TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1426, 10 July 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. OBSTRUCTION TO THE NATIVE LAND COMPANY, Gisborne, July 9. The Native Land Settlement Company have sent surveyors to the Pakowhai Block, and the natives are very indignant and threaten violence. Pakowhai is ono of the blocks which was originally handed over in trust to Bees and Wi Pere, who have refused to render any account of their dealings to the owners, but havo sold the land for the sum of £20,000, An action was taken latt Saturday in the Supreme Court to compel them to ronder such account, and they have obtained six weeks to plead, In tho meantime the Company are endeavoring to survey the land, bat the owners refuse to give up possession or allow tho surveyors to work on the block,

THE BESULT OF SALTATION.

Dunedin, July 9. Disgraceful scenes were enacted here on Sunday night by larrikins, ■who have banded themselves together as the Skeleton Army. , At the Salvationists' afternoon sevvico a Captain treated two youths who tried to enter, roughly, and, losing temper, challenged them to fight. They threatened to assault him when he camo out, and constables had to escort him home, In the evening, evidently pre-arranged, the Skeleton Army mustered, and blocked the street, booting, yelling, and throwing pebbles, &c. The police captured four, and these were to-day fined as follows:—Kiordan, a ringleader, .£lO, or six months ; Criss and Craigh, M, or six weeks; Beath, L2 10s, or one month, Kiordan and Craigh being unable to pay the fines, were sent to gaol where Kiordan has been before.

|;,,!,;.; VV'' Marton; Tuesday. Gywnn's Railway Hotel, Turakina,, was'burnt to the ground. ;last ■. night, through the bursting of a lamp in the bar. Insurances—Furniture £3OO, stock £SO, hotel iB6O. Nearly every;, thing was destroyed, including clothing.