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Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 392, 2 November 1868, Page 2

For some time past the river channel has been making to the southward, and the last heavy fresh aided its course in that direction, so that now the opening seaward is some distance south of the flagstaff. The disadvantages attending such a long channel, are to some extent counterbalanced by an increased depth of water on the bar, consequent on their being now only one channel instead of two as formerly. The Addison's Flat ' Prospecting Association appears to have met with success in the canvass for subscriptions, the sum of £53 8s 6d having been collected in Westport in a few hours, in addition to the fund got together in the locality itself. We are not aware of the particular steps taken by the Association to carry out the object they have in view, the gentlemen who called for our subscription being unable to enlighten us on the matter, and nothing being said about it at the meeting on Saturday. We expect, however, to receive full information through our reporter in a day or two.

The Wallibi made an extraordinary quick run to Wanganui and back on her last voyage, the whole time occupied by the trip, including stay in port and the shipment of a full cargo of cattle, sheep, &c, being something under four days and a half. When the House was in Committee on the want of confidence motiou, a question arose as to whether members

were allowed to read their speeches. Mr (Jarleton (the chairman) said it was allowable for hon. members to refer to " notes," when addressing the House ; of course these notes might be very copious.—(Laughter). Mr Haughton : '* But I have seen hon. members go up to the table and read their speech right off, finishing up with a flourish of the manuscript, tied together with a piece of red tape belonging to the Government, and then send it to the Opposition journal, the Independent."—(Laughter). A correspondent of the JSTelsou THoenincj Mail gives the following description of the mode in which the Hau-haus get their information: — The way they obtain information of all that is going on in an enemy's camp is simply by rigging up one or more spies in the form o\' the ti-tree, which grows abundantly amongst the fern and toitoi; these in the night take their : tations sufficiently near the enemy to be able to observe all that is passing in and about the camp, whilst other scouts are wriggling underneath the fern and scrub just like so many rats, always careful not to disturb the tops of the fern and scrub, in order to get information from the ti-tree spy or spies, and continually carrying back to their warriors news of all that is going on. If an immediate attack is intended, their own party are at once i lformed of it; if a night or early morn attack, the same ; or if an attack is not to be made, their people are advised of it.