NATIVE AGGRESSIONS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 7119, 17 July 1886, Page 2

NATIVE AGGRESSIONS.

PLOUGHING TO RE RESUMED. We ascertain that Te Whetu has informed Beveral 6ettlers between New Plymouth and Opunake that his people are to commence ploughing in different parts of the district on Wednesday next. This action is to be a gentle protest against the way their rents are paid. There is to be no violence, and no resistance to the police ; and if they are tald by the owners of the land selected for ploughing, or by the poiice, to desist, they will do so. As it was explained, " not a band is to be lifted in anger. It is very certain, however, if tho law be broken the police will immediately take aotion.

Among the horse stock aboard the Wakatipu to-day, was the well known racer Trenton, who is on Ihb way to Bydney. The Patea Mail says : — "A nice little mob of thirty young draught horses belonging to Mr. Morton, of Waverley, passed through hero on Wednesday on their way to Now Plymouth to bo shipped, nt the breakwater on Saturday, direct for Sydney. Tho animals are of first-class description and in capital condition, and reflect «reat credit of Mr. Morton's judgment, and ho will no doubt be amply repaid for his trouble and enterprise by the piice'j realised. in the Sydney market. The well kown entiro horse Exchange also goes by the bamo steamer. Without the brnikwutT this would have been about impossible, as tho risk, trouble, expense and uncertainty of shipping and transhipping horf.es would havu been too great to encounter. Very good despaU h was given tho Wakatipu this morning, the 500 lx-gs of butter having been shipped within un hour, aud tho thirty-seven horses having all been put aboard by half-past eleven. With a few tons of lirty a'ifl carrots for homo feed, this comprise. 1 the whole of tho freight awniting tho Wakatipu at the port, but by the inoiiMjg's tra ; n from tho country a consignment of pic hice, consisting principally of turnipi:, cmuo to hand. As it was rather late in m riving, tho Wakatipu hauled oil' in o tho stream, and this freight was convc •to her by lighters. Victoria*, buyers o£ colonial tweeds as&crfc that owing to the superiority of texture, coloi, patterns nnd finish of New Z'julauti tweeds it answers their purpose to import woolkns from New Zealand, pay the duty, a d then sell thorn in preference to tho products of tho Victorian mills. So much for tho protection policy pi Victoria, '

The Patea Mail haa had the following report placed ut its disposal by Mr. W. Deirett, which, though only referring to past greatness, is stllL of -very great interest : — " 39 Morgate-street, London, May 7th, 1886. — Report : i have this dny opened a tin of preserved meat sent to me somo 18 months ago by William Derrett, Esq., of Pine Hill, Patea, T.u.inaki, New Zealand, aad found it iv excellent condition, not too much cooked (which is a great fault with most of the preserved mout^) nnd the fl.u oit was verj' line with beautiful jelly. I also analysed a portion of the contents, and found it perfectly free from all truces of metallic or other injurious substances. — James Best. Analytical and Pharmaceutical Chemist,"' Tho schooner Zior, from Lyttelton, arrived at the breakwater ou Friday aCtcrj noon from Lyitelton, will' 100 casks of cement and :. a ton n " lewder for the New Plymouth Harbour l'oard. The cement is the unsold balunc- of the ship Auckland's c.irgo ot freight, mu-.t of which was sold at Lyttelton. The powder was put ashore immediately tho Zior arrived, but the cement was nnt touched till this afternoon, the Wakatipu giving full employment to tho harbour staff. Captain Fairchild, of the Kinemoa, evinced much interest in the port during his brief stay hero on Friday, and spent a considerable timo in taking soundings inside the work. There was a considerable demand in town to-day for hay, carrots, < and other fodder, a large quantity being required for the use of the horses and cattle aboard the Wakatipu. One dealer sold out his entire stock, and could havo disposed of more if he had had it on hand. This transaction is a very good instance of the way in which a trade springs up through the direct steamer cdlliug here. Waitara not affording sufficient water for the St. Kildn to enter this morning, that steamer, after waiting off the bar a considerable time, ran to the breakwater, where she is to discharge part of her cargo. It is hoped that by doing this she will have reduced her draught sufficiently to get into the river. Last week a settler down at Rnhotu made a good display of independence, or want of thought, whichever it may be deemed to be. Ho wanted about a hundredweight of goods taken from town to Rahotu. Tho carrier asked 4s. for the job. This was thought too high a price, so it was declined. Being unable to have Ihb goods carried for lees, this settler left Rahotu on Monday morning with a wheelbarrow, intending to conve}- tho things by that means. He arrived in town iv tho evening, and made a start next morning. When he got to Oakura on the return journey ho found ho had miscalculated his strength, and was obliged to give up his self-imposed task, lie accordingly accepted the best offer he could get for having his load taken home. The price was 35., but ho had to wheel his barrow homo himself. Ho therefore lost two days, had two days of hard work, and savad a Is.