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COMPENSATION COURT:— Tue3DAT. [Beforo Thomas Beckham, Esq., Commissioner.] Robeut Parui* : Claim £217 155., was investigated. Mr. H. Kenny appeared for claimant. Bobert Parris, sworn : I am the executor . in the will of James Smart. [Probate put irf.] In August, 1803, there wore 143couplosand three " rams running on Hurford's farm in the Omata District, belonging to the estate. At that time tho natives were in rebellion I was informed that tho sheep had been driven away by tha natives. I applied to Colonel Warre, the officer commanding the troops, to give mo an escort. Major Russell furnished mo with an 'escort. I had tho assistance of three natives, and was aocompanicd by the Itev. Mr. Brown, Mr. Hen wood, * Mr. Bayly, Mr. Borridgo, Jan., and Mr. W. Har- ' rison. We proceeded in tho direction of Htirford's farm, and traced tho sheep ovor theTaptroo river. We discovered a lot of sheep skins, some of which were branded J. S. I identified them us belonging to tho estate of Jamefl Smart. We proceeded farther and found some living sheep, a few of whioh belonged 10 the same estate. Wd gathered together the sheep and found they numbered between 70 and 80, but not more thaa half-a-dozen belonged to the estate. On our way home, we were fired upon by a party of Maoris in ambuscade ; two of the party wore wounded and a horse aiid dog, in consequence of whioh we had to abandon tho sheep. We afterwards recovered 22 owes and 12 lambs out of the 143 couples. The loss sustained was 121 couples and three rams, which I value at £217 16s. Tho value of the couples are 355., and tho ram 3at 40b. Tha • sheep we recovered I sold for 38s. a oouple. Tho sale look place in December, 1803. Before the ' sheep wore driven away, they wera in the charge , of friendly natives. It was impossible to havo ;
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T« Census or Cantbkburt.— The population of Christchuroh is 6,647, made op as follows : males 3,335, females 8,312. Of the male portion 1,126 are married, and of the femaleß, 1,162. Tbere are unmarried, 2,152 males, and 2,022 females. The number of widowers is 57, and of widows, 128. The number in the Heathcote district sre— males, 3,507, females, 3,157. Of these 1,167 of the males are married, and 1,217 of the females, 2,303 males are unmarried, and ! 1,864 females. There are 37 widowers, ana 76 widows. In Lyttelfcon there are 1,356 males, »nd 1,139 females. Of these there are 429 married males, and 421 married females. The unmarried are— males, 904, females, 670. There are 21 widowers, and 46 widows. At Eaiapoi, the numbers are— maleß, 2,393, females, 1,862. i«a nU £l er married «, males 645, and females .678. There are 1,421 males, and 1,147 females nnmarned; widowers 27, widows 37. In the Cheviot district the population amounts to 411, vjz., 310 males and 101 females. Of the former 61 are married, and 241 unmarried. Of the latter 38 are married, 62 unmarried; of the remaining nine, 8 are widowers, and 1 a widow The amoant of land held in the various districts ia as follows : — Christchnrch, freehold, 4 134 acres : leasehold, 2,072 acres ; under crop 1<862J acres. Lyttelton, freehold, 1,031$ acres • leasehold, 458 acres j under crop, 133§ acres! Ivaiapoi, freehold, 26,032 acres; leasehold, 23^866 acres; under crop, 21,539 acr«s. Cheviot, freehold, 77,771 acres ; leasehold, 255 acres ; under crop, 903 acres. Education anj> Labour.— The New York Tribune says that "England is in earnest about education, and the United States are pointed to aa having a successful system. But there is a great difficulty, for where children can earn fonr cents a week, their parents will be tonoptod to keep them from school." j
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