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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 12, Issue 969, 15 August 1868, Page 3

Mb. Nolan, President of the Huntley Shire Council, has obtained £50 damages against the Bendigo Advertiser, for a libel in that paper, attributing to him Fenian proclivities. . Db. Featherston. — We (Independent) regret to learn that his Honor the Superintendent (Dr. Featherston) still suffers severely from sciatica. He is unable to leave his residence. Whaling. — For some years past, _ this branch of industry has almost entirely been neglected ; but, we are glad to observe that it has again been partially revived, and that oil and whalebone will again figure in our list of exports. Two small parties have been established at Taewite, Queen Charlotte's Sound, by the Keenan Brothers, and they have been very successful. William iCeenan having canght one black whale, and two humpbacks, with only one boat, which turned out about twenty-four tuns oil ; and his bi'other James, with two boats, two whales, which, when tried out, made twelve tuns. Jackson's party, in the next bay, with two boats, have caught two humpbacks, turning out ten tuns. The oil will be brought here for shipment to London. — Independent. Tareha's Speech. — On the House reassembling last night, the debate on Mr. Fox's motion was resumed by Tareha, the aboriginal, member for the Eastern Maori district. Tareha's speech was interpreted sentence by sentence by Mr. Puckey, tho interpreter to the House. It was a strange, and indeed a memorable scene, and one the like of which was never before seen in a British Legislature. The long Maori sentences sounded very strange, but the orator seemed very much in earnest. Tareha's speech seemed chiefly to consist in invocations to the Assembly to do good, and to put away evil, but he also condemned the working, of the Native Lands Court, because it did not put the names of all the owners in Crown Grants. The hon. member also complained vehemently of the existence of a pouud at Napier, and of some of his property having been impounded. When Tareha resumed his seat he was loudly cheered, and Meti Kingi at once jumped up on his feet, and, moving round to the . fireplace, began his speech with various ' complimentary remarks to the House, and the expression of a wish that the members might live for ever. Meti Xingi spoke at some length, giving his view of native affairs since what he termed the beginning — Heke's war. — .N, Z, Advertiser, August 5.