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Albertland Gazette, Issue 6, 4 November 1863, Page 3

. The Daring, Capt.. M'Kenzie sailed on. Oct. 7th for Canterbury with 25,000 feet timber. Capt. Dodd, when last here, kindly gave a chain for the purpose of forming" a Budy for the river. '''$: :: A vacancy having occurred in the Provincial Council, for Raglan, our late pioneer, Mr. J. Newman, is offering himself. A Proclamation in the Gen. Govt. Gazette., names F. H. Hull, Mangawai, W. Moir, Mangawai, and J. I. Wilson, Eaipara, as Justices of the Peace in this locality. "Why not attempt to cultivate Tobacco hero for the Auckland market ? A person in Otago a very inferior climate, has succeeded in producing a very superior quality, The Jlnvie JVilson is on the berth for Can - terbury, and from thence she will return to London. Postal.—Below we give the number of letters received at and despatched from Porli Albert during the quarter. Despatched, 294 letters, 328 Newsp. Received ..371 „ 526 „ 1 bk.prcl. New Arrivals.—Mr. J. Turner, 1 daughter, from Leeds; Mr. and Mrs. Bailey from Adelaide: Mr. and Mrs. Urown from Grimsby; Messrs, T. Cottle, C. Brown, R. Ellis and W. Fox, (part of the Rev. Mr. Cottle's party.) Mrs. S. Johnson, 2 daughters, from Otago. ■We have to acknowledge an error in our last with respect to (he Rotorua Maori es into which we were led by our, translator it appears that the word ■pofonga has various significations, as slave, servant, captive. The fact, we are told, is that the.Rotoiuas agreed to a political subserviency under Paikia, the O.'amatean chief. • The Pro. Govt. Gazette announces that the Wairau block, including the Maiingaturoto and Piroa in 193 lots, and Matakohe, 93 lots, will be sold at Hull's store, Kaiwaki on Oct. 28th, as Special Settlement Land,also 22 .lots Town and Suburban Land situate at the Kafwaka, to be sold in Auckland on Dec. 7. Plans of the above blocks may be seen at Mooney's, Mangawai. : A Memorial to the Government is in course of preparation, praying that a Resident Stipendiary Magistrate may be appointed at Te Aral for the whole of the Albertland districts, viz; Or.iawharo, Paparoa, Matakohe, Wairau, Maungaturoto, Piroa, as well as Mangawai, and the East Coast generally. The district suggested is wo think too widely spread. Without meaning any disrespect towards Mr. Hazeldcn, the gentleman nominated we cannot help regretting that no eligible person has been nominated from our own party, and resident at Port Albert. We have conversed with many persons on the suhject, and have heard Mr. JJ. Robinson suggested as suitable. He was, we belie1, c, Coroner of the city of York, prior to coming out, and is well-fitted as a solicitor, for the office. '• • Instead of enlarging our sheet at present, we propose, for certain substantial reasons, to open our office temporarily as a News room, Free to subscribers to the 'Gazette. The table is well supplied with Auckland and various other papers, &c. ' Hours from 9 t0'.12, a.m, and from-3 <o 5 p.ni., Mondays and Saturdays excepted. • ■

Tme KaiparaHaiibour.—Mr. VonSturmer of H M. Customs, Kaipara, in a letter to tho .New Zealander says " No.lung is so detrimental to the advancement of a district as an unsafe harbour or dangerous entrance, permit me to state that daring the few months I have been hero, I have known vessels, commanded 'by Captains who were perfect strangers to ■tho West Coast, brought into harbour without having experienced the slightest danger or difficulty, the channel being perfectly straight <a mile in width, and having a depth of not less than five fathoms at low water.'' t We are informed that the Progress on her N last voyage here, had on board 1$ ton flour, 4001bs, sharps, 1 bag rice, 4 bags sugar, 1 case and 1 bale goods, consigned to Mr. Jas. Cocks of Te Whao, ( Kakaria,) but instead pf .delivering them as heretofore, the Cap'am engaged Mr. Hames with his boat to take the goods from him at the Kaipara Heads, a distance of 25 miles, and deliver them at Te Whao Finding the boat overloaded, it is alleged, that Mr. Haines threw the bulk of the goods overboard, and then returned toPaparoa and sold the remainder to the natives. The result has not transpired up to going to press. We regret to announce the total loss of the Salcombe Castle, Captain James' schooner, near Hokianga, about 30 miles north of Kaipara Heads. She was only partially insured. Paparoa.—We have too late received a somewhat lengthy communication, which we are reluctantly compelled to hold over to our next. • We are informed that tho settlement ■is thriving, and its prospects all that could be expected. . . Also a report of a meeting, on board the Tyburhia, whilst in quarantine at Eangitoto, •■the following are the resolutions passed: "1. That in the opinion of this meeting it is a great hardship to detain the passengers and ship longer in. quarantn^, seeing that there is no small-pox on board, nor has been since Sept. 4. '•2. That the station appointed for quarantine is utterly unfit for the purpose, there being no supply of.water, nor sufficient space for walking exercise for the sick, even if there were auy ; that the exposure to which healthy persons have beeii subject'there, is , likely seriously to affect their health, and '« therefore that the detention must fail of accomplishing one of its main objects. "3. That a'memorial to the Auckland Qovernment embodying the foregoing resolution be forwarded to the Superintendent of the pro\ince. . "4. That a copy of these resolution and memorial be sent for publication to the Southern Cross, New Zealander, and jilbcrtland Gazette."