SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 751, 24 April 1877, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[Press Agency.] MOFFAT CO MM ITtMD/FOR ;^laL< *.. At WangauuMhe m©|Siofiatiwhd%ai actl|Qg ptttfder ;«p4 fsellingMtjto natives, jgwj cot^nSi^tecJ^qt Atrial. |^ieraU^pen^«t() w nojh'ad t|||A m *ksp l* r ß e l ua 4»|es fof inpt v bo ik foUpd 'on .him entrain hy; ojpiiKhand^ writiog to the'effeot that ha* had made*^ 28641bs for the Waikato. One witness named- Nott, who knew Moffat for the. :laskfi*ey^ saw him at the Upper Wanganui making six tin dishes of powder. It was of good quality. By the next morning it was ..taken awayj he did not knowbvw but th'ought'by tie Wiikatoß, who goTit instead of the Wanganuis. It is thought this is the reason the. Wanganuis split on rand apprehended Moffat. ~^, ' - AucKLiMi?,'last light. • The Executivei.:.;p£^theiGood; Templar, Grand Lodger^ to Parliament,, in favor 'erf-'the ' Permissive ~i ry 7•1 r. -■?• ; 7 i A large meeting of natives at Kaipara 'adopted resolutions expressing the determination of the" natives to adhere to the, Christian religion and'latfa, to become one people with tU6 Europeans, to give up murderers and thieves' to the legal • tribunals. They .affirmed the reoognisitfg claims to land -by f lght&oE 'conquestj that the seat of Govarnment ought to be at JAuoklandl; that orphan children should be supported by Govern;men,j ,that all, legislative greivanaea, should be submitted to Parliament, -a]ud' they acknowledged'the* benefits derived from the Qdeeb/s Government. - u "' i ' GkAHAMßT6w,'last night. . '"''*'"' , No change. - Sales:. Moanatairi, Qaeenof Jibe May, 225; City of London, I3i j Queeg, 25,; Rape Qreck,;J.s.'„'... v \J.-,:'-, . ~. ,\a i Sellers: Mqanatiri, £9 5s ; Kuranui 'Hill, 19i j Bed Queen, 4s j New Morning Star, 6s ;" Queen of May, : 23s'; Piakloj 15a; Queen of Beauty, 22s 6d-; Waitekauri, 18 j.

THE OHINEMURI DIFFICULTY.

Mr Puokey, Taipui and others went to Ohinemuri in the Buona Ventura to take steps to put an end to the war between i the contending tribe?. The result of the talk was that the Ngatetamatera' raised: the blockade and shot the booms. One casualty took place while the firing was going on, Paora's dog having unluckily come in the way of one of the" balls. So ends war in Ohinemuri! Ngatiriki Still say. they will never make friend* with Ngatimatera, and the latter have placed themselves in a very undignified'position. On Saturday a party started to demolish No 1 redoubt, , •••'? CHBisioHiracH, last night Mc Bed wood published' a ; humble apology for an unprovoked assault on " Ready money Robinson." The latter writes accepting it only ou account of Mr Redwood's friends.' ' ' "■ The settling of the Autumn meeting took place on Saturday. The fol lowing ; stakes were, paid -—Redwood, £735, as follows: St Leger, £142 ; Great Autumn Handicap, £4,37 ; Flying Stakos, £155. Webb, Champagne Stakes, £2BB j Dela main, Easter Handicap* '■ £l6B j Ray, Steeplechase, £137 ; Wallocka, Selling Race, £BS, and Consolation. £lO. ' Total, £1,563.