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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5016, 23 February 1878, Page 2

4-n account of Mr Ormond's meeting at Woodville, on Tuesday, the 19th inst° reached us last night too late for insertion. It Will appear on Monday. "Mr Horrock,"'our correspondsntsays "moved a resolution. to the effect that the electors of Woodville have confidence in Mr' OrmoncL. as their representative. Upon a show of hands, all present responded." Plans of tlib Arlington Deferred Payment Block will, we understand, beissued, in about, a week's timo, and then the services of- a gentleman thoroughly acquainted with the country will be available for those who desire to inspect the land. There- ! is no foundation for the story that there was , some probability of the land being sold to neighboring runholders. , . The ' match between the Maori Weed l and .Little Wonder for' £100 a side— 6f which, mention was some time ago matte in the Herald — will be run at Olive on Wednesday next at 3 p.m. The complimentary entertainment to Mr A. R. Eva on Tuesday next is likely, we' believe, fto be a great success. ., Miss Leaf has kindly offered to sing, and' the/ programme generally is of a very varied' and attractive character.' We have, beenrequested :to state that, on account of the length of the programme, • the performance will commence punctually at 8' p.m. Seats may be reserved at Jacobs' fancy repository. ■ , Messrs Owen and Graham had, a number. .of leases on the list in 'the R.M. Court yesterday against debtors tb the estate of the late N. P. Plante, but they were all settled 6 lit of Court,' with the exception of'" one against Arihi Te Nahe; for £32, foir goods supplied, in which case Mr Cbrriford was for Messrs Owen and Graham, and Mr Carlile for defendant. After some conversation, the ' counsel thought the matter could be settled without troubling his Worship, and they retired to consult. ! Tlie members '■ of the Napier Artillery Volunteers are reminded that the firing for the district prizes takes- place on Monday morning next, at 6 o'clock sharp,' at the Tutaekuri rifle range. ; During the hearing of a case in the R.M. Court yesterday, in which the Hon. H. R. Russell was sued in respect to some jbricksthat had been made "for 'him, some amuWmerit'was'caused by' a remark made' 'by Mr Lascelle,s when challenged by Mr Rees as to his (Mr Lascelles') knowledge of brick-making. <c What does my learned friend know about brick -making ?" enquired Mr. Rees in, a sarcastic tone. °"I can tell my learned friend," replied ,Mr k Lascelles, " that I know, a, good deal about ' bricks, . and about, making them too ; I made l; 750,000 bricks on one occasion for the Indian Government." Mr Rees cons ceded the' point as to Mr Lascelles' proficiency in brick-making. The JSvening Post says : — tc We recently alluded in terms of thorough approval to the attitude adopted by the Native Minister with respect to the confiscated lands on the West Coast. That the Ministry should declare in the plainest and most unmistakeable terms that they are determined not to give back the confiscated lands, but to survey and sell them for the purposes of settlement, is one of the most gratifying pieces of intelligence which we have heard for many a long day. Already the country is settled and occupied from Wanganui up to the Waingongoro river, but beyond that are situated the magnificent Waimate Plains, forming the very garden of New Zealand, and these also will ere long become the site of smiling pastures and comfortable homesteads. The land in these plains is all open, and has a soil so; rich ' that if you tickle it with a hoe it will laugh with a harvest. ' These plains are, of all the others, the best land in the . North Island on which to try the experiment on a large scale of establishing settlements on the. deferred payments system, and we believe the Government contemplate doing so. . Altogether, the, decision of • the Government on the ques- . tion is a most satisfactory one. .We agree with the' Wang'amii Herald 'that Mr Sheehan's journey will have a marked ;efiect..- ;T.liG ; natives will understand that .bumptiousness will not avail them, and that the .present G oyernment mean action. iWe rejoice: that the, Native Minister is., idetermined to push on the survey of the .Waimate, ;.and look forward with confidence to the early settlement of that fertile cbuWyJ' " y , / *J ■ r.t ! The Now Zealand Herald thinks' that Mr , Conyers' appointment as traffic .manager for the; South- Island " will give' very general satisfaction there, and' will at once sweep away the wretched system of red-tape that has caused 36 much inconvenience and trouble to those who use : tlie railways largely." Under, Mr 'Car 4 ruthers' regime, it. remarks— " It is said i that by a system of ' requisitions' which ; the department tried to introduce, at least ; a fortnight's delay would have arisen before, a rotten sleeper or a broken rail could- have been replaced. Against this ' system of red-tape Mr Conyers protested, pointing out how the lines would be ' blocked' if this process of action were carried out. The result is that Mr Conyers has been found to be right, and has very properly been appointed Commissioner for the South Island. We think the Ministry might have gone' a step further in the matter,' and have appointed one ' Commissioner for the two islands.. At present the North Island railways, are managed arid controlled from the Public Works Office in Wellington, but we cannot congratulate the department upon the success of their management." Another expedition is now being fitted out in Sydney to New Guinea. This one is a trading enterprise, and is to be under the control of Captain Bruno, who has recently ; ; returned from ' that island. The captain staf.es that he is well acquainted with the coast and the productions of the vast island for a short distance inland. ' The native products on most parts of the coast are numerous and valuable, and afford a means of profitable trade. For the purpose of testing Mr Goldie's discovery of gold a number of experienced miners are to join the association under certain terms, and no doubt is entertained that some valuable, auriferous discovery will be made. The association is to be] formed of those who subscribe at least £50, and a directory will be formed to conduct the financial and general business between the Sydney investors and the party who will proceed to New Guinea. A schooner is to be purchased, together with a small steam-launch for exploring purposes and conveying provisions into the interior to the mining prospectors. The expedition will be provided with provisions and articles of trade for an eight months' cruiso, and there is every probability that the enterprise will prove a success. The great and steady mortality going on amongst the Maori race is referred to by the New Zealand Herald as being indicated nowhere. so plainly as in the number of succession orders that come before the Native Lands Court. Indeed, it re^ marks, looking at the proceedings of certain recent sittings of that Court, it would seem as if the issue of these orders was now its chief work. A number of Maoris lease a block of land, and it is found that amongst perhaps a score of lessees the deaths are frequent, and application has

to be made to the Court to decide who is entitled to receive the share of those who have died. In very few cases have these natives left any direct offspring, and their property has to go to distant relatives. Here is another example of how aboriginal races fade away, in .the presence of;; the Anglo-Saxon. „;What". war has done for the Maoris we" know ; but now when peace reigns, when they live in their settlements, no man daring to make them afraid, when most of them have incomes, and all of them have abuhdaiiceot fertile land to cultivate, they aro dying ; off as fast as ever. The inf orination p,ur , command does not enable us to say how it fares with the Kingites,- but this mortality amongt the natives. . who, live amongst us is sadly great; ' " ' ■' The following, from a late Sydney; paper, is a very important item of intelligence: — "The Hon. Saul Samuel is in x*eceipt of a communication from. the VicePresident of the. iPapific Mail S.S. Co;, stating that the bill to amend the United States tariff has passed through the Committee of Ways and Means. ' It is supported by an influential party, and, if it becomes law, will reduce the duty on all wool by about 40 per cent." 1 ■ The Rev. , I). , Bruce will conduct services in St. Paul's Church on Sabbath morning, and at the, Port Church in the evening. Mr J. 1 J. Tye will' sell at the Reptfsitbry'j Waipawa, this day, at 2 p.m 1 :-" several first-class hacks, 16 packages drapery," clothing, &c. , ■■',-*!. ''' Mr W. LV Coward will sell at Waipawa, , this day, at. 2 .p.m., f a quantity of maize, oats, drapery, &c. At the Clarendon Bfot'el yards to-day, Messrs ' Banner and' Liddle will hold an ' important' sale, without reserve, of horses, /carriage, waggonette, drays, harness, and i a quantity of household furniture. They will also sell about ©ne ton of vegetables. The sale commences at 2 o'clock.