SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1122, 2 September 1879, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[press agency. 1 AUCKLAND, last night. Mr Swanson was returned unopposed for Newton to-day. At the Eden nomination the show of hands was m favour of Mr Tole. Mr Whitaker demanded a poll.

GRAHAMSTuWN, last night.

Thirty volunteers • assembled at the Public HaU at Paeroa, to go to the Matakura settlement on the Waihou ; but on the eve of starting, the guide and pilot (both natives) refused to go, for fear of ambuscades. The volunteers again paraded under Superintendent Thomson and Inspector Kenny. News has reached here that the Nga- j tihakos had received large reinforcements from Waiako, and were determined to fight. Mr Puckey greatly "protests against a force starting. The authorities here applied for more assitance. A pigeon-, gram to the 'Advertiser' says, "the volunteers ' may congratulate themselves on having escaped certain death. A half-caste woman connected with one of the parties has just arrived with information that a large number of Ngatihauhaus and Piakos are assembled at the settlement of the former, and are throwing up earthworks, building pah and whares, being determinod tn fight the pakehas to the death. It has been ascertained that when Mr Puckey went up m the Vivid yesterday, there was a very large number of armed, natives concealed m the flax, although only a dozen or so interviewed him. The Ngatikoes m whom the Government depended, put every obstacle iv the way and prevented the native guide from coming to Paeroa and have him m durance vile. It was reported that Te Hira who is now at Piako intends joining the enemy. Mr Puckey and Superintendent Thomson leave Paeroa at ot once, to communicate with Government. Mr Sheehan is leaving with the tide to go up the river, to meet Messrs Puckey and Thomson, and ascertain the truth of the above rumour. He is sending a steamer up the Piako, to see if the natives have left there for the Aroha. WELLINGTON, Saturday. _ It is said here that the Maori disturbance at the Upper Thames, is near the spot where Mr Blacket stated before the Railway Map Inquiry Committee, natives, stepped m nnd prevented the surveyors going any further with the survey of the extension of the Thames- Waikato railWay being commenoed. Mr Mackay, Native Commissioner, thinks that the Maoris who committed the outrage at Te Aroha belong ; to tho Parihakau tribe. He had several narrow escapes from serious injury by this tribe. WELLINGTON, last night. At nominations . to-day, Hunter, Levin, Hutchinson and Greenfield were proposed. BLENHEIM, laat night. Nominations are Henderson and Seymour. CHRISTCHUROH, last night. Nominationa took place to-day,* show o* hands resulted, Grey 90 ; Richardson, 90 ; Stevens, 90 ; Andrews, 85, and Treadwell 30. Poll demanded. MEMBERS RETURNED. WELLINGTON, Friday. The Hon. W. Gisborne was returned unopposed to-day for the Totara district. CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. The Hon. John Hall was returned unopposed for Selwyn to-day. WELLINGTON, Saturday. Mr Kenny has been returned for Picton unopposed. CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. The Committee of the "New Zealand Draught Horse Stud Book" has decided that entries ior vol. 2 should close on September 4. Kntries will have to be sent to the Secretary of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association.