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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXI, Issue 4046, 21 May 1879, Page 2

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rrr. _ , . May 19. ihe boundaries asked for by Rewi may be thus described : — Commencing at Whangaioa on the West Coast line, to _r 1 u keruh9 ' 0r White Cliffs ' and from VVhangatoa to the west bank of the Waipa, and continuing thence to Pahi and Manngatautarij thence to Taupo, including lauds unsold at the back of Taranaki, extending inward to White Cliffs ; and that this land be surveyed and put through the Court, and leased, but prohibited from the sale ; the natives to have the management of their own lands awarded them by the Court, and thus they can make wbat railroads and roads they please through their lands. This is the proposal that the natives have made to the Government for acceptance, and which will either be accepted or rejected forthwith. Manga attends the Land Court at j Cambridge to-morrow, and probably Te Ngakau also, and the definite result of the negotiations will perhaps be known later in the day. m_ .. Later. Ihe meeting was held this day at 1 p.m. Present— The Hon Mr Sheehan, Manga, and several other chiefs. After discussion, the following boundaries and names were laid before the Native Minister : — Commencing from Man<*_whare, through to Orakei; thence °to Maungatautari ; thence ou to the Waikato River, which it crosses and recrosses; and thence to Taupo, in which the liens advanced over their blocks are to be investigated. As to lands disputed between Europeans and Maoris, boundaries to be settled by Sheehan and Rewi. Lands with disputed boundaries between the natives, to be settled by Manga and other chiefs. Sheehan offers, if a survey of boundary is wanted, to help them towards the cost of the survey. At the meeting Tamata Taraihare stated that the proposals would meet with disfavour from absentees. Manga, Apeha, j and other chiefs have arranged with I Sheehan to commence survey of Mokau lands at once. May 20. The southern boundary of the territory mentioned in Rewi's proposals, from Taupo to Pukehare, is undefined, as many of the places laid dowu in the proposals are unkuown to Government and Europeans ; in fact the whole of the boundaries are only tentatively given. In the northern portion of the reserve the King is reported to have some interest. The boundaries of this block will have to be surveyed. It will be noticed that by the action of Government the original proposal at Hikurangi, to make Tawhiao a kind of independent princelet in this territory, is now abandoned. The consent of Apepea, Wetare, Tai nieu, Hiremia, and others to Rewi _ proposal, enables the Mokau River and its coalfields to be connected with the Waitara line of railway at once, as owners are anxious for working of Mokau coal. It will enable owners to run line rails up the Mokau River district some distance, and the probability of the objecting land owners preventing combination thence to Awamutu, or elsewhere, will be considerably lessoned. Apiha and Wetere are firmly determined to open Mokau. The Native Minister, Lewis, and others go to the Cambridge Land Court to-day with a number of natives. WELLINGTON. May 20. TBE KINROSS CASE. The case against Kinross, of Napier, bas been postponed till Tuesday next, at nine o'clock in th« morning, it being intended tq make an effort to get through the case in one day. THE ANDERSON ASSAULT CASE. The Anderson-Easby assault case has been adjourned for a fortuight, in consequence of the absence from town of one of the witnesses. THEFT. William Thomas Martin, a barman at the Post Ofiice Hotel, charged with stealing £26 pounds, the property of H, D. Monk, proprietor, was fully committed for trial. Several minor charges of a similar nature were dropped on prisoner's committal. FOOTBALL. The following will probably be the Wellington team of footballers against Wanganui for Queen's Birthday :— Gillon, Lambert, Davy, Berry (2), Bates, Thomas, Cowie, Wright, Campbell, Cooper, Black, Lynch, Heckson, Burns, and R. Leckie. PASSENGER ON THE S.S. PATEA SEIZED. WITH A FIT. The s.s. Patea sailed at noon to-day for Patea. When she had reached Jerningham Point, a passenger named Lett was seized with a fit, when appear* ing very dangerously ill, the steamer returned to the wharf. Dr Collins was at once sent for, who ordered the unfortunate man to be conveyed to the house of his brother. TYPHOID FEVER. Several fresh ceses of tyhoid fever have made their appearance in the same locality outside of the city where the disease first broke' out, and it is supposed these fresh cases originated from some persons who had been working in the place, thinking all danger had passed. William Thomas Martin was to-day committed for trial, for robbing the till of the Post Ofiice Hotel when he was barman. Prisoner, who is about 18 years of age, burst into tears upon hearing of his committal, saying that he had not a friend in the colony. The Royal Commissioners appointed to make thorough investigation into the circumstances under which the Taupo was wrecked off Tauranga, leave for that place by Wanaka to-night, to commence their labours. A Government Surveyor is now engaged iv making an exact plan of the locality, showing the position of of the ste.mers barges, etc., so that the Commissioners may have all the particulars before them. The Commission cis consist of Commander Hewitt, R.M. , Captain Rose, New Zealand Shipping Company, and Captain Cross, Harbour Master at Nelson. Proceedings are about to be taken by the Inspector of Nuisances, against several tradesmen, who persist in exposing goods for sale outside their shop windows, in contravention of City Byelaws. The case of alleged arson against Mrs Phillipa r rpf Kaiwarra, was brought on to^ day, bufFas there were about two witnesses, it was adjourned for a week. The Chronicle says it is understood that the secoad R.M. will take ofilce almost immediately.