TELEGRAMS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5073, 11 May 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

CABLE TELEGRAMS. (Ebujbr's Tklkgkams to tuk Press Agenc?.) SYDNEY, May 10. A bill has been read a third time in the Legislative Assembly, giving the Parliament of New South Wales powers, privileges, and immunities similar to those possessed by the House of Commons. There is no change in the price of Hennessy's brandies, kerosene, or rice, and quotations for tobacco, sugar, candles, New Zealand wheat and oats are unaltered. ADELAIDE, May 10. Flour, £12 15s to £13 ss; wheat, 6s. (fkom ouk own correspondent.}. MAKETU, May 10. Indignation is general at the sensational telegrams which ha/c emanated from here, and have appeared in the Auckland papers, much to the detriment of the Court now sitting, and which are totally void of truth. The Court met this morning. Judges Halse, and HealeTand Hoani Reti, Native Assessor, presided. There was considerable discussion and objection by the Rotorua committee to the Court | proceeding. The Court was, however, firm, and began withthe Ohinekopiri block, claimed by Major Pokeha, who gave an interesting account of Maori adventures in the good old days, and traced his descent from Tamati te Rapua, the celebrated Maori speculator mentioned so frequently in the Arawa legendary laws. The Court now proceeds without interruption. The natives desire earnestly that Ministers will visit them early. The following extract from a telegram received by Judge Halse, from the Native Minister, was read by the Court : — " Pefcera and others wire, asking the Premier to adjourn the Court. Please tell them that their wires have been received, and that Sir George Grey does not wish to interfere with the Court." fFnoM tiik Press Agkncv.J AUCKLAND, May 10. Mr Binney reports Christchurch flour, £13 lls ; Oamaru flour, £14 10s ; bran, £5 10s ; pollard, £G ; oats, 4s 3d ; maize, Gs ; whea,t, milling, no sale ; fowl wheat, 4s ; potatoes, £3 10s ; butter, 9d to lOd. The Rev. Mr Hazelton, who arrived by the Zealandia, is delegated by the Irish Wesleyan Conference to collect subscriptions to liquidate the balance of the cost

E the Dublin Wesleyan College. He has een very successful in America. A serious collapse has occurred in the intension of the Helensville railway staion, Kaipara. Seven hundred feet of ouble piling, driven to support the •iithwork along* he river bank, have g iven way. The structure contained B( 00,000 feet totara. It was intended to Sl arry 30,000 yards of earthwork, but it ias given way under the weight of the £ irst hundred tons n CHRISTCHURCH, May 10. i The Drainage Board to-day decided to a idopt Mr Clarke's scheme for the drainage s )f Christchurch. J The employe's on the railway have de- a sided to form a fire brigade. \ NELSON, May 10. 1 Messrs Sharp and Pickering report the a sale of Bearcroft, consisting of 190 acres, s :he property of the late Sir David Monro, « xi Waimea West, for £2440. The pro- \ perty would have been more valuable but < tor the encroachment of the Waimea ( river. \ WELLINGTON, May 10. \ The Evening Post has issued a writ for i £1000 damages against the Evening i Chronicle for a slanderous libel in regarcl ] to certain allegations against the Post's ] special cable news. ] HIKURANGI, via Alexandra. May 10. : (Br Special Alkssksokr.) Sir George Grey and Mr Sheehan and . Tawhiao's meeting is now over. The proceedings were far more satisfactory than those of yesterday, both sides speaking plainly and freely. The koj'ero commenced by Tawhiao advancing to where Sir George Grey, Mr Sheehan, and staff were seated, saying, " I will take up the last word spoken yesterday. I say this day, this is the end of my words. All listen. This pakeha (Grey) is the only one who can settle the matters which divide us. Let no one else ever be sent after him (putting his stick to the ground). This is Maungatawhiu. From that place, following all the turnings of Rewi to Taupo and Hauraki into the sea, up to Mokau, belongs to me. All living within it will be under my control. You take the other side under your Government. Another word. If roads are required to be made through my lands, you must apply to me. I only can give consent. Another word about surveying lands. I only must be consulted about that matter. No other word must be taken. Another word, for the last time. I will not consent to any leasing or selling landß. My authority must first be had. I would like to be alone consulted on this. No other person. I alone have the word. I have nothing more to say." Sir George : — "You must be aware you have asked things I have no power over. I will tell you what I can do for you, and will do if you listen to my words. You can have the right to forbid, if you think proper, the sale or lease of lands within your own boundary. The Government would help you in that. I will obtain for you 500 acres of land in Ngaruawahiaj where your father was buried, for your own property. I will offer you £500 for your support. I will build you a house at Kawhia for you to hold your meetings, and I will grant any further sum should you require it for necessities. Your people can choose any land on the west bank of the Waipa to Waikato Heads, belonging to the Government, for locating your people. You may select what vacant lots there are belonging to the Government in any of the Waikato townships. These alone would eventually become valuable properties for your children. I would help you to select them by going over them, or from the map. Any roads that may be necessary to be made in your territory, you and myself could settle between us. As to surveying land in your boundary, it would not be done without your consent. It is my wish to see you and your people occupying the lands I propose to give back. I would get them secured to you, if you listen to my words, through the Government. These are the things I can provide for you." Te Tuhi Parata : "We have heard your words. It is for the committee rangatira to decide. Yesterday we knew you could not decide all the questions alone." Sir George Grey : "If you please, I will put all my words into writing, so that you may read and will consider them, and in the future they will record my love for you all. I would wish you to decide this day. The Europeans are getting very numerous in New Zealand, and I would like to see the native race comfortably settled in my time, as I am getting old. When I was young I knew your relatives, and I would like to see you all peacefully living with us as one race. If you listen to my words, I would go with Tawhiao and guide the whole tribe on to these lands I have promised in the places you may decide upon." Tawhiao: "My last word is, I will not give it up. Let all be decided to-day." Sir George Grey : "I would like our Parliament to decide to-day as you say." Tutuae Rangakau said : " This is the last mouth which has spoken." Sir George Grey : "If it is your wish I will write all I have said, so that you may fully consider my words. " Te Ngakau : "Your words are deep in my heart. I want no writing to reraemberthem, but you can, if you think proper." Paul, of Orakei : "If you have anything more to say, this is the day, while we are all here face to face. If not, we wish now to leave Ngakau. You can leave." While the Premier and Mr Sheehan were writing out the Government proposals, the Hauhaus had a discussion among themselves on various matters. The Hauhaus of Ngatimaniapoto declared that Turutura Ngakau's mouth was far too big for his rank. He took too much on himself. Ngakau challenged anyone to rise and say they could have a better right to speak on all matters than he had, who spoke the words for Tawhiao. None . denied this, and after Sir George Grey had written out the proposals, the meet-, ing dispersed. — The King is goinff to Mr Sheehan's tent to dinner. It is said that the Government party will not return to-day.