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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2351, 20 July 1886, Page 2

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(United Press Association.) Wellington, this day. At the invitation of the Governor some 40 or 50 numbers of both Houses of Parliament had a conference with him yesterday afternoon on the subject of the Tarawera disaster. Colonel Brett moved,' and Mr Dargavillo seconded, thai a committee be formed to consist of the Governor, the two Speakers, and three members from each House to consider the best means of affording relief to the sufferers by the eruption. . It was afterwards decided to add the Mayor and Chairman of local bodies to the Committee. It was suggested by His Excellency that a monster carnival might be held on Soames' Island in the.H&rbour.

• > Makaia, this day. . Everything is quiet here. The natives arrested have not been released. 52 horses and 20 bullocks were impounded from Hastie's yesterday, Rumors are afloat, but are not confirmed, that the natives intend to rescue their horses and cattle from the pound, but there is an Armed Constabulary guard on duty day and night, At New Plymouth • thirty ijtives under Te Whetu camped at Okura and are ordered by Ti Whit} to plough on Mr Morris' land. To-day in an interview with the reporter of the News, Te Whiti stated-thatthe whole agitation was caused by Te Whiti who hopes to get all confiscated land back. The. trouble is not through the non-payment of rents by Government.,. The Natives Btate that they have been instructed by an English lawyer that they must assert three years or they will-lose their titles to it, Acting under this impression, there-

fore, they are now formally averting their ownership, of the laud. :-.'■■• AuokUhd, this day.

Captain Webb, Acting American Consul, has given'; orders that all of the creW of the Petrel'who are unwilling to go to Bea are to get a month's pay and: their discharge. "AH excepting Joachim,, a Portuguese, accepted the olFer. The costs oi the prosecution have been defrayed by theArmericanGovernment. ■..■. ■'■■:■ Three more bodies of natives have been found nt Tokeniho, Wairoa, making thirteen in all. Te Kooti, having prophesied that Rotuiti is to be destroyed by fire, the natives h,ive cleared out bay and baggage,, emigrating ,to AwahoUj near Ohineinufcu,

The police raided a fruit shop'of an old man named Charles McDonald, and. aiTSßted him prisoner, and six young girls. They found 20 larrikins there, who were captured with packs of cards and a quantity of drink. Bail was!,re fused.