SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 940, 2 July 1878, Page 2

SPECI AL TELEGRAMS.

' AUCKLAND, last night, Gallagher who took the Metropolitan hotel to-day, sold to Corcoran for ,£BOO thine hours ciftorwards. At the Supreme Court, a tine bi|l was found against airs Major Croker for obtaining- goods under false pretences from Jenkins at -New market. WELLINGTON, lust night. Lighthtuff struck U.o Wanganui telegraph office, melting the instruments. The line is down to Waitar a, WELLINGTON, Friday. THE NEW LICENSING BILL. The .following are the lending features m the new Licensing Bill : — For adulteration : First offence, not exceeding £50 and costs ; second offence, imprisonment with hard labour for any period not exceeding six months. Auyone knowingly selling adulterated liquors : First offeuce, £20, or imprisonment for one month ; second and subsequent offences, ,£IOO, or three months' imprisonment, and to be declared a disqualified person for not less than two nor more than ten years. Where ' a person is convicted, his license is liable to be 'forfeited, and the license and premises are liable to oo declared disqualified for not less than two nor more than five years. Where the licensed person is convicted under the Act, and his license not for felted, the polica shall cause a placard stating such conviction to be affixed to the premises, and to remain (here for two weeks, on a penally of 40a a day. _ On the second and subsequent convictions, the justice* will publish the offender's name, at the offender's expense, m the newspapers. Any persons keeping Mliiard or bagatelle tables without a licanso shall be fined, for the first offence, £b or .£10; seoond^not less than £10 or more than MSO. An inspector of licensed

promises and liquor will be appointed. Saturday. The Customs revenue, received her... for the mouth of June is .£12,202, as against £12,782 for the same m until la.b year. For the financial year ending to-day. the total. Customs receipts are i>lß6,Bßi, as ngainst .£167,855 last year. C : _ RTSTC EURO H, Friday. The annual exhibition of the Christohurch Poultry Society was held to-day. There were 370 exhibits and a hi. ire attendance. The following are the Government land sales for the past twelve months: —Town lands, 1)4 acres, realised .£2490; rural lands, 554,168 acres, realised .£1,108,902. At a meeting 0 f the Seiwyn County Council to-day, a resolution was carried similar to the one addressed by tlie Christohurch City Council, to the effect that the Selwyn Council, declines to undertake the administration of the charitable aid till the Government has placed the charitable institutions on a permanent basis by legislative enactment. TfMARQ, Friday. The following nominations for the Timaru Steeplechase were received at a meeting of the stewards this evening : — Maiden Plate of. 50 soys. ; distance aWit 2 miles : — Pakeha, Shark, Baron, Kakanui Lass, Lark, Tommy, Enfield (late Sparrowtai!.) Timaru Cup of 75 soys. ; distance, 3 miles : — Baron, Kakanui Lass, Tho Agent, Stockman, Loveland, Ivanhoe, Tommy. Shillelagh, Jack, Brunette, Everslie, Tally-ho. Handicap of 200sovs. ; distance, about 4 miles : — Brunette, Jack Sharp, Faugh-a-Ballagh, Mickey .Free, Everslie, Lone-hand, Stockman, The Agent, Turk. Shillelagh, Baron, Silver-stream, Ivanhoe, Ka field, (late Sparrowtail.) The Steeplechase will be held on Monday, July 15. WATTARA, Friday, 7 P ,m. During the forenoon nothing was done m the way of business with the natives, bub m the afternoon a meeting was held iv the open air. which, though brief, was ot considerable importance, and has brought matters between the Government and Rewi to a decided front. The weather, fortunately, continued fair duriug the day, and the excursionists from New Plymouth seemed to enjoy their visit, The natives then proceeded to prepair their ' hangis,' or ovens, and to cook part of the food desfcributed. These proceedings occupied so large a proportion, of the da/ that ii was lato m the afternoon before business could be resumed. Rewi remained m the township the whole day. About 3 o'clock, Sir G. Grey came and say Rewi, when it was arranged to hold the adjourned meeting at once m the open air. Both Europeans and natives assembled m the large paddock adjoining the railway-station. Some difficulty was exerienced at fii a'; m keeping the Eiuopeans from pressing m upon Rewi aud those who accompanied him. A number of ladies were accompanied Avith seats behind Sir George Grey and the Hon. Mr Sheehan, and the representative of New Plymouth, Mr Kelly, M.H.R. Arrangements having been completed, ReAvi walked forward m front of Sir George Grey, and said : Do you ask me to commence? Sir George Grey : Yes, if you are willing. Rewi : I would like you to commence. Sir Ueoi'gQ Grey* : I have arrived here at your request to hear what you have to say, and I shall be glad to listen to yonr words. Rewi said : I have asked you to come here so thab you may let us know what you have to say, and that I may do the same. For that reason, I said, " I Avill go to Waitara." You said, " Let us both go," and I said, " Yes." What I have to aay is with regard to Walfcara. I will speak my thoughts to you. i gave my body away at Waitara (meaning- that he hid fought there), aud I wish to give my tlio ughts at Waitara. That is all I will say afc the present time. Sir George Grey said : At bhe request of Tawhiao and his followers, I Avenb to Hikurangi to meet them there. Tawhiao and myself have had a conversation. He and his followers are now reflecting over it. At that conversation Rewi Avas not present, but; he proposed that I should meet hira liere. I thought ifc desirable, as he aud his people formed so large and important a portion of the native community, to , gratify their wishes, and to meeb them afc this place, and here I am. Ifc is for you to speak to me. I have known Rewi's people for many years, and they ara well aware that I am a friend of theirs ; let them speak to me as men speak to a friend. Rewi said : When I listened to what Sir George Grey sai's jusfc now, he seemed as if he was asking" somo ono fo speak. I did nob say to him that I AvLshed anybody else to speak here but only ourselves two • for it is nob by thi. and that person that trouble came over the country, but it was through myself that trouble spread over the whole Island. William King was here, and I asked William King and Te Tiva to speak. That would be as it Avere investigating the matter. I am speaking solely with respect to the division that is between the Europeans and *

-s.'J!!!!!i_J!Ll!_ ' •■ natives, and of the cessation of all further trouble, so that the Europeans and natives may be one people as you have said. That is al) I nddress myself to. My word is this, t) finally finish what we have to say between us two,— the persons who fought with one another. That is why I fixed upon Waitara as the place of meeting. If Sir George Grey should acquiese that I am to havo Waitara, it is finished. That is ali I have to say. ' 'Sir George Grey (after a pause) said : Rewi, make your meaning clear. Speak at greater length. I do not understand yon Rewi said : I have only one word to explain. I wish Sir George Grey to give me back Waitara. That is the only mutter of importance m what I have to say. Sir George Grey said .-Have you anything else to say, that I may consider all these things at. once? Rewi said : this, is the principal of the subjects I have to discuss. When I am clear about this, I will be prepared to discuss with you about the establishment of schools, the opening of roads, railways, and telegraphs. When this particular subject is settled, then I will talk to you about those matters. Sir George Grey consulted for some time with the native — the Hon. Wi Tako,— and then said : Rewi, still I am not clear as (o your meaning. As it is now late, I think it is be.ter to defer the discussion till to-morrow mornino-. Rewi said : I had mentioned the great matter Aye have to discuss. It is not an extensive subject. You ask that we should adjourn until tomorrow. Yes, we will do so. If we do not finish this discussion tomorrow we will continue it the day after, and I won't let you go away until Aye have iinished it. When Aye have finished it everything else will follow, and will be settled without any trouble. The meeting then broke up. Rewi came up, and sho6k hands with Sir G. Grey, and said : We will settle tho matter between ourselves. Opinion is divided as to Rewi's real meaning m asking for the restoration of Waitara. Some think that he desires to get back a small portion m order to restore it to William King ; others believe that he takes Waitara as representing all the confiscated land ; the third idea is, that Rewi simply desires that Waitara should be handed over to him formally, when he would return it as an atonement for his sins. The proceedings to-morrow will no doubt reveal the true meaning.