To-day's Despatches.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 111, 18 April 1883, Page 2

To-day's Despatches.

(By Telegraph.) (united press association.) Pate a j This Day. The action Patea Harbour Board y. Wilkie for alleged damages to river through railway earthworks, was dis-' missed, the KM. holding that the Government was the proper party to proceed against, not the contractor. The Napier arrived after, a prolonged and tempestuous voyage from Weltinsjton, -which port she left "oh Friday evening, ... ..' A u °kland, This Day. The Governor was banqueted last evening; and spoke m terms of eulogy and confidence of the surroundings and future prospects of Auckland. v Mahuki and his followers are extremely dull m their captivity. Wellington* This Day. The Government have received information there was no attempt on i the part of the natives to hold a meeting at Parihaka to»day, and that there are'no natives belonging to alien tribes assembled at the pa. A northern chief named Tahara, accompanied by 50 men, arrived at Parihaka on Saturday morn" ing, but left again for their homes early next day. Two ironmongers were yesterday fined for storing a large quantity of gunpowder on their premises without obtaining permits. ~ Chbistchurch, This Day. Yesterday morning a gentleman exhibited a quartz specimen fairly rich m sold, which he affirms he got at Malvern Sills ; also, a sample of band containing small rubies, garnets; and other valuable stones. - The supposed diamonds when: tested by Mr 0. E. Button melted with the : ,oxygenvblowpipe. ■< Jacobsen says thatj two-thirds of the stone he has kept: aloodihe.lLv.dro=fiaoricjicid.tesb. : * ' Napier, Tfiis~Day. " The Rev Mr Sidey, Presbyterians :minister,has resigned-the charge of Sc. Paul's owing to, ill-health. The valiie of the property m Hawke's Bay Country is assessed at nearly. £3,000,000, and a half-penny rate will^ produce closa o,n £7000. The revenue: of the country is £12:000. \j Dunedin, This Day." Mr Julian Thomas, who is well . known m Australiajunderi the . nonii deplume of the *'.' Vagabond," arrived m -Dunedin this morning m the Te Anau. Mr Thomas intends to make a tour of the 'colony. / ; , .- ■ ._> > ■•! :■-/[■ y '--\C) '■ Captain Pollard, of the Salvation Army, has gone North to organise "detachments. They claim 150 converts here. ;