NEW ZEALAND.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1983, 24 March 1885, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

|»Y TM.M.RU'II — PRKSS ASSOCI VTIOV. NKW PLYMOUTH, Mmday. Fully 10U0 natives passed thiough tintown nt half past ten a in. They Mire he.uled l>y Titokowam. The civ.ilcul was ne.irly u mile loiifj, consistinK of .">0 cxpie^^es and Apiing carts, 800 lioiieinen and .") 00 natives on foot. They pro ceeded to Mangaine I'a, two miles from the town, and remain there for two 01 three d.iys A large crowd of Kuropean* aMcmblutl at the pa to dny to uitnets the proceedings, hut nothing was don except feasting— mussels, potutoes, kc. heing the [itincipul fare

O AMARU, Sunday. A deputation from the horough counei waited upon Sir Julius Vogel on Satin day afternoon with reference to urginthe o<n eminent to tnkc steps to place tic town in n Ht-ito of defence from hostil< attack, Sir Juliu* Vogel said he though the tnonoy i< quired to bo spent on mic a work would be much better applii' piomoting the development of indui* tii.il enterpiito He dnl not think then was any d.inger o\ the town being visitH liy hostile cruispis. Ho s.ud that i > the event of such <i coiitmgeuuy, all tlu bullion could be removed to one of th' larger towns for safety.

WANGANUI, Saturday. At the inquest to tl.iy on John Higyw. a \(.'i«lictot " Dit'(l from alcoholic poiiou" was mtnrncd.

NAPIER, Saturday. Mr William Koutlcriuu, nwjor com in Hiding tlie district, died lost night from congestion of the brain.

WKLLINUTON, Saturday. Tho fever patients at the quarantine station are now convalescent, ami have bfen released. Mr Ltardot, fishmonger here, is making several e\perinients in tinning and pie serving lisli. Mr Liardet is using almost *-\ery variety of salt water fish, ami also fu-sli water eels. He has foiwardtd a tiul shipntciit to Sydney, and l>y tin* Doric to morrow he sends home a laige (inautitv of fresh and salt water fisli.

MASTKRTON. Saturday. Mr Beetlmm, M.H.K., add reused his constituents last night. He eulogised Sir J. Voxel's political genius, spoke strongly in favour of federation, and approved of spending £400,000 for colonial defence as lecommended by the (ji>\eminent

CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. A paddock of Tuscan wheat threshed by \V. Bernie, Kai.ipoi, South Island, yielded 98 bushels por aero. Several growers in the neighbourhood expect proximate return*. Monday. Sir Julius Vogel lias addressed a letter to the newspapers, explaining hit scheme for Uniting small sum* to settlers tit a low rate of interest. He proposes the formation of a private company operating under Government guarantee, this com puny to be aided not only by a guarantee of 4J per cent, interest on its capital, but similar nceurity to bo given for money which it may raiso upon debentures, the company to bo empowered to lend this money in sums not exceeding £3000, chanting as a maximum rate of interest ~>l per cent. He says tin- Government lia.s not yet decided to introduce such a MR'amitY, fearing strong opposition, but thry will put this forward as a feeler. DUNKDIN, Sunday. Sir Julius Vogolni rived List niifht, and expects to i email) in Dunrdin till Monday week.