Poverty Bay Herald

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 4488, 29 January 1886, Page 2

Poverty Bay Herald

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The decision as t<> re-luvuing Waipiro is ftiven elsewhere in Maori. Tho Wairarapi had nob arrived from Auckland at 4. The last launch leaves at 9. The Makauri case was not before the Registrar to-day. It will come on to-morrow again. The Kaiti caso was before the Native Land Court to-day. Evidence as to individualisation is still being taken. Tenders for the supply of hay to Mi'S. M. Wilson close to-morrow at noon. Nothing has been heard yet as to the acceptance of any tender for the Ormond police buildings. They closed some time ago. Major Pitt held a sheep and cattle sale at Makaraka yesterday but (probably owing to the drought and uncertainty of feed) no lots were sold. TheN.Z.L, and M.A. Company reports t.'ie sale of 400 2 and 4 tooth ewes on account of Mr Andrew Reeves, Tologa Bay. It will be observed from the telegrams that candidates are announcing themselves for the general election, especially at Dunedin — waeie Mr Stout now is. The Hospital Secretary received a letter from Wellington this morning saying the p titiou to incorporate was gazetted on Mond ;y, and that the other necessary formal proc. udings would be tdkea in due course. From the Waikato it is reported that the oodliu moth is ravaging the cabbages and orher vegetables ! A Wellington telegram to-day shows the Government are goiag to make war on the codliu. The pest has appeared in the apples in this district. Atthol-I.M. Court to-day judgment was given lor the phiintitia in the following Sr.sea :— Kenny v. Mclntosh, claim £5 153; ' li.assey v. Morice, £6 4s 5d ; Kirongo v. hLaraha, £12 123. The J Battery Volunteers paraded for inspection last night. Sergeant Pavitt was in cMimmuil and Major Porter inspected. Only ]f> members were pieseut. Major Porter intimated that unless membera turned up to parade when Captain Winter returned he would disband the corps. The innocent Maori has found out the trick of assiyuing property to the wife before filing, and is getting as smart at it as j Europeans. At a meeting of creditors in ! i lie estate of Wata Makaore held this mornning (there was no quorum) the debtor gave as his reason for filing that lie was pressed by his creditors. The only asset he had waa a horse valued at £6. He was shepherd for his wife over 409 sheep ! The drought in the colony has now broken up, as reports come ol heavy rain in nearly every district. It has been the longest and most general drought for many years. Here the welcome rain has come at last, and after a fe»v premonitory showers a gentle and steady fall set in during last night and continued till thii afternoon. The gentleness of the fall was most welcome, to gradually moisten the ground, Avhich had become so hard that a heavy downpour would not have permeated the soil and there would have been risk of flood. Both in town and country the rain was most welcome and has evoked very grateful feelings, us indeed it has all over the colony. There is evidently more rain to come, and within the next few days the parched country is likely to be thoroughly saturated and there will be a tremendous growth of feed. The Maori* said there would be no rain till March but it seems as if they were'out of it this time. If the drought had continued much longer the results would have been deplorable. To-day, January 29, isthe46th anniversary of the foundation of the colony and of the Auckland province. The early history of Auckland is to a certain extent the history of the colony, of which this day is tho anniversary. iNew Zealmd before being a sepa* rate colony was under the control of. "the Government of New Smith Wales, -"frith a British resident, Mr Busby, jjtfhose house still stands at Victoria at tfrv 'Say o f Islands, contiguous to where tb/f famous treaty of Waitangi was signer^ a nd directly opposite -4a^Sr I q,r^.r»fJ;.V-!Jg /J i^u3sell, the original seat of Government, which wasßubscqueutiy moved to Auckland after the war with the great righting chief Heke, who cut down the British flagstaff. At Auckland to-day the U;<ual complete holiday has been observed, this being regatta day. " At GUborne the only observance of the day haa been the closing of the banks. If they have such weather at Auckland us we have here to-day there will be no out-of'door holiday. A Wellington telegram says : — A gang of " magsmen " and convicted thieves, who recently visited Auckland from Sydney, have lately been " doing " Wellington. Detective Toohy warned them that they would have to leave Auckland ac once, and they immedi ately left for Wanganui, booking themselves as <-. company of performing athletes. Regarding Wangauiu as an unpromising field for their operations they soon left lor Poxton, where they attended the races last week. Their paraphernalia was moat elaborate, and included tents and poles, roulette tables, trick matohbuxed, and other articles required for carrying on systematic swindling on racecourses, &c. The police followed the party, and at i''oxton they were warned to desist from playing. They arrived here on Saturday morning last and lost no time in town, but proceeded straight to the Island Bay racecourse, where, before the police were on the ground, they made about £50 at the " three card trick ; :> from on>> man they won £6 in as many minutes, and this innocent it wa3 who laid the detectives on to the gang, who m;ule for town after the first race. They | were traced to an hotel in the city, and were warned that they would be locked up under the Vagrant Ad; if they did not at once engage in honest pursuits or clear out. One of the party took tho hint, and yesterday left for the Wairarapa, and the remainder intimate their intention of proceeding either South or to the West Coast by the first steamer. A second contingent is expected to arrive from Sydney direct, but the police aie ou the alert for them.