WITHIN THE COLONY.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 109, 9 February 1894, Page 3

WITHIN THE COLONY.

NEWS BY TELEGRAPH fi n Putai 4wkmtiw.| Paul Aocidant. Nahix, Thu Uy. K frioplc*. brother U \h* w«U known Wnlluifton liooUnak<Y of that nanv*. whiU bimilng near M*ra#k*Aaho. mat with a fatal urukot Hr waa innn*j a dray loaded with ahearea trlien he fell, and the wheel crushed hU atomach. He died in a few hoar* Drowned. N*ri»a. This I>»J. liimird llmtoi. gardener »l Manga loro oution. near Panevirkr. was drowned while bottling reeterday Suppression of Betting. Nariak, Thi« l>»y. In rouneetkm with the •uppreeion of betting ol the Champion Athletic meeting the Committee of the local dub ha* de etded to wail on the Inspector of Police and request hie co operation. The Waitemata Election. Acckland, Thin day. The Waietamata flecuon petition waa coo turned, the inoat important witness heinf vonng Monk who admitted drinking with the women Clemeotaaod Drummond and having given them cigars; also drinking with other* ; but denied providing re freahruenta with the idsa of influencing ▼otea . he gsra Drummond 2a out of a friendly feeling. The caae reMime* to day*

Wellington Land Board. Wru£notom. This day. In apeeiung to hia motion for the revaluation of special settle monte in the Forty Mile Buah. Mr floggaaid the reason was to see if some relief could not be given to the settle* s. home had spent a* much as .2900 and were unable to get anv return. The land of the ('onoor and Stirling Settlements had been valued at 40a. while land in the *ams vicinity waa *o!d at half the pnec. The position of the j »ettiers was pitiable, and he trusted the I Board w ould devise some means of * helping them. The Commissioner said it ' waa a tjueation whether the board hod | power to reduce the price of land in • special settlement*. The w-eak point had ' been the utter absurdity of giving men land before the price was hied. Ulti matelr the qoeetion was deferred until | next in* eting. and in the meantime the i'ommiss.onere w-.U enquire into the matter. The sections of H. D. Atkinson and L. Farrelly in the McKenzie * Bp**« .U hettlemei.t were forfeited, owing to their not having fulfilled the conditions as to improvements. A number of other cases were adyoumed.

Intercolonial Cricket. Timarc. Thia day. The cricket match, fifteen of South fanterburv v. New South Wales, was drawn. The former required ‘26 runs to save a one innings defeat and only two wicket* to fall. The Premier and the Maoris. Wellington, This Day. I Four native chiefs from the Upper Wan- ; ganui district waited on the Premier congratulating him on the assumption of the i p>*nion a* Native Mmister, and asked I what wav the intention of the Government 1 respecting the native race. Mr Seddon replied that the policy of the Government ! would plsc« the natives in a position that 1 they would reap to the fullest extent the ! benefits of civilisation instead of being continued in a position of dependence, j He intends to visit native districts in the North Island shortly and explain the 1 legislation affecting the Maoris and their j land.

Postal Conference. Wklunnoton. This Day. The Postal Conference will be hold on March sth. It is expected a good deal of prehmmari business will be settled beforehand on the trip in the Uinemoa. I Modern Good Samaritan. WiLUM iTON. Thia day. a travelling medicine man named Gunn calling himself the good Samaritan was fined £2.5 and costs for distributing gift* by lottery. He refused to pay and waa giTen the alternative of three months' hard labor. He said that he had been allowed to give away presents for in month* without interference and the R.M. told him that but for that he would have been fined 4.100 An Injunction. Wellington, This day. The Supreme Court granted an injunction agains C. E. Turner restricting him from using the word “ samtas ” in connection w-itb a toilet powder, on the ground that it wa» an infringement of the Sanitas Disinfectant Company's trade mark. Death of Father Carolan. Wellington. This day. Father Carolan. who has been one of the master* of St Patrick's College since it opened in 1885. died thi* morning of consumption.