NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2531, 22 February 1887, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

(BY ELBOTRW TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT] Reuter's Telegrams. Sydney. February, 21, ••. Arrived; last;.evening—Tarawa, ■■'.' Tlie election returns now show .78 freetraders and 27 Protectionists. By Saturday's polling iiye Freetraders and four Protectionists were returned. , •'• Melbourne, February 21. "' Twenty three Preussen's passengers were released from quarantine at Sorrento on Saturday, and the remainder will probably be released next week,

3f il Adelaide, February 19. n A disease resembling malignant jo typhoid has appeared amongst the 11 horses in the north-east of this colony. !' The Government is taking necessary ■ precautions to 'prevent the outbreak . spreading, ; *. 8 London, February 20. 9 The election to fill the vacancy in B the representation of Burnley in the House of Commons caused by the > death of Mr Peter Rylands, took place , yesterday and resulted in the return 1 of Mr Slagg, a supporter of Mr Glad-' 1 stone by a majority of 545 votes over ' ! his opponent, Mr Thorsby, a Conser- ' vative, The polling was as follows: ! Slagg, 5026; Thorsby, 4481. '

Constantinople, February 20. The Bulgarian Delegates have referred the proposals : made by r the Porte, to the. Government. The Turkish Government are anxious that a compromise shall be arrived at between the Delegates and M.Eankoff Sir William White, the British Ambassador, has enjoined the delegates to show tact and moderation in the negotiations with M. Zanioff,

| Moukhtar'Pasha, Turkish High Commissioner in Egypt, has telegraphed to the Porte expressing disapproval of Sir Drummond Wolfe's proposals with regard to Egypt. The Sultan and his advisers also view unfavorably the British Commissioner's proposals. ' Sydney, February 21. TlieHlwarra ninwhwooviignMl

at Papawai on Saturday afternoon. Mr Bunny addressed the Committee (who were all present but three) at great length. He said he had been appointed to meet them and make proposals on behalf .of the Government of New Zealand. He had lived among the Maoriea for 34 years, and had

always been their friend. The Government had asked him to say that they were fully prepared to pay, either in money or in land, all interested in the ownership of the lakes. Be advised them to corao to terras with the Government, as they would pay the Natives the full value for their

interest in the lakes, and, as a Government representative, he proposed to them to appoint someone on their behalf to come to somo conclusion. If they wanted to take the consideration in money, they should have it in money, but if they ohoose to have it in land, thay should have it in land. Ho would say to them 'appoint your man, 1 the. Government .will appoint theirs, and these two could meet, with a third person (i and deoidaaa to what the price should bo, and settlo tho question for

ever. He remarked that tho Government was a great power, but thoy wished to study the interests of the Natives, and he, as a friend,,advised them to come to terms with- the Government. He undetstobd that the various %jus had each appointed a member to represent their particular district on the Committeo. Hebolieved

that nine out of the' twelvo on that Committee were present/ and if the others would leavo the matter iu tho hands of the Committee, and appoint a day, ho (Mr Bunny). together with I Messrs Donald and Matthews, wonld I'ineeb them, and would be prepared to be liberal. The matter could not remain as it is now, it mutt shortly be settled. Piripi Maori, Chairman of. the Native Committee addressed tho deputation in roply, and at tho time the room was well filled, with Maories. He said in Maori, which was interpreted by Mr C. Jury, "My'word" to the Maories is to ask the Committee to let

Mr Bunny's question stand over jiow, of course, my words now aro : thVsame as what I said some time ago. When Sir George Grey came into office, he sent MrSheehan to meet the Natives, Mr Sheehan at that time suggeaed to ilect a committee to see into the ques- j

tion ; a meeting took place afterwards. , Mr Sheehan told them that, he was , going to the East Cape, and when he , came back he would meet them in Wel-lington-he never sent for them, ho said he quite forgot until his Govern- )' ment were put out of office. The second man was Mr Bryco who urged the Natives very strongly to settle the lako question, but I never saw tho meeting take place to discuss the matter satis- , faotorily, After Mr Bryce's Govern. ! ment want out of office with nothing done about the lakes. Mr Ballance came into office, he met us here at Papawai, ho thoroughly explained Native affairs throughout New Zealand as well as the Wairarapa Lakes; Mr

Ballance wished to have tho matter settled, and urged us here at Papawai not to be long before we met to settle it. He asked us to appoint a com; mittee of seven, he left us and went to the East Coast, since then the com--mitteo met at Waitapu and went fully

into the matter, it is a very hard ques tion for tlio Maories to settle, that ii wliy it ia held over, and therefore Mi Balance's suggestion js not carried out the Natives wished tho whole thing to be fair. The reason that the lakes are required open is because when they are shut the land becomes flooded and the Europeans land spoiled by the water, one difficulty ia the entrance, another is. the • tioklich question

of ownership, whioh :is hard .to settle among th« natives. Then,

"again, the Europeans argue that their stoek is imperilled, while the natives say they are losing their fish. At the last meeting of the Committee it was found that it wag profitable to the natives to fish in the lake four months jn the year, but tjjey, decided to forego ppe ]is t qf th s t'%§ and allow the Government to keep open the late ten month's in tlia year, the natives reserving January "and Pebru-

arytor thoir nslpg season and the closing of the lakes. Now, I am only expressing my own mind, but what Mr Bunny has said here to-day is only fair and the suggestion of Mr Bunnys is very good. Let the Government go fully into; the question, adjust some grievances about tho inland streams that have been improperly sold, and also some land around the lakes' that has been wrongfully taken from the natives and sold, Bottle all tho disputes

to accept the terms offered by their, employers. Sir Henry Partes will leave for Melbourne to-morrow to confer with the Victorian Government, Om thousand of the unemployed marched in procession to the Benevolent Asylum to-day and demanded food. A number of them afterward interviewed the Premier, whopromised to deal with the question at once.: Melbourne, February 21. The Senate-ofthe Melbourne. University passed a .resolution .this, aftery noon approving, •'. of- women being admitted to medical degrees,' ..' Aden,February2o. News has. been' received from Zanzibar that the Portuguese have occcupjed the village of Tongue,'in the Sultan's territory. Tb,ey : have also seized a . Zanzibar steamer-which was laden with arms and ammunition. Ottawa, February 20. A mixed Commission of Canadian and United States representatives will bo appointed to meet in this city for the purpose of Bottling the fisheries dispute. , ■Rangoon, February 20. .' The firo which broke out in this city yesterday is the third which has'occurred ■ recently, and which are believed td ' have been the work of incendiarism. 1 _ ~;-; 1

THE WAIRARAPA LAKES. By arrangement with tho .Nativeß, .a .'1 deputation, oDnsisting of Mr fl. Bunny i as representative of the Government i for the occasion, Mr James Donald, Chairman of the South Wairarapa' ] River Board, and Mr Matthews, a * member of the Featherston Road Board, (fee, met the Native Committee

?■■ which are the cause of the present rouble, and then my p eo pk,wil[ agree ? to deal with the Owarmit Wo i claim the land at high mrk. lhe Government of Sir D. McLean I agreed that the Natives owned th* ■ land to high water mark, but 0. ! Governments Sir D.'UcLean upset' • the agreement and the land.,was soil' on the east side. . A^btK^riGbyenitnenfcame in and sold 'laiSd> / on the West side. One native soKl.it an<fc never considered the claim of {he-' : r*f .of the. tr?be. What Mr Bunnf %$ said ia good, but perhaps the 'Govern* merit ia- covering something up by wishing: to buy the lakes. Whom the .matter, went through the Courwho Court decided that it was only the deep water of the lake that belonged to the natives, but be tbougbt. different ;he thought to high waWf mark.,/ The question of Mr Bunnys ilfpi, M the Committee settle it. Lot it be tor a week, a month, or two months, but let them deoide. Mr Bunny said k m very pleased to hear the talk of his old friend Piripi. He did pofc wish to enter into details as.to what Mr Sheehan did or what others'did, or did not do, in this matter, but let theracome to ,the present time. ; v Tbe question must shortly be Battled*and when the? were prepared the' deputation would coins again t6 Bee.them; Tho deputation then withdrew, Piripi 'afterwards informing Mr Bunny that" ho thought the natives would be prepared to give an answer in a fortnight. .