THE SOUTH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1363, 30 March 1868, Page 4

THE SOUTH.

By the arrival of the Stormbird we hare Wellington and Wanganui papers ; the former to the 24th, and the latter to the 26th inst. Elsewhere we give full particulars of the attempted assassination of the Duke of Edinburgh. We take the following local news from the Independent of the 24th inst: TAKANAKI. Our files are to the 14th. instant. NEW PLYMOUTH LOYALTY. H. E. Richmond, Superintendent of Taranald, has written to the Secretary of the Koyal Beception Commission to say that the Provincial Government of Taranaki and the settlers generally do not feel themselves in a position to make adequate preparation for the reception, of his Boyal Highness, and that therefore although, with much regret, they will have to forego the honor of entertaining him. [It is to be regretted that the Prince will now be unable to visit the colony all.— W.l.'} THE PETBOLEUSI COMPANY. This company have succeeded in getting tools, and have commenced boring, with what success is not known. SPOBTINO. The Taranaki races are to commence on the 31st inst., and several Wanganui horses have been entered. 4OCAL INDUST3Y, Mr. Gledhill, of Taranaki, has ordered from. Kngland a blanket loom, with the object of giving employment to a new kind of labour, and opening a trade that has not been tried in the colony. NELSON. Our files are to the 21st inst. PROVINCIAL COUNCIL. The Nelson Provincial Council is to meet on the 21st April. ELECTION. Mr. Arthur Shuckburgh Collins has, by a majority of five, been elected to represent Collingwood in the General Assembly. The names of the defeated candidates are Messrs. Gibb3 and Wastney. THE "WATEBWOBKS. The reservoir to the IS , elson waterworks is now completed, and has held water without any signs of leakage. The Independent, alluding to the departure o£ the Governor for Auckland says :—" His Kxcelleney the Governor, Lady and suite, embarked on board the steamship Wellington at half-past four o'clock on Sunday afternoon, and proceeded to Auckland. The Governor originally intended to ha;re left on the previous day, and a guard of honor was ready to receive him on the wharf, but at the last moment the melancholy rumour of the atrocious attempt on the life of the Prince, caused tiis Excellency to delay his departure for 24 hours, in the hope that some iTtclliaence, confirmatory or otherwise, might be received from the Bluff, where the :- angitoto was expected with three days later news from Melbourne.

WAWQ-ANtJT. "We take the following from the limes of the 26th instant. Outrages in Patea.—Patea, March 24, 1868 i —Disturbances are now of almost daily occulrenee here. A settler named Bayley. residing on his own purchased land, a short distance inland from Kakaramea, was ordered off by a native. He refused to go. Bayley had brought down some timber for building purposes. Two days ago the Maori, with some others, returned, chopped up and destroyed the whole of his timber, and again ordered him off. Minor outrages are of daily occurrence. the above came to hand, we have heard, on reliable authority, that on Tuesday last about twenty sheep were speared by natives on the Waitotara. Mr. Booth should now do his duty firmly and impartially as .Resident Magistrate, and notwithstanding the manner in which Col. McDonnell has been treated, we have no doubt he will see the decisions of the Magistrate carried out, and not allow the action taken by Mr. Parris to prevent settlement in those fine districts.] The Pokaikai Commission is still sitting. So far as it has gone Mr. Parris has altogether failed to make good his charges against Lieut.Colonel McDonnell, of cruelly aud unnecessarily attacking and harrassing the natives.