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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1650, 2 April 1884, Page 2

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(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Feilding, Tuesday, J. L, Rees' coach factory on Kim bolton road was destroyed by fire this morning. The building was insured in the Colonial office for £2OO. The stock, valued at £3OO, was uninsured. No clue has yet transpired as to the origin of the fire.

AN OCEAN RAGE, Auckland, Tuesday. The City of Sydney and the Rotomahana had an ocean race from the Sydney heads to this port, the Rotomahana winning by over seven hours. Melven Dawson, a lad aged 14, was killed at Kowaka through the kick of a horse, The New Zealand Insurance Company intend paying the insurances in full on tho Mataura's frozen meat.

THEGOVERNOR'S MOVEMENTS.

Auckland, March 31,

His Excellency the Governor arrived to-day-from Waikato, and was received by tho Mayor.

Sir William Jervois leaves the Thames by tho s.s. Hiiiemoa on Thursday morning next, and expects to reach Coromandcl on Saturday, in conjunction with Major Cautlcy, but he will not deal with the question of the defence, of the northern portion of the colony until after the next session of Parliament. Later. His Excellency Sir William Jervois, on his arrival at Auckland, sent a message of condolence to the Queen, through the secretary of State, relative to the death of Prince Lcopald,

THE MAORI EMBASSY. Auckland, Monday. Tawhiao and party leave by the Tarawera for Sydney to-morrow, and thence per the Sorato by the Suez route. The parly consists of Tawhiao, Topia, Te Wheoro, Patara, and Te Tuhi, who edited the Hokioi Kingite newsbapcr, the opposition journal to Gorst' Pihoihoi, the Queenito organ, and they are accompanied by Skidmoro —a., half-caste—as interpreter. The party visited the Japanese warship this afternoon. Later. ■ Tawhiao, during .his visit to the Japanese warship Tsukuba, received from Captain Ariji a present of a complete suit of Japanese armor, He presented the captain with a number of beautiful native mats, (fee. In his speech, and alluding to the courtesy of of Captain Ariji, Tawhiao stated ho was going to England to cement a lasting peace between the two races. Tawhiao has composed ■ a farewell address to the tribes of New Zealand,

New Plymouth, Tuesday, The Anniversary races came off today. ; The weather 'was fine and tho attendance good. MAIDEN PLATE, Gabble 1 Slider ... ... ... 2 Parere ~, 3 A splendid race between Gabble and Slider. Gabble won by half a head. Dividend M 9s. A protest was lodged against Gabble. Dukedin, Tuesday. The jury in Catherine Hunter's.case are unable to agree. A fresh trial wilt take place to-morrow. . Win, Yeomans, convicted yesterday for indecent assault, was sentenced to three years, MR PULTON, M.H.R, BEFORE. / HIS CONSTITUENTS. Dunedin, Tuesday. Mr .Fulton, M.H.R., wldressed his constituents at Mosgiel on Saturday evening, There was a small attendance. Mr Pulton gave an account of the proceedings last session, and strongly censured Mr Dargaville for making unfounded charges against the Government in a manner that was degrading to the' House. On the question of annexation and federation he said it appeared we had sufficient, difficulties to deal with, ■without joining in a scheme which committed the colony

to- considerable expense in connection' : with affairs in which wo we should have a small voice, He would, however, support any bill to prevent. the deportation of criminals from France to these islands, or enable our Government 'to prevent convicts from landing. Mr Fulton complained of the disproportionate character of the amounts granted for charitable aid, and stated that Otago only received about one-third ot the amount granted to Canterbury. He also expressed the opinion that absentees who had large landed estates in the colony, should be made to contribute in some special way to the colonial revenue. A vote of thanks and confidence in the candidate was passed unanimously.