The New Zealands Herald.
AUCKLAND, FRIDAY. JUNE 10, 1864. THE SOUTHERN PROVINCES.
SI'KCTKMUR Af;i;\tK). " (live ovorv man thiuo wir, bw\ I'cw thy volcn: Tako uach man's rensmv, but reserve thv jiul^uiejtt. This above all.—To thine ownself he true ; And it must follow, as the lUu'lU tho itav. Thou canst not tln-a l>u false to any jnan."
IjY the iirriv:il of thes. s. " ira ' wo are placed in the possession of late Nouthern fill's. At llawke's 15a v everything was ipiiet. Tin- ]5 riin-i]>;i] itt'ws from \Yellino'tmi is the repudiat ion of Kinm'sm livllir treacherous \\ i Tako, one of tin 1 most influential and savage (if 1 lit' "Wanoanui natives. Wo learn also lrmn tlic If'iniiitiiini C 'hnwidr of 1 lie lsl inst ihat Mi'. Fox intruded to warn flic kil1lv natives wlio have recently located themselves near Major Marshal's land, that it was his intention to use force for their removal ii' necessary. The ('!;nmiclc savs — (>!W liiindivil jnvtn li<> :i ti< >i icd :it IlanLlitiktM near Major :ti>liallV, which will juuliI ionul security tu the inl utl >il in it > of the district, ami .is tin* ii• 'ii, Mr. Kux i> ]i"\v linv, the Peltier* led «uti>firil that nothing will tu* It'll undone to jt'i'srni' !he p.-act- nit.l of" tlii- p<-r:ioii of the I'ro vimv ami it> i:ihal>i«am>. The purchase of the I"pikt Manawalu block has. we perceive, been completed. Tin- native owners nl' the land. mi i s tin' f . were t<l Hi' rt his Honor Iho Slip, Tint, mien! mi the ;?Olfi nil. t<> runic hi terms with liim : hut did 11 •>t nn-i.c ul 111,' ].h.iv..|' in, ,ti.m ui;lil hi- 1 lonor !>:>.l departed : end ill his ni'M'iie<■ ill,- Inn -ai:i war. , rliniril by \V. 1,. [ill!!, v. !:-,;.. h'.U.. and tlir a-r, ,- 1111 at 111 i!\ wnttrii cut am! s:'_'tir,i. 'I in- hick <-,■ t:tains 2."0.1 CO a< r, > a,-.-, .ivim; t» llir survey n:a,!r |.\ Jlr. St.war: al«-ii: t w \ ea; - a'jo. am! as file prir" i\-U-'.OOO. tlir |,!,.rk la- , about 1 1 .Id. p. I- siciv. llir lili ,1c is a vi rv wiMiai'Sc ] >ii, , ■ of lam!, wilh a lar_rr cuanlitv ~l' \,rv Jinr lai'l'rr ii|'.,n it : ami Ihr [lurch:, —■ will b" of lrla'lll l:,,l l,» I i;c ,! l>: net ,U|l\. Imt I" tlir wlloir provii.rr. "We clip tlii' following from the Ailnrlixcr of the Jth. The l'hiio-Maori parly in this rulniiv complain loin!) \* t hat 1 }i<* natives have never had a fair opportunity afforded them of lciilllt in their suhiiiission. have been kept studiously in ihe dark respect i) ilc the intention of the (I ovrrnnient towards 1 hem Dr. f-'eat herst on is a leading man of Ihe l'hiio-Maori party : — Sham I'koci.am viion.- The proclamation issued last February. t.,tl„' nalnrs. will, irfrrcnir to llir inlrntions of tlir Go\« mim-nl. an,! tlir 1, nils ~n which .-üblliission would ! c tve, i\i,i has not been artrd n|,on by llir I,Vh<lent n^i.-lratrs /.,,/.o/.v |lr. l'Yath, I'Moll, as tlir I io\ error's /<■•<<„, hi.iir-. ilirrrlril thrm not to enforce Ihr same tun ; I or, I, r> liail l<rrn received from llilil to 1 bat rtirrl. !t' tlir fart is loulitril, Iri solnr member lmivr for a copy ol tlir ■*upel in tcndent"s rlidol'srlcent oil the proclauiat ion li ,pie.-tion. The Jlon. (lie Colonial Secretary. Mr. l'ox. has returned toAucklaud in fhe'Jiano;alira. The memorandum of the ministry in iinswer to the petition id' the A hoi I'rotection Society has been so conclusive an :ui.-wer. as !o drive I lie (.'anlcrbtiry J'rrxx into a perfect hurricane of abuse against the mill ist rv. .Mr. Fox has been particularly singled out as the scapegoat of the cabinet, l'lie refusal to ratify t'le I'anania contract has also drawn down a torrent of Cook's Straits and Canterbury abuse on their devoted heads. A\ e oave as our opinion <>n a previous occasion thai Canterbury never intended to carrv out the Panama contract on its own account, but that lis expressed intention to do so was only made for political motives. After discussing the question tinLiltli'Uhii Timrs of the Ist on to sav :— Under tlirsr rirrmnstanrcs it lirroinrs almost impossible to lio])r tliat llie action takrli liv tliis jiroviiire will liavr ll,r i'llert of maintaining llie contrael. lint it will at least tend lo remove from the colony the stain of ivpuiliation, ami for that srrvir, . if lliiil. alone, l!ie colony Lo lie tlianlil'nl. Thankful, yes ! I!ut thankful to Ihe ijood sense of the ministry. Unless indeed we couhl have a Panama service almost fmv nothing we are as well uitiiouf if, for we have already the Sue/ line, w hi,lll is nearer by from six to seven days than the Panama route can ever he, and which would be available for every Province in New Zealand at a trilling addition to the exist oil; postal expenses. The Provincial Council is still sittino'in Dunedin. We learn Irom the Tniwx that tiio Wakamarina fever is oxer, as well it inav lie. when we read the following account from the 7'////c.v own correspondent, from that; place: — There are at present really no iliifj;in<js, ami withI out men possess the means to keep thrlusrlvrs I through the winter, their ease will indeed he most pitiable. W(J have had several (lays ol heavy rain, \vhieh lnis Hooded out the whole of (lie river claims, ami a.s winter lias fairly sit in, Ihrrewill lie little or no I'lianre of thrsr uorkril for some months. I\'o new ground has lirrn discovered, allhoucli parties have been trvin" in evrrv -or-,., -.illv. creek, rivvr, a;„l hill * * ■" « 'jWilk'c.-rs troll, the I'elorns to the lirail of ihe river who have claims are qnile idle, every auriferous spol licinj; intuiy feet under water, frmvtiio.se intuitive who have no claims and no means of supporting theinselves, tleaven only knows. Many are ulterlv jiiiserahlr. an,t I fear also pinch,',l for means lo exist. The country is so heavily timbered ami so wcl that [li'ospretiiic is atleiided with the -ivatcsl hardships, whilst Ihe cost of conveying ]irovisions on to Ihe ground is so -real tliat the lice, ssaru's of life are at almost famine prices. Fi.ori! i-uo.M Ania.AinH. —The price of Hour is on the decline id. present. The ' Kllen Lewis' arrived yesterday from Adelaide with a canjo of bread stuffs, and reports tliat three other vessels similarly freighted were to leave for this port. Fiour is flown, but the price of (he "-illi. lon' i,-; ;'.
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