Telegraphic News.
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
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NEW PLYMOUTH, Monday. The natives between Parih'aka and Opunake have 300 acres of wheat which was planted by the Taranaki tribe. They have bought two threshing mashines. Kahui, an influential chief, owning one of them, states thafc it is the intention of the tribe to go into wheat culture on an extensive scale. He says, hitherto it has been only day, and they could not see, but, now that it is light, they intend to devote their attention to those peaceful occupations which they were engaged m before the war. Kahui wishes this to be distributed through the colony, that Europeans may know the peaceful condition of the natives m Taranaki.
Tuesday. Agricultural sfatistics for "the County of Taranaki: Holdings, 631; land broken up, 1305 acres ; m wheat, 1586 acres ; m oats, 412 acres; m barley, 30 acres; m grasses, 43,631 acres ; m potatoes, 464 acres; m other crops, 226 acres : total number of acres under crops, 46,349.
WELLINGTON, Monday. It is stated that the Government will bring down the measures on which they intend to stand or fall within a fortnight after the meeting of the Assembly. Those measures will provide fur a change m the representation of tho colony ; also, a change of the incidence of taxation, and manhood suffrage. Tuesday.
The Constitutional Itelbrm Association have appointed a Committee to promote the registration uf votes. it is said that the probate duly on thu will of the Into Mi- W. B. Rhodes will amount to £20,000:
CHK ISTCHUJJCH, Tuesday. Tiie tramway scheme between Christchurch and suburbs promise^ to bo a success. The suburban Municipalities and Local Boards guarnutce the company 21 yours'
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Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 893, 14 March 1878, Page 2
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280Telegraphic News. Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 893, 14 March 1878, Page 2
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