ALEXANDRA. PREPARATION FOR THE MEETING. FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 626, 25 May 1876, Page 2

ALEXANDRA. PREPARATION FOR THE MEETING. FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER.

The genius of tlrc great Pirangift has been. in a rage, and till fcis RBger seems to have been concentrated ©a tke devoted head of Alexandra. Yesterday tke rain poured down incesautly, and instead of the bright view I had expected, the prospect was a dreary waste. Everything seemed to bo wet to tho skin. In short we had yesterday, quite 'Cambridge weather. It w hardly necessary to say tkat very little was done although «erdral chiefs <smw down in spite oi the rain, and interviewed Sir DoauliL Tapiaua, tho King's mouthpioce, Hone to One Pokia, (Kawkia), ai4 Te Wkeoro, were woo Wed by the N.itiv* Minister an tho morning. Both Pekia and Tapiana wade .speeches of welcome to Sir Donald who bubse^uoutly kad au interview with William AJurten. Heta, Tamwbiti, of Taupiri-, Molti to Ron-go-mitu, Waip-x; HAkenha, <whwh being intena-eto'l means J.wkaas), of Phiub. 1U« issue is not yet known. No deputation vait-d upon Sar Dana-Id yestor.lay, owng, no doubt to tho «Ute of the weather, indeed tiierw were «c \>eo[^a to be seoa ia any diiection, and wo constitute all tU life at present in this frontier cirjv There is a large gathering of HggVjf* at Kaipehn, about three miles fr^pPWi butT*wliiao is at Kopiaa. 1 fiwpl^qfejgfy 11 ■Sown to tho former place to nae«*«|wme Nativo Minister, but when this *a$ *me» off. is not known. I hope and frost it will not be long. Mr Bush, Interpreter, is here ariinging the preliminaries. The eieitement of tke telaca is oveeeonaiog one, and I long for the wilds. ■ To-day will, as a matter of course, , bt one ef inaction and dejection, being Her most gracious Majesty's birtU-day, lh« wind howled fearfully in the night and 1 ! welcomed it as precui sor of blue skies, and indeed this awning i thought my pleai snrable anticipations would be verined tor the proverbial Queen's weather shone «ut ef the sky asd poured, its glad inffaeace on mountain *nd valley, but alas for the ! vanity of" al human hopes, the sky is again overcast Another day «u«t up within the four walls of an hotel will be tie death of ne. They tell me-I hwo nofc been able to see for myself-ythat tho Waipah«s risen three feet It is a pitr that the authorities do not riee«ptoo and raise the bridge. It presented a very forlorn appearance in its <mbrg ■*•**■• B een yesterday morning. The «avalrj review at Te Awanwtu will lend a hand to keep Alexandra quiet Sucn w tne decree of fate, so be it ,-„,«. Col Lyon, Mr Kemp and Paul <tf Oraki, arrived daring the rain* of yesterday- They .report the roads in a very bad state. _