seen in Auckland, M'Lean's shorthorn bull Duke of Newcastle, the champion bull of New South Wales, was exhibited to-day, Tiie total number of entries was GGB. DUffiDIN. Monday. A fatal accident occurred at Brighton, near Dunedin. Richard Young, unmarried, was found dead on the road, having evidently been thrown off his waggou while returning home. A small cottage, occupied by !R, Telford, and standing near the hillside railway workshop, was burned down this morning,

At the Fire Brigade demonstration a member of the Dunedin: Naval Brigade, while practising at the jumping sheet, broke his leg. He hud' jumped from a height of 36 feet, WESTPORT. ■Wednesday. The body of the boy Madison, who was missed a fortnight ago, has been found on the beach. ' TIMARU. Tuesday. A man named Fred Seddon was thrown from a horse while crossing the Opawa river bed yesterday, and picked up in an insensible condition, He was brought in to the hospital to-day. OAMARU. Wednesday. A party of children were playing near the Phoenix Flour Mill yesterday afternoon, when a boy eleven years old, named John Woodcock, took off his boots and waded into water. He got beyond his depth and sank, on which his sister, Hannah, who was on the bank, rushed in to her brother's rescue, and also got out of her depth. A boy named George Brownlee pluckily swam in with his clothes on, but the brother and sister never came up after going down. The bodies were recovered last night. Hannah Woodcock was a promising girl of 14, and had just passed the preliminary examination for a pupil teacher in the public schools here.

Yesterday afternoon a man named James O'Brien was engaged in cleaning out a well, when some of the wood lining broke away and fell on him, inflicting a depressed fracture of the skull. When hauled up lie was found to be unconscious, and was removed to the hospital. He lias

not yet recovered consciousness; indeed,

ia nofc- expected to live till to-morrow.