PAPAKURA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 445, 17 April 1865, Page 5

PAPAKURA.

[l"KOM OUB OWN COIiKESrONDENT.] April 15tli, ISfio. On Thursday, privates Blake and Moore, belonging to tho 12tli Kegiment, were sentenced by Charles Mellsop Ksi]., It. M., to ono months imprisonment each for larceny, from the store of Mr. George G-. Walter, Queen's Kedoubt. This afternoon private Garnest V\ arnington, attached to No. 3 company, Colonial Transport Corps, was buried with military honors, Knsign Coats Colonial Transport Corps being in command of the iiring purtv.; He had been ill for some time with fever, and was regularly attended to by our worthy medical oilicer, f>. Welbv, bui without success. He was well like! amongst his companions, and all of them ofl'duty followed him to his last resting place. He was very steady, and had a fair share of money to his credit, in one of the Auckland banks On Thursday evening another grand party was given in a large room attached to Mr. Thomas Hyde's dwelling-house, by the oflieers and settlers of tlie Wairoa district. There were about forty-five persons present, dancing commenced about nine o'clock, and was kept up till an early hmr the following morning. hverything passed off first rate and each wended their way home evidently well pleased with their night's amusement. Amongst those preient, were the Miss Hamlins, Miss Thorps, Miss Maeneeil, and several other ladies, as well as Captain Drury, I'apa&ura ; Knsigu iiush, Keri-keri; Jinsign Coats, Colonial Transport Corps, l'apakura; Kiijigu Niehol, Cambridge; Ensign llanilin, Galloways Kedoubt; Lieut. Peunefeather, Commissariat department. I am happy to inform your readers that the roads and bridges in this direction arc in a more forwarc. state.