NATIVE LAND SALE SUSPENSION BILL.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 820, 18 September 1877, Page 3

NATIVE LAND SALE SUSPENSION BILL.

INDIGNATION MEETING. A public meeting was held her s c on Saturday night denouncing tjhe Native Land' Sate Suspension "B*ll. The ni^etiog: yas. unanimous to a man. The ; resqlutjqnß were carried :—^featrfchis meetjng views with indignation the proposed action of th& Gtfvekttinent in bringing forward* a roetpore' to stdp all legislation with Kaiiye ltih|d& .Tliat such a, coarse is calculated ]tp do irreparable harm to the districts of the North Island, receiving as they do, the greatest aioount; of their sap port fr^m^thel m^xeiptfpulation. This meeting therefore call upon you as our represent^ tiye, to oppose soch a measure to the utmost of your power." This will be forwarded tar day by wife to Capt Morris. . DuNEDiN/laßt night. Proudfoot was comniittedtto trial for alleged rape on Isabella Angus, < but , admitted on f bail/ himself in £1000 and two sureties of £5,00 .each. ■■ ' - ■-.•* ■'■'■■ ■■'■'■'■ x ■• ; "''''- I,Dunedin, Saturday. A serious affair occurred at - Sparrow and Oo.!s foundry, i whereby a boy named, Yalentine Morton, aged 15, was severely wounded. He was engaged heating an iron, when one of his males, Stewart .Newton, interfered, and waß told' to 1 mhjd his own business. A quarrel arose. Newton having fallen on his back,went away, and returned three !or four minutes aiterwards, saying, u I will make you pay for the way you pushed niea little while ago." He. then picked up a piece of iron, and was about to throw it at; Morton, when the latter rushed at him, and knocked the iron out of his hand. They had another, struggle, when Kewton commenced to use his : pocket-kniie, wiih which he stabbed Morton in several placeß on the lelt kg and left side. The\ knife was taken Irom Newton, and Mortoh was rt&ibved to«he ! Hospital. Dr Uighe expressed his belief that the, cut on JUorton's side was of a very serious character, the knife haying entered the body two inches in an upwaid direction, between two of the ribs. Morton was apprehended on warrant.