ALEXANDKA. Oct 30, 1876.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 683, 31 October 1876, Page 2

ALEXANDKA. Oct 30, 1876.

We have had another dull week here. With the exception of a few canoe* loaded with up country produce brought down for eal •, there has b<en but little sfirrmg. One of tli.' Husky Tisitoia named Whakaomi, committed two offences of petty larceny, in the one case baling n pair of boots from the store of Mr Duffus, and tke other, Mr Aubii was the v etitn for a silk han kerthief. Tha thirf disposed of tie handkerchief f>i Is 6d to Mr M'DonaM the shoemiker here r and of erwards endeavoured to tell him the boot* for 2s GJ, which aroused MrMcD^nalu'* suspicious who at oneo made inquiries, the pohci were <n tUe alert, and one of them, I am informed, aeizod tk*-lbtcf by the blanket which the felow left in his hands and bo'ted. A •iiiartcbase ensued, and the native made fjt the nrer at once, but before he could iw in over <ound two of our settler*, Messrs Boon <md Barker waiting or hun on the bank, finding no chance of eicaping f om them, he turned again and srracn back to the other side and quietly surrendered liim* ■<elf to Constable McLeod. He was itm ht up on Saturday morning befo B Major ftlair, R M, and tfie charge bem^ duly pro Ted, received a sentence of four months with hard labour. The prisoner endeavoured in vain to impress the Bench that lie was in?ane, merely answering " boits" to a 1 question! put to him. lie i*, I am informed, an old offdnder. Our ciieketera had their usual practice on Saturday afternoon, there was a good at tendance. Old Manuhiri and his people are gons toPfkanui to reside at a small settlement (vhout halfway between the Kopua and Hikurangi. — Own Cobbespondknt.