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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1364, 27 April 1883, Page 2

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UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION! ' .MASONIC, Palmerbton North, this day. The Manawatu Kilwinning Lodge, 5.0., was opened and consecrated yesterday with great success; a .large number of brethren being 'present The consecration ceremony ..was performed by Bro. E; T. Gillon, acting P.G.M., unde'r special Commission; 20 candidates were initiated,

Opunake, Friday. The Hon ,Mr Brjce arrived at Parihaka on Wednesday evening, and here last evening. This morning a deputation 'of Opunake citizens .waited on him,;and presented an' address congratulatory upon the successful opening up of the King Country. Mr Bryce thanked the deputation, and took occasion to correct a mistake made in telegraphing his remarks after his arrival at New Plymouth, stating the King Country might now bo considered as opened up,/ What he did say was, and he was careful to lay distinction on it, that the King Country might be considered open for-! surveys for road' and railway, purposes, but with regard to other surveys, he anticipated a considerable delay. Again ho referred to the delays in taking the surveys of the Waikato, and if that bad 'state of things continued, there must be delays. A deputation re local 1 matters also waited on "him.' .Three cheers were given for him as he left for I Manaia.

: .DuNedik, Friday. A fire this morning Wrned down a house in' Magnetbstreet, owned and occupied by Jas, Holder, a fisherman. •Henry Holder, 'aged'ttwo.year.s, was burned to death.; - \S\'''

■',■. Wellington, Friday. , The. Minister qfLands leaves for the "South by the Penguwthis^evQning. The Agent-General in a dispatch under date March ,ls|j states that'.:'he" has now, suspended-forwarding' emigrants; to ; the colony, until June, !and has withdrawn' advertisements inviting applications. He in.diitions' that the ship Oxford, bound'for Wellington, which was dismasted in; the Bay of. Biscay, was to embark her emigrants on the 30th March. ; -Dr Hasard, who is in charge of the' emigrants, .reported on the 9th March that typhoid fever, had. broken out, but there were only a few cases. A young woman named Sarah .Stewart, who was one of the first to bo attacked with the disease, had died, and another, young woman was dangerously ill. The other cases were progressing favorably, and the doctor believfid. there would be ( no further' spread of•.& disease.'. He attributed the outbreak to emigrants during • the last few days they were on Oxford, using water 'from reserve tanks, The Agent-Geiiipl instructed the Company to have the tanks pumped out and take all precautions to prevent the recurrence of the disease. The inquiries respecting the colony, he says I are on the injrease. The Government have received a cable, confirming what appeared' this morning re the San Francisco MailService, and that a motion was passed, subject to the Imperial Government, agreeing to defray the cost of; convey: ance of mails from .New-York to Frisco on the same terms as heretofore. The Auckland agent of the Pacific Mail Company has wired: to the head office, asking if they will agree to the terms, and a reply is expected by Monday. - : '