LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume V, Issue 266, 24 January 1874, Page 2

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

Wellington. Fridny. The Gjvcniim-nt havo withdrawn t>i» imisei-imon ngaiiutHun in and other mslurbers oft!, - pi'u.^', L'isii, thcirla^yee, nske;i ior a withdrawal on th" •nnui tint thr Mui>ns litd not t!iu 3!itne conception of the n'sj^sty ot tiro law us Europe^ins, and hnvo always beon aycustdinpd to tliink tlmt tliey could do what they hacd with tiic.r own. He »>n I that his clients were extremely sorry for vr''[\t they had done, nnd would promisf in future to (ill dUFertncvs t*> tl;o Ih\t for settlement. Hutiia jeomi'd murh depressed, p,ut|. the nuthorities thought justico had al»i>ady been satiilied, n« Hunia had been put to great expense, and had furwrij ren- ' dei ed good service to the GoTernment.

New Plymppth, Friday. t , Mr Whitcombe has been committed for trial fur hbul on Mfljor Atkinson and Mr Bayly. Fen atfrempjb* were made to compromise tlio mutter. The defendant refused to admit Hint tbe squib wrs written under rxcitemont consequent on the Suporintendency •k-rfcinn. He hn« bpen admitti-il to bail, himself in £100, and two sureties of £50 each.

Urejniouth, JFriday. ] Charles Somers, a. bookseller, 1 Jibs been fined £23 besidei confiscation of goods rallied ftt £30, for parsing entry of a csmj without declaring u gros* of plfijmg curds contained therein.

Cbriirtehyrcri, Friday. 'Hie Provincml Council dc/ideu luhi night to invite competitive'designs for public offices which are estimated to co»t £2700.— Mr Vogel eailod for Welhngtoo ye-terdai.

Dunodin, Friday. The following horses hire accepted at the declared weights for the cup to be run for in March : — Lurline, 9it 91ha ; Tambourine, 9st 21bs ; Calujnny, 8-*t 121bs ; At.la«, Bst lib ; Papapii, 8»t ; Yatterina, 7st lO.bs ; Goesip, 7*l 9lbs ; Custaway, 7st; Fiirawheriiin, 7al 6ib»j Butterfly, 7»t 41bs ; Dolamer, 7st 21bs ; Banjo, 7st ; Templeton, 6«t 12lbs ; Earl of T\nne, 6<t 8lbt» ; Verbena, G*t B\bs; Rusina, G^t Blbi ; Sjirituml, 6at slbs : Baroncs? Buidett, ssl 91bs ; Nelljr Kinj,', s»b J)lba. — A large tnfeting oi Muoi \a took place yeiterday n.t tli« Htffcd* Mr Watt had prenoH^lj paid f Urm iUniS varj.ng from £850 to £2 10a ; largo numbers of European! were present. Tho chief Tairoa sp^ke, and accused the white government of having puichmpd land under promises winch tbfj hud not fulfilled. Mr J. L. Gilhes and Mr Kateno, a Maori ihember of the Executire, ipoke. The lonner gave a history of the uffairj tho latter said, "it was well," but, being a member of the government, he would give no opinion. A dinner, followed by 4 ball, was given by tho Mnor>B. — A meeting of tho captains of'»essc!i in Port Chalmers was held last avenmg. The\ expressed sympathy with the captain ef the Burst. It was stated that cancelling his certificate was un cxtiome- measure, and a- petition was ndopterf pruving the Government to mitigate it. A subscription of /oO was* collected for tho captain.