NEWS FROM FIJI

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 4668, 30 October 1876, Page 3

NEWS FROM FIJI

Th* xevwrae fer-the-half-year ending 30fe t £1190 from general Sources,' and the re - nudnder from mi*oellafieous sources. Thj of which £11,809-xr»M- for fixed establisH- < dbi» d*u#j*«r>'j£lOsS foil police, c,£l99frt for ,*wl»?e^*ni!ainrfi,,£ffl3r,fdlfr'tne'fnimiji^n^*o^^^pnrßi?;^i^piEop - ntae {Sits - ?°fc l . fiOTWMPgjiii £2^ZiJpi c xhe • .expeiiiee,. of th i ' i-Tandm Communion, fth& remainder for < ''I byiihe brig ■ tS* 5 ? 6 ■^β" B ** from'-Anaakiid 'ire^incre^. J They were .distnbutadj«niDngßtcSome moat : ■ 6nthnaiaetio «delimatiM(rEe "■ report the I ae beyopd tK^.^oiliißaijgnine j t pecsatT{jns. . .The *wlim»tw*tiou.eqoietieß in the colonies have arrived at the Same happy result, not onlv the rodentia, bnt" ? ornithology. Let us h'dpevi thatithosaTriose < Hobby lies -in thuj direotidn \rill-hot even- . taajly have to d^re't^e'>eaul^ : of r -inSr present action, and .find that: their pets be-c(wae-.pe(rts.i, r:,,<d..> -y. ■».«.-. > : -.i.rh W ,- : :..-i ! o ;A'jrplendid «peoiio6n of beelwae exhibited at the Smithfieid Butchery yesterday morn-ing/^'Th&'beaet--wbich>iia<l pro<fabed it wak bred and fattened-on Mr. Evans's ran, at Rukurukn, Ovalan. The meat -would comithat of any -atall tea.. animal in the old country, or those fattened on the richest' pastufeb of the adjacent colonies. Considering the richness and . . {ertilto T pf T and.J:he r fact ' "now-'several thousands' of-'cattle in the group, we may reasonably expect a speedy, and redaction in. the price of "ahiinal f6od- vJ rL "' ;1 ~ r - \' Onr Teuton friends are shewing us : aff! exainpls. pt , 'pereeTerance ,and . .in^yiß^ry,,ntrorthy of The departnterJ barque iGarl tand Augogta was immediately followed by the : , aarivail.iQl , the:.Tdli.3 l - v ebpwing l shat aacu wholesale busiaess of. Fiji is in their' hands. The trade of ;Samoaj ( ie/alnibst'r»<.iivij!olk.jdT)y the exteDi <fe? °f Godclei;o7 and Hed.emann.and Co.; ,Tw Mefi^rß.Hei.' ings haye . been cer*ainly the. copunercial.pioneers of Fiji, and 'tihe^triHisAeliWEs' '-at the .BtA^wta'of the sreat /i^r^ni^E^pk's'_sije>;.fee ! jif. rp.pidly, ■ t thror l g}«optit.'.«3outh;iEß'T.&c.': i o .'■• • ■ ■• i ; '■••v. r jff'Agrt.ViT'» lea?n tLa.% Captain (>%> i of dt.Trf;'ricl' ofier '.is 'sei-iously iudisposed as to have nxieeeitated' ais re.niftvaitothoHoepifalen Sunday afternoon U ijt., iThe.lfltest baMef-iii from thai i-.istita-,ti\)n ,waß,tl.«t4ie waii gradually recovering.. • ... Mp. ;Mit<jt!Qli, tha Commissioner of JLands,' baa lately bten viiiitiag the Upperl-jvra diat'.ict, institntiug- enquiries and making the necessary pj-eJiajinaiy aerw-ngemente for the sitting of the Lauds Oajamißßic>n r sLortly to be held the^j.

We observe also, eeveril larr.graphs in the local papers, that the cev; system of native taxation—in kind insteau of in coin—is bringing a considerable quantity oi prodnce into the hands of the Governmenc. It consists of cocoa fibre, copra, pearl shell, and an indigenous gtkn from what is called iu Eiji the/!.D»kna"4ree. , The tree-ia considered to' b'e the same a» the Auckland kauri. The gum is spoken of as'being of a similar chnlooter to,-that shipped from , this port, and ae exulting;; im-: considerable | quantity; in the group!. - .Experimental shipments of small qntuitities have beei. made from time to time during the past few yearsfrom Levuka, bat whether they, proved payable is not known A general meeting of the Fiji Agricultural Society has been held In Levukc, and it .was reaolved, among other things,, that it is desirable the planting interest should be more fully represented in the.Legislative. Council—that more promptitude be displayed in dealing with land titles —that, the Seat of Government.;, should be decided as soon as possible—and that the working of the Native Taxes Ordinance "is an. injustice to the natives and opposed to the vt u>o oolouy." It. \yaa also resolved that " it is deaixable the Government should pay one-third the cost of introducing Polynesian labourers, as it proposes to-do, with- Coolies, from India." .The society expressed also a strong opinion, pn.despatches.Bout.by Mr. Layard.when.administering the_ Government, ..and on en-closures-thereon from Mr. Thurston when Colonial Secretary. . These despatches referred to the outbreak of measles, and speike of want of sympathy and active aid on the part of the settlers towards the natives attacked by the disease. The despatches have been published in English blue-booke, ; and .are denounced by the ao<v.qty aa " calculated to convey an erroneous impression of the efforts made by the white population during the epidemic, and a cruel libel upon them."