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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5588, 17 January 1880, Page 2

Information has been received from fc Awanui of a quarrel respecting the survey s of a block of native land at Waiapu. The 3 land is known as the Maraehara block, ; and was being surveyed for the Governv hient by Mr llaig. The land is owned by two natives — Wiremu Keiha and Mokenn. s Ou Friday, the 2nd instant, Keiha sent i three natives out with the survey party i for the purpose of going on with the work, ' thenatives taking arms with them. On arriving on the ground they found a native there named Anaru Whakareia and 3 also a lot of women, who had been sent J by M'okcna for the purpose of stopping - the survey. A nativo named Hakaraea, 3 who was in charge or Keiha' s party, asked Anaru what he wanted. Anaru Said that he kad been sent by Mokcna 1 to stop the survey, as Mokcna would not - allow it to go on without his people's i sanction, the land being theirs. Hakaraea told Anaru that if he came as a visitor he was welcome, but if he was there to interfere with the survey he ' would answer him with liis gun. Anaru fc then went away, threatening to return 5 On the following Monday with an armed I; party and drive Hakaraea's people off. Mokena had sent the women with Anaru so that there should be no violence, as he wanted the matter settled amicably. - Major llopata has written to Mr llaig ; that he had better stop the survey at s present, which he has done, and intends j going to Gisborne to get instructions how . to act. The police avoided interfering in the matter, keeping themselves, however, J informed of the movements of the natives, i in case of any serious breach of the peace ; being attempted, but it is expected that the affair will end as lumnlessly as did a similar one at Waiapu about a year ago. The illuminated address prepared by Mr Percival Bear for presentation to the Rev. D'Arcy Irvine is one of the hand- , somost things of the kind we have ever seen, and the high praise bestowed upon t it by the Mayor was fully justified. The work is the more creditable to Mr Bear considering the exceedingly short timo he was allowed. The address will be on L " view at Messrs Colledge and Craig's F until 11 o'clock this morning, Tvhen it 3 must be removed, as Mr Irvine and his family embark on board the Silver Cloud ' at 11.30. : The work of widening the promenade in front of the sea beach has been comf menccd. The space before the Supreme , Court is now being formed, prison labor ) being employed iv the work. This part of the road, as well as that before tho gaol, will be made by tho Government, ' and the remainder by the Corporation. 5 The Hawk's Bay Jockey Club held a : general meeting yesterday at the t Criterion Hotel, Mr C. A. Fizßoy in the i chair. The other members present were [ Messrs Thomas Bishop, W. 11. Burke, J. . G. Becker, G. P. Donnelly, W. Douglas, Allan M'Lcan, M. li. Miller, C. C. Murray, W. Shrimpton, and J. N. Williams. 1 It was resolved to adopt the new scale of ' weights for age of the Jockey Clubs • of Canterbury, Dunedin, Victoria, and . JN T ew South Walkes. The following gentlemen were elected members of the '. club : — Messrs It. T. Walker, Renata " Kawepo, H. H. Glazebrook, and Stephen 1 Pell. ■ We understand that Mr Gaisford has declined to become a candidate for the , seat in the Waipawa County Council vacated by Mr Sowry, and that several of the electors of tho Woodville riding havo requested Mr Bibby, of Waipawa, who has a largo interest in the riding, to allow ' himself to bo nominated. Mr Bull's saw -mills at Kopua had a narrow escape from being totally consumed by iire early yesterday morning. 1 Mr Jones, the coach proprietor, while ; tending his horses, noticed smoke issuing from the mills, and immediately gave an alarm. The manager of the mills, Mr Scarrott, with several of the men and neighbors, obtained water from an adjoining stream, and after some difficulty succeeded in quenching the flames, but not before some of tho belting, a portion of the breaking-down machinery, and some of the roofing were burnt. The mills aro insured for £1000 in the New Zealand Insurance Conpany, and the damage done is estimated at £LQQ. The manager hopes to have the repairs effected, and the machinery .again in working order, at the latter end of next week. The Reverend D'Arcy Irvino has endeavored to pay all outstanding claims upon him, but in the event of any matter having been inadvertently passed over, he requests that the account be sent in to Mr E. Vickernian, through whom it will I be duly liquidated.

A. . mooting of 'tfie 'committee of the ' Hade's Bay Ac'eHuikustiilon , Society was h^lcl yesterday in t\e Council .Chamber, present .-—Messrs . Sijttpu^ Shrimp* ton, Tanner,. J. ]N\ TJftlUatoM}-, Sftafioy, and Birch. It wAs itateoYthat the trout ova retJenlly imported tad' hatched satisfactorily and had been liberated in several suitable streams. The white Ash 'bra landed from the Hinenioa had been /unpacked and placed in tke hatching boxes before clai'k oil Thursday evening. TJiey appeared healthy, smct a small portidti.h 1 Ad already hatched. It; proposed to liberate a portion of the fish in a lake near Okawa, which is considered suitable for them. It was decided to correspond with the Acclimatisation , Societies id Auckland and Wellington fritii a view of importing Sbnii3 Australian swallows, which Doing considered to be purely insectivorous, their acclimatisation, it was thought, would prove beneficial. St. Mary's school at Mcariee, t>£ which Mr fteardett Ms Jteehmd tlio heddln&Ster*) Will be rc-ppencd oh. Monday next. Mr ihjaftleii ; is lib seilior schoolmaster of. Napier, and the repiUatioli he has; gaiiipd „wiJL we doubt not, secure him many. Boarders At his Meanee estabjishnleut. Although the school is Ui connection with the Catholic Mission, Mr Eearden will there, as in Napier, refrain from interfering in any way with the wishes of parents as to the religious instruction their children arc to receive. There is in no way any compulsory religious teaching, and for" tliis wise , rule Mr" Rearden is to be commended; The performance given by the Napier Amateurs last Monday evening in aid of the , widow and family of the late Mr Bulled, resulted in the treasurer being able to hand over to the Town Clerk £10 14s for the benefit of the family. The total receipts were only £18 Is, but the expenses were small owing to the proprietor's of the theatre Arid others reducing their, several accounts. • Builders are reminded that tenders for additions to Messrs Hoadley and Lyou's stores have to be sent in to Mr Sparrow, architect, by 3 o'clock this day, Saturday. Amateur Mormonism appears to be fashionable in some parts of Sydney. The News relates how two denizens of the city appeared at the Quarter Scissions dn I)eCcniber 24, as prosecutor and prisoner in a case of malicious wounding. During his evidence, the prosecutor, George Johnston, averred that the occupant of the dock, Patrick Houlahau, was the fortunate possessor of three wives. Mr Houlaban rejoined by asking Johnston to state, oh oath, how many wives he owned to. His Honor ruled that a question of polgamy had nothing to do with knocking a man down with, a billet of wood. A contemporary, with a love for figures and some spare hours at command, has made the following curious calculation. Assuming that the debt of New Zealand is no\v £22,000,000, if taken in gold Sovereigns and laid out on their edges, one before the other, the chain would extend for a distanco of 2,992 miles. 2 furlongs, C chains, 4 poles, 8 yards, and 2 inches. Or if taken in sovereigns and laid one on top of the other, it would form a circular pyramid of the height of 20C miles, 5 furlongs, 7 chains, 2 polos, 3 yards, and 4 inches.