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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1333, 21 March 1883, Page 2

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DNITERFKESS ASSOCIATION] THE CASE AGAINST MILNER •'..• STEPHEN. ' V ' Ohristciiuroh, March 20. In the case against Milner Stephen, judgment was given,for the defendant. • A MAORI IMAGE. '■■- New. Plymouth, March 20, The correspondent of the Tarauald Herald at' Oliinemuti. telegraphs at noon to-day as follows:—"A seizure was made at Lake House Hotel premises yesterday afternoon, under a search warrant, of the celebrated stone image Matna, a tonga' said to have been brought by Maoris in a war canoe to Maketu from Hauraki, and afterwards brought by Tuhorangi -to the island of Mokora, and buried there. Sir George Grey is said to have been the only' European who ever saw the imago until it was discovered on the 14th by employees of Messrs Graham, who, on the evening of the 15th, brought it over to the Lake house. The figure represents a human being squatting on the haunches with the knees drawn close up to the body. The forearms are flat against the chest, and the hands are extended upwards, with the palms against the body, and fingers resting under the chin. The height of the figure is about 4ft Binj and the girth (greatest) is over 7ft. It weighs more than a ton, There is great excitement both among the Maoris and the Europeans, the former because they look upon the disinterment as a gross outrage' against their, most sacred relief the latter because the illegal action of Mr Bobert Graham jeopardises the relations between themselves and the Maoris here, as the news of the outrage spreads among the different hapus theexcitemont is likely to increase,

Dunedin, Wednesday, Captain Thompson, reporting te the Harbor Board, suggests that the time has arrived when in order to secure better efficiency in'the pilot service that a younger body of men should be employed. Witli that view he tenders his resignation as Chief Harbormaster, but continues in.theiGoverhment employ in connection with the dock, &c.

Ikvercarqill, Wednesday. News have reached the' Bluff that a boat containing two. Natives and a European named Joseph: England was capsized in a squall off Rnapaike, England and one native were drowned, but the other clung to an oar and reached the shore. .Both bodies' have been recovered.

Wellington, Wednesday. A meeting of creditors in the estate of Henry Mace was held to-day,. Theliabilities are £15,142, assets ,£23;493 as filed Messrs T. K. Macdonald and James Kirton were appointed trustees. Considerable sympathy was expressed for the insolvent, whose'losses were attributed to land speculations. ■:. It was unanimously resolved to allow him to retain his household furniture and effects. '■•'' ..'■ .- .

Auckland,. Wednesday. A lad named John-Paulson of Mangere, settler, was. drowned in his father's sheep'dip. ".;. u. The HoiuF. de Oeasaroleft, per Wairarapa, Fe states':that the.New Zealand'.Government agreed to defray two thirds of the cost of introducing 30 Maltese, the ; 'Malta Government or the immigrants paying the other third.'; ; : - • ■.'...-;;'...