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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 47, 25 November 1867, Page 290

Bay of Islands —lnformation reached Auckland on the 9th inst. of the reported murder of the chief Renata Te Pure, and the wounding of two others, in a quarrel which took place at Kaikohe, Bay of Islands, respecting a woman. It would seem that during the quarrel the men had recourse to fire-arms, and in the affray the chief Renati Te Pure was shot through the heart, and two other native chiefs were severely wounded. The Queen’s English.—As an example (says the Southern Cross) of the difficulties to be overcome by the committee of management of the New Zealand Agricultural Society’s cattle show, we may give the following specimen of a form of entry made by an exhibitor from Onebunga:—“ One pige pure Breed his fether and Mother Was the same Breed of prinCe Elbert and Was Inpaurten frem English he is a bore and One of fust piges his Mother had.” Stoke Band of Hope.—The anniversary- of this society was celebrated on Friday last. Notwithstanding the wet weather and the muddy roads, a procession was formed at 3 o’clock of about 70 children, carrying with them 30 flags and banners. After walking through Stoke they returned to the school-house ground, where a tent had been erected for the children to take their tea in. The public tea took place at half-past five, the tables being barely filled. The public meeting was opened by a Temperance song at seven o’clock; Mr J. T. Smith occupied the chair. After a long speeoh from the chairman the discussion commenced, which consisted of speeches for and against Total Abstinence, interspersed with songs; the speakers acquitted themselves in a highly creditable manner, the outsiders getting the worst of it. The chairman then read a report and balancesheet, the receipts amounting to £l4 10s 3d, and expenditure £l2 Is, showing- a balance in hand of £2 9s 3d.—Colonist. The “ Empire City.”—From a recentissue of the New Zealand Times we take the following caustic remarks as to the street architecture in Wellington :—“ If it be true that the aesthetic character of a people is evinced in its architecture, the character of Wellington, and especially of Wellington commerce, ha 9 unquestionably been hitherto artificial, flimsy, and unsubstantial. The great monuments of this Empire City might be safely designated as being conceived in the Bandbox order of architecture, alternating with the BarnDooric. The houses of cards, covered with sand in feeble imitation of stone, would raise Mr Ruskin’s dander to boiling point, and be denounced by Thomas Carlyle with supreme contempt as miserable shams. The ultimate reason for the adoption of this style of building may have been, as is always asserted, earthquake ; but it looks very like poverty.”

The Whereabouts of the Ministry. —The Wellington Independent, October 31, says: —“ The Hon. Colonel Haultain, Minister for Defence, sailed by the Lord Ashley, on. Tuesday, for Napier, on his way to Tauranga and the East Coast. He was accompanied by Captain Hunter. The only members of the Colonial Executive now in town are Messrs Stafford and Fitzherbert —Mr Hall being at the West Coast, Mr Richmond at Nelson, Messrs. Richardson and Harris at Otago. We hear that Mr Stafford will shortly accompany the Governor to Auckland, in order to meet his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh there; arid that Mr Fitzherbert will proceed to England on business connected with the loan, as soon as certain legal formalities have been complied with, the nonperformance of which prevented his leaving by the last Suez mail.”

Delegation of Power under the Gold-fields Act.—-The refusal to delegate power to Mr Macaridrew, Superintendent of Otago, .is still adhered to by the Government : but by proclamation in a Gazette of the Ist November, that power is delegated “unto the Executive Government for the time being of the:Province,of Otago.” Mr Macandrew, as head of the Executive Government of Otago, will not exercise the delegated powers. To prevent that, another proclamation, appears intHe same Gagette, and'goes on to “appbxnt and declare” that “ from and after the first day of November, all the costs, charges, and expenseß incident:to the management of. the administration of the gold-fields, within. the Provinde of Otago Bhall be regulated by Acts or were passed :by 'the Superintendent and Provincial Council of This"exceptional course, arid the very word-ing-of the proclamations, are clearly, intended to mark Mr Macandrew as a tabooed Superintendent. Hioposition ia certainly not a very enYftbie one.wWirigaririi Timea;