PORT WAIKATO.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 90, 26 February 1864, Page 3

PORT WAIKATO.

A I>E>*T.j February 2+. Progress is still the word here ; the works are still beiiifr puohe-d on, though with leas hurry and biwtio than bciore tlit? dopateh «•{ tiic ( Koheroa.* It is tu he or that this- vessel i* eu i'ar mlcc-cssM ami ;t lo be hoped w:\\ be entirely ?o. Her iuturo serviees will 1 » ii impaired bv tho misfortune wliiel: occuriL-l to htr on fiiit trip on acjtivo borVil'O. I heartily respond to voureulogy on the conduct of our War Zvliuiotor in this matter; much pnuso due for bis \jri>Tiipt ntundaneo on the night previous Lo her tux-rut start. lie was astir all night aiiMoutly WHtclijiiir endeavours made to get her ready lor fue luiiwv. dav, ami personally aasistinjj tne etloits ot Tlie engaged in the nee«?et>JLry mo rk*. Tlie principal work :tt present goi:i~ forward is tho whtiri ; but ;iun :i number oi i>puiaiiuns arc to bo attended to, j:it, the U'aikuto labourers to divided that Mono '■•! Ins work® progress so rapidly as might be expected. Fronting uie :-ite ol woriis tiiu bauk of the river is being carried out about tony ieet below uigli-wnter mark, u;:d ikeed with a heavy soa-wall. l'Mi- tho v.h.iii' this earthwork is extended nb«ut as lar agiin, this portion is nearly finished, but tlio limber work has been slopped lor some time, u-bilo the material amvos and the requisite uieuus lor coutinuiug tiic Wua'k is> being ])iepaiect. Adjacent t j the w h;u-i a Urge warehouse is com* lueiteod—aveiagc length tio by II) ieet —tor tho «rtorage ot u* they arrive in port. A Temporary all, d run up lor the aceommedalion ui government govUs coining to hand juuuodi-

The cutting for tho stockade :a nearly finished, but there is uo timber un the ground vet. The Volunteers seem inclined to muke the beat of their position, many of them have built themselves u hares; upwards of a dozen now stand on the ground, and the camp a motley with the irregularly pitched icittins and tents.

Ino -Maoris itiii occupytho pa wt ths foot of thehHl. There seems to be a great llettlol business between theso ami other Maoris in tlic neighboiU'ingMittlemonts, largo numbers continually comu and go iromhere, many of tliLiu mounted; but I suppose the oilicera of tho Militia and the ."nterprUer, Mr. Marshall, havo an eye on thoir movements. Several natives gave lip Ootii urius and aceouitenienls to Captain Antrobue, alleging, i: is rumoured, that they had received tlieiu lor tiiat purpose from ?>ome feltaw countrymen m tup bubii who wore tirvil of lighting. The ;oiiowing vessels w»jre in harbour: — i Annie/ brigantine, J rum liobart Town. with a general cargo, behoved lo be for tho Commissariat, also eight horoes Kir sai.j. * fcea Gull,' hrigautiiu-, from Kaipara, -with tivnber. I»oth on me 2-nd. -IM. 'Marv.-cii.' cutter, from Manukaa, with timber aud >tuics. J J rivn'«! owner. 'Hit' s.s. * J-Jcauiiutl Star,' ha.s arrival this morning; at daylight she wu* *ren ho\e-to outside tho bar, and about nine nVh.ck. Csiu: brings the wistvr tl'.'ttiu-jr cd the ' Iveberoa,' i;runod tho * llarigiri:!,'