HOKIANGA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XV, Issue 5065, 9 February 1878, Page 3

HOKIANGA.

A great number of natives assembled at Kohukohn last week for the purpose of discussing the advisability or otherwise of leasiug their kauri bushes to Mr. Macfarlane, who is now here, representing the firm of capitalists who purpose erecting a large sawmill in Hokianga. As is usual at meetings of that sort, there was a great deal of horero and waste of time, and eventually the natives dispersed without arriving at any satisfactory arrangement, but from what

X heard .';;uev, I think it lively hi a lew days Mr. Maefarlanc will have succeeded in securiug the tight to cut timber o\tr a large area of bu.di at a reasonable rate of royalty. This matter oijuj settled, the work of erecting the mill will U- taken in hand right earnestly. Ihe man John Ucil'3-, so severely battered y his v.ife sonic . fev.- wce'in snice at Te 1 apa, is recovering rapidly, anil thuui'ii very weak 13 ajle to move about without'aaihtauce. Iho woman is now awaiii:i<r her trial m Auckland. A cricket match was played at KolmUohu, at Air. Varoorongii'.-; plaee, Inst we. k |, c . tween 22 natives, captained hy ill-. .1 Harrison, and ll '1';,,.. i :Lll , r won with lo wickets 10 <>~ dvvvii, J. WVi-ter being highest scorer Silk 27 runs, X;ie 22 succumbed one after another to .the howling, during the two niiiiiigj, <.f .Messrs. Cr. \\ ebster and Bishop.—(.Own Correspondent, January 29.]