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Waka Maori, Volume 10, Issue 13, 30 June 1874, Page 166

The Parliament will meet for the despatch of business on the 3rd day of July, 1874. A little girl wandered from her home at the Upper Hutt, on Sunday, the 14th instant. Her parents and the people residing in the neighbourhood searched for her unceasingly through the bush in every direction for several days, but without success. At length, on the evening of the Thursday following, another little girl, who was looking for some found her lying beside a tree in a bush opposite Mr. Barton's, about a mile from the place where she was last seen. She was still living, although fearfully emaciated. She was taken home, and a doctor was quickly in attendance; but his efforts to restore her were without avail, and she died the next morning. She had been four days exposed to the inclemency of the weather without food. An Auckland paper says, a woman residing in that city lately brought three fine boys into the world at a birth. The mother and children were doing well.

On Tuesday, the 21st of April, 1874, a Kanaka named J£oko was lost overboard from the French barque " Chevert," on her passage from Newcastle to Wellington. The ship was rolling heavily, with all sail set; the starboard maintopmast backstay parted, and the whole of the spars of the mainmast went over the side; the mast carried away close down to the top, carrying away mainmast head and all the spars above. Koko was aloft bending the mainroyal sheet, and when the mast carried away he went overboard and was drowned. The ship was roundedto, and the man was close under the ship when she went round. The ship's way was totally stopped, and the crew stood by to heave ropes. When about twice the length of the ship off, he suddenly sank, and was not seen again. There are eighteen complete Mo a skeletons in the Christchurch Museum (Middle Island) —a building in which is collected a variety of interesting things from various countries. It has been computed that the railway service of Great Britain comprises nearly 200,000 men. "When you have lost money in the street, everyone is ready to help you to look for it; but when you have lost your character, everyone leaves you to recover it as you can. It is stated that nearly four millions of money are now invested in manufacturing enterprises in Victoria, and that these give regular employment to about 23,000 persons. "We clip the following from the Weekly News, of June 6th, an Auckland paper:—" On the passage of the cutter Dawn from Onehunga to Raglan a Maori passenger named Petera jumped overboard, and, on being rescued, he stated that he distinctly saw his atua or god staring at him, and that he jumped overboard to get out of his way. It was found necessary to keep a close watch over him the remainder of the voyage, as he made fresh attempts to jump overboard. On landing he was secured in a lock-up, to undergo a medical examination. His mind is evidently affected, as he seems bent on selfdestruction."