ALEXANDRA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2037, 28 July 1885, Page 3

ALEXANDRA.

Wk have up to the picsent time no im- | poitant find to record .is ha\in<? been made by our piospectoi, Mi B.nkei, in his hearch foi a payable gold held, there arc two paities out, anci wo are still bring in hope of then labours being successful. I w.w shown a ni.iguific.nit specimen of lead ore on Saturday lf^t, s.ud to have been found m Pironga, it appealed to be quite pine metal. - m Kowl Maniopoto has returned from le Kumi, accompanied by Te Mahuki, who made pnsoner of Mr Hursthonse some tuiio ago, and forty other natives, Rowi came down hearing th.it old M.umhin was on hi-, death bed, he wished foi a farewell interview w ith his old friend. Manuhii iis very weak ju«t now, but still has strength to*'iead prayers to his own f.imily every night mid morning. He is constantly exhorting them to h.ne .ill their chitilien cbnsti'iipd, and follow the obseivnnces of tho church. The old fellow, when he takes his depaiture will die the death of a gortd chusti.m. Our storekeepers ha\e been doing a good business thu la-«t week, a number of natives having \isited the township, and pui chasing freely. The hotel-keepers do not appear to benefit horn their presence, as of yore and business is \eiy slack with them". , „ The funeral of Mrs J. Steele, wife of Seigeant J. Steelo of the A.C. Force, whose remains weiebroughtovei from Cambridge for liiteiment heie on Wednesday last, was well attended, but far moie would liave been present, but for a niiaappielienMon as to the horn appointed. The deceased lady 1 icing the d.uightei as well as thi wife of one of Alevindias onginnl ncttlrrs. The sympathy with the hu-bind and young family ho «adly beie.ived is univeisal in Al«\andr.a and district. There is agieat deal of sickness just now in the locality, as well among Kuiopeans and natives at Wh.itiw hatihoe. Sexeial deaths h»vo occurred.— (Own Conespondent, July 27thth.) >