ALEXANDRA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2105, 5 January 1886, Page 2

ALEXANDRA.

The Rev. Heta Terawhiti's residence near Whatiwhatihoe on the opposite side of the river, was entirely consumed by fire on Satin day morning last, between the hours of seven and eight o'clock in the morning. No ono was in the honfao at the, time, but a little girl. Heta was at J work nt his potatoes, and his wife at the cook-house preparing breakfast, while Miss Temwhiti was at the rivet for a bath. The little girl first gave the alarm by running out and saving that her bed was on fire. Mrs Ter<>whiti ran to the house but being feeble ! only managed to 6ave her own blankets ; ; before .assistance could roach the whole < was consumed, the fire catching and also I' destroying the cook-house and store-house some distance away. Miss Terawhiti who had left the little one hi her bed cannot account for the fire. She was left with only her nightdress in which she bad gone for her bath. Alexandra, January 4. There was a meeting of the natives next day, but little was dove, to consider several tnatters, SuuwprinQipaUyUttU-c*Bt9«. wished

the natives to send out prospecting parties of their own, employing exuert European for that purpose, and to ha\e nothing to do with tho projpucting parties belonging to Europeans. Nothing' however w<i> decided. — (Own Correspondent).