REGATTA MEETING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 46, 6 January 1864, Page 3

REGATTA MEETING.

A MiiKTiNM ...f i.i i.-"io i.ii.-iwi,.,! ;„ |ho '.>rthco:r.in'.: j K.'uatta was liei-l la.it even:!;£ ai the ' Waitom.ita i li.it. i, , Captain Casey in tho'ch:\i : : : . The business j consisted of r..-adi;.:r ami i:«- ba.'.-ire,- *),,-,■> ~!' j last year's K.-iratra ; i:;--c:ii.ir Air. Tii.-mas (o'.ildini.'-, I s'civturv: .Mr. .)..i.n icdlnv, treasurer; Captain j Oiscyand Mr. .). V.'aym m:h, audits; and the follnwiiiij !wont '.•-!'..in- member., .:•■ eommitloc :—J[.-ssr»-. Lewis, llohinson, Kdwards, Hoddoes, 11. Xirr.l, T.'Kie.,!, l:..yd. Srott, AVillia.Ns Maciarlane, Wa.lhain, fiuildin;,', < Sivy. Stewn-1. W'ayin .nth, Cajilaind t.'asey, Marks, Tui'iier, Janie.-. (.'l'.ami.rrlain, and Dr. lJaliston. Tin; ni'.'iJtiii.n liiivfrttf empowered lliu committee to carry cut the -Uetratta on tins '_'«tii .faimary, l.SiM.aml a vute c>! , tliuiikn Leimr ;..i.-.sed io tiie e.'iaiiiuau, tile 'I'iii.- V-.iiiTuitt.-.- v.-i!! mi-'.-t. this eraiii.t,' at 8 >;\-h>: !;, in the ' W'aite.'aata ][,:rl,' lor V.sc .le.-2.alc!i i.l , important l<U:-. : llC-'.-i.

OwiN'i; to tlie dcm:.;id iij>on our space, ye.iterdav's I'oliW! 1-J)..rt, ti:e ,!• ;.,t,.- in ihu I'lovinci'i! (_'.i:i:i."-ii, .iii>i other articles of 1....-.-.1 ii:!,r-t a;e i;:;ace.idaUv ' crowded out. ' I On; J. , 'i:'i;vTfF!!.--'\>'i! li-ani lh.it all Hi'- necessary j iijipatutii.i !"r tin-1-Mal.Jislnir-iil. of seaiaplmres was ; ti.ruarded 10 the Thames y./ierday, so that now I coimminii-atioii.s will l,e «)m-~\/\ I.eiwi-en the several ! rudoubts on our lioniier hut: jVoin run; r-oast to the ( other, and t!ie.u:e to tl;e/fiieeu'.s LicdouU, belwucil | wliic.ir post and Am khyU\ thi-re is now teletrraphic. j cr.immunii-atioii. Til/ * "inral is evidently makiiii; ! Hcure his s<-vr-:-:.I -flositioiH, and !;.n,,ii,. ; aunther : basis lor a series /fop, rati.K's -.vhi.-li wii! alter i a short (inn-, y6 iiavi; n-.i.-nn !o Ijulieve, lnr.ik ill on j the present Jjtoii'.tony r,!' allair.i as anil j l.rilliautleXs did liis'adc.iiice alter the evacuation n!' ! 3!eremep< T'l.'iv is .-om.-tiiimr more than the mere | iulnrinj/fr ling of a thrashimr to an insolent foe to be acco^i.' l^ll ' ,11 '; < '- u;h victory mu:;t bo lollov/cd up by tlu; s'.ic'j'ssl'ul ei'"-ep.i'ion ni' tin.- conquered Urritoiy, ! iiAil to do this with a limited amount of troops, and I to preserve at tlw s.uihj tinV-v our iilterior lines and communiciitions of ilefenc.-, where uni: inovuiuent i* covprcd by and depends uiiou anotlicr, like tlie maintenance of a position on a chess board, requires c-ilm j dcliljenitiou and time to mature, and lira tli'n most j crowning pivots nl ciieclc mate that- can be yiven. | Tin: Tkm;gi;.i;':i. It was nndersteod" tl-.nt tlie ' oleefrk: U,-let;raph would hecontinued n»m thr-( Jueen's ] Kedoubt to XL-amawahia, but, it has b.eu found j possible, lor the time, to carry it on only so far as | Kaiiiiirh-i, on account of there not licing a suliiciency | of the rcipiisite material in the colony to e.-.tend it i fiu-tla-r. i Tuol'lCAl. I-'lii-iT.—W'e have preat pleasure m I drawing jiltc-ntion to the very excellent strulc of j "l-iiiiHijs and bananas, car-o of tho ' Will "Watch, , | which wul be uiieml i.,r sale to-day l)y :.Ir. ii. Cuclirano, at liis auction room, Tin- j fruit has arrived in eseeilen! condition, and uO,OOO oi~.iuv;tM id this si-uson of tin- year will be most acceptable to ;bo parched lips of Auckland citizoiu.

'S»y N-ciAl. t.»i:xi ; ii..-Y t ..5t,;.-rlay the rc],ortof the .V-lect Committr-o on tho City Hoard | lUim Act, 1803 , Ameudnu-nt Act, was rejected on a division, the aves { ..•.ii S seven, the noes ten. The- Council adjourned 1 j until to-morrow. ' '. t< V"- M^: C " l ; ,1T --Vostmliy in the Ress.lenl irn-is- -• f ate s Court the Maori prisoner Tan-atawara fwitaia, . tin- mm-dercrof Mr. l.)n,n, K ould, v.-'as :l ,r., in r ,. m . ln ,i. t ed ,mtd Thursday next, when it is L-xpected that fur- , ther exnlenco will be obtained. ' '' L ",/ U> HC, . cl,uwll --'IK>-'1K>-' !''« rf "Mj.t of the Soul/,,;;, .UMtlu,, Ma</,izi,w lor January. Tho tale of /lv-re has, tlin reader.-i of )] ie ..Magazine will be K lad to 1 l"«.«'..»»»o to a close. The style was one winch required tl.e pos.ses.-.~0,, of a m 0,,, polished mind, ami al.ihfy lieu, were likely to 1,;- found in the I colonies, to render it attractive, emulatMi- as it did he oi-uer oi works r.f which ■' The hast Davs of ' 1 ompeu and '■ are m.tableex.n.nles/ The I number bt-toro us contains-, however, several interestIMS .irtK-les. to the consideratiuu of which we shall J ivcur m anotliov issue. ! Tin-. ArcKi.AN!, r.n.u-i: \\nwr..~\\\, ~iV <.l :I .lto perceive that our coni.ir.por.uy, the Xwthvn,'C,bs S j ill l. ; s,s>ue of yesterday, 1,.,s tollowed in the same. I Imoot ar-um. .us used hy o,u>,lves in t 1,,. H K , CAI .,, - .Hi., prev,,,,, i.r..lay > : l | i , l lv w .ilin f rtlu. t l iw i, ;I bilitv o eular-m- !(„> um ,iK <• ~f (!„, Auckland police and also ~j mena.-.iii- t:m pav uf ti u: m,. m liers efthe pie-mi, ,or.e. WVinist ihal (I.is really important ■ luesiion wi;l -.vcive dueeonsideratiua, at Hi.. ],resent ■me at ,!„. l, lni |, Hthe C 0,,,,,-!!, lias Lll.llil to spare, and which could appropriate all '■ or p.'.U ol tho money to no more u,,,.;,i! jmhlic purpose. Ti;m.i:iw for t),,. re-ere,liou of (.«„ in 1K.1..0US I lay hav,. been call, -,', for by the Superin-tendent,-and must be sent in by noon"of W,- 1 ! esd'iv nexl, the 1-ltli iust. - * -MreiiANies' L^TiTi-ru.-\V, ; h.-.v,. ben f l n-iii,'n,.a with a view of a v,ry splenilid colic V.m of sketches entitled " \ a.v.s iVoin the Seat of \Y, iV m t' iU , i", a .,t,' by Wm. Simpson. The volume containing them lias been j.resented to the Mechanics' Institute l>v jir. | MaikSomerville. I'n.'VIXOI.M. (niVKUXMKNT I.AXI> iS VI I'.---Vll extellsiv- sale of general eountry lands v.-i 11 take iilace on i Monday next, at the Wast,: Lands ofli.e. comorisini lauds in the parishes of Aivriniu and Rireiuaroiii,. in I thecoiiuty ~! 1!,;,.,,, and Some llKMols ill the parishes I of !-uakaka, 'id.'r.i Toka, Maiiaia. and Jlakarau in . tt;e coui.ij of Marsdeu. 'Che cm petition , JU each I Tui:l'k.m:nt [..-An I; ;: ,;ci.vrios,. -J u !,|. (in:,u----i .-K.l st:i:.-..i...-.i :u.A' in (in- i'rovin, ial ( Vuineil. i\ r. i Dai.ly, ::te i':iivi/cial Tn-i : .ii:vr, l.as verv lnppily cxpi-e-Oul the -/iieral freliii- of the public vviieu he s.ivs that the X/n- has now arrived when Use present J land lvmdati/ns should be sa.-p. nd.-d, of course due j notice Y.rMfc h<,-n -iven to lhe fnile.l ICin-dom j thai such/ course would be adopted alter a certain date. 'j.y,. necessitv, if any ever existed, lor I uviiy the public estate of the Province, has certainly ' beta reinovcd by the action taken by tho General - Government ;,, i!,,_.,, lM .; V es a lar-e body ! oftlu.. v.-ry best ol 1»,,,a >:./,■ .-rulers, and th',- pov.'r of i-..iitim-.intc the. old svsu-m ha.-, also i...l;en away hv liie " N\ w Zealand .Setllements Act." which fr.rfeit.H .A)\r. lanilcf lhe Ma.uis to tiie Cleuer.il Uovenimeul, /ni'd leaves the lands thus acquired to ilieir disj.osal. f ; In a few cases it may perhaps be deeiur-l iua,!vi>able i-r unmcessarv to eon!isc ; ite nati-.e land, but of the eompara'.k-, i,- IVw bloeks thus left, and of the 10(1 acres -dUieif to each e...1e a.ln'.t o: the native race, it e.innot be p.v.-um,d that mm h. il'ai:y, w-ii I.e likely •o fall in;,, tin- hand.- of the I «.v.nip.:, a!. If the M-iori r-i-lis :.;s hundr, d acres, it will K- lirst hand and dii, ,t to the Kuro:,. ai: settler. The surplus lands eoiiliseated by the' (ieueivtl Coveir.ic.-ut will be :idiiiinis!,re 1 by tin: (lovernm.-nt, and are indeed liable ;,, the fivs't ehai-e, and that n.) iocn-.-id.Table ~;„., ~f ih,! cos! ..f lhe war and .-ettlcm.-nt ; oi'.Milii-.iy Volunt.vi-.. The i.ite ioriy-acre system has b e:i, cnsidcriiif; the vast e.\|,eii.-e it has entailed in wasted surveys. &e., ninr.- or le. ; s a l'.iiluiv, ; for one 1.. : -u -: ere sec'iion which has been iv.m i srtti.-d upon, tei. l-.ive hecn ,'ie- rted, and their ,/W ; ow,;,,rs havin:,' left the pioviuce, Ueu l.a. ked up as i City lioAiui.- -Messrs. A'. b;ter (aciincr Chairman,) J Ashton. llarby, and Kiulay were pi. 5,..,,t at ye.-t.r- ---! day's meeting. l.:i~t miiiutes having been conlirmeri ind signed, ,Mr. A~iit,,n moved that the accounts be paid :,"d the cie -pies si ;: ued, al.d the I Hoard he adjourned fill n> xt TiMirsday fit t o'r -1,,-U ■ I .ill-. Darby .-.vended this ; .n,J the motion u;is :e;ree 1 to. I.y.CTVV.".— V.-s(.T(J::y i v,>!-,i;!:: -i very irtereslme lectin-.- on '• j'liutiu-;' its History and li-!!u,iice." ! w,s lielivered by Mr! Str-et to :, Mi:all but at ;.-,,tiv<- ! aiidiem-e in tli- Wesle.an Cl. i",e!. l'aru, 11. IVw, if j any, in Au.-kUiul coiiid lr l .,l'the sul.jert leehir, d ! upon, praetiiallv anil th'-ovelically, with so mu.-h r. - >r,,v,h:':id ability as the -mU-iu;*. ,„, whom tinduty devolved |,sl evening and it was will, f,-e!in'_-j .'f gratified iletrueli,.,! and pI.-.M;..- that tlie ::!:i|;- ■ ell;-- i-os.-at t!:e cle.-,- l!.e J.-.-.ur,- to depart, :O .•shsoi'e-d !i; : d l!,, y been \ii;!. ihe .subject bruu---,t ; im,!.Tl'e-i,-;i.-.!-.--"; the bean'y ..f tl.e iaii-u:iL',-,'lo-i -rether wi-.'a t1,,. amount of v.,',uable iul'ni-r.ialion an.l warmth oi , th-.-i.wii ioto the U-cturr: li.-.vic-j-c. ured i!,,-ir stent lu-.-athle.-.s a'.teutioii for uownds of Uvo ho.ns. We wei- ,or;-.- to see so lew present, ! the lrrliil- l.avitl- evid..T,i',y been piepare.l at th.- exi pi-nso both of much time ~t i id thou-ht, and well J worthy of ,1- livery i:i the l-.u-,-t I , te.iv-room in the i eitv. The liev. '.I. Warren prc-idcl ..11 the occasion, ! and a vole of thanks pa ..-. d U. the leiturur bfoii-ht j tho to a cio.;e. j Tn C.vuiTXTKltf.- Tenihrs for the erection af a j dwelling house and two shops of wood, i;i Wakelieldj street, have been called for by ?dr. K. 1. .Matthews. I Plans and speeili, ations may be m:cu at the otliee of j .Messrs. Her.,,:, David, an.! ('.,., C >u.v:i-.-livet, where I tlie terid.-rs iiiihl be sent in l.y noon of ili.ndav next J the lltll ills!. I Ti:xiiK!:s t'nr lonnip.a; and metalline: ibf.(p:i(lis on j either si. i.- of Cracrolt-sfr. ,-t, Parn-li.* in .■eT,,rd.-, nr .- j with a sp.-i ilication to b,- seen at tlie finy,, rmt.-mb-nt's i otliee. will be renewed until noon of Saturday next j the '..tii inst. i K.-TATi. „:•■ ];. ,f. lii-Mv -A dividend '.„ !],;,- d-.Uj will, we j.e.-ceive, )>,■ paid to l!:.- several civditors at I mice, mi application at the ofii, e ~f .Mr. I'.rookfield, ■solicitor.