The Evening Herald. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2, 1870.

Wanganui Herald, Volume IV, Issue 771, 2 February 1870, Page 2

The Evening Herald. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2, 1870.

It is represented that a letter from King Tawhiao to the dissentients fTom the sale of the Manawatu block, has had the effect of reconciling -the latter_to ; the r saje, a,nd destroying all opposition! A. letter" has been re«ei3ted/ at Maiia\yatu /from the King; |mt like all communications from ; the source, it is mysterjbiiislv \yprded, nnd contains the. usual i&OMbU ftvt^ , arc., V Immediately after \ the ,Receipt of tlie letter, howeveri.^he'lnativjas I agreed to allqw the trigonometrieai ' suV vey*to proceed;1 aWft'\aJ3-^p-posSd^t&atftheletterVW'the^u^qf Wii chaiige of progranmt^: } o]To -make fu'rtker' enquiries^- it ' thought, -vftftild -hardly be necessary; as the cause1 Arid effectwere so cfoseiy linked together £|br there wastke King's letter follo^s fa&^if£.>f¥°J?y. a (detenni.natioii to allow the surveys f to f prooeed. But anyone in the slightest degree acquainted , v^ith ,the, manner in which the 'Kmg'h Ja^,exercis / ed Kis*authority hitherto, particularly in • the, case of Te Hira and the.opening of the Ohinemuri, must have knownti 'in the fifet i:pl'a«e, 1 f- it'!is: coitttfary to the fixed policy at 'I l6lcanga^tia'lio;^idyise c^n-* ' cession' tdthe 5 pakieha.df assumed legal rrights' to1' laha ', arid, in the' second, -tha£'''t3ifere':..is no such" absolute sille-giance-ou-the part of any tribe or hap'Waautos uto cinse it to accept without deniur' such, advice, if offered. Wt^,t" then' has! caused the 'change, from.wMch the survey is permitted' to be*vrfeni&ddi—X'#vsr^; simple and a very wise action, whether ih the end it l>a successful or not Mr Fox met

il^^LajbwejS,) aniiij^gt'eseated to them; tliat: therligononi^tncal survey could' no^iin any iwayprejudice any rigirtsl tliey^inight'possess. He agreed that' if they .allowed thq survey to go on, Mr McLean should'proceed to Manawatu immediately after his return from"ttie■.■North, hear \v}iat ohjections 1 had to be made to*.'the Way in which the late decision of the. Native Lands I Court wa^ sought-'tcHaie carried out, ' and see that the dissentients received 'their righ|s. >. We know that anything better could h^ve been done ; I but the.arrangement .shows, that the j question is not5 settled, 'as some sup- ! pose f ,bu,tis ,mereiy in abeyanoe- f' till," as tKe i*efrainf-'p|,:-;an' oid local song says, " McLean comes up." The which stand in the wayiof a''setUe'ment^'^are-said' td; be of a superable~ cliafacter, an,d, yre l ;hope .that question. may; l*ec|ive ..'at. ,tne, fortlicoming '] meeting a j^n^il :;;;;".; \,:.,'.■■, :;;' 7.'' ".','"'»; "J. '•

!■•• 'Thoroughbred Stock*. — Some; fine 'thoroughbred stock arrived here ;yes,:terday 'from" Canterbury.! ;- Messrs -Walker and Dani'ell, • who have been in j'Canterbury 1 during the races; purchased 'jointly the celebrate(i:' entire horse Trai -ducer| for 400 guineas j the: iseller stipu'jilating that hei might have himx back i again for 300■: guineas at the end of two >~ 'yearsi if he:chosei' Traducer is one'of ithe best-bred horses in -the English 1 stud bddk. .He ran one year second for jthe)• Two-Thousand -Guineas at. iNewL' market,) and broken down in'training for the: following Derby, when he was tsold' for 1200 guineas for • breeding' purThis horse will be no small acp quisition to-the district, and we^wish his i ■ enterprising owners suocess; Mr ;ha^ 3 also- brought withi him a ■ bay ■ ■ gelding; named' Flying Jib,; who cost; £150,! and a^ thoroughbred-filly, I Maid,; of . the Mist/ at a cost of; 80 ('guineas^ ■■■.'■* '■-■t-, •:-■ >;■;■•. !•■•■.•-;•••■.»:;

31e Edward Lewis v. CrEo.< Roberts! .'-7-This ;Case, in which the, public evince so much. interest,', was again; resumed on Monday;. last, and the arbitrator 'is deto" sii ievery day until. r£s close! r As, we" before stated, it; is a great.pity .that it -is- riot, an open' court, thst vye might be enabled jo publish day by day .the whole pi-oceedings., This }i however, it. appears, jcannot be done,, but the pijiblic k will',, lie ■ glad \'. tP,, learn. th'aHi: we j f lfj*y:e' b^en prbmise'dja copy ;of the;;^hole eyMence (w^ich'is being .talceii down in extens'6) as soon*as the case is, compjeted, wh^ca. i( jire shall ( , plaqe^ /before'j. <our readers, ,ao;*!,that. ,;they. . may^have 1 tlie' opportiimty' of "reading and' arbitral ting^fpr .tiaamselyes .according ( to v what; they K'ske'.' ' ;:' ■: " • •• '•: ' / ;

•■■■ ■ • ■-■• -. • * . .)):-•: WH-a.xITHH.rWAIBitRA'PA IMIGHT HAVE! bebn. —Under ;■ \ha above heading, the Wairarapa Mercury has the following : : —Feav -are aware that it was originally proposed to formitlie Canterbury^ettle-' ment.in; the: Wairarapa. That 1 such: was the -intention, however,: is clearly shewn .by a letter dated 12th December, 1848, -from Mr Domett, t2ie then ColoniaL Secretary, to H. .-T. Keinp.i Esq.,' who was then negocia-tingthe purchases; from tlwi Maoris in this district v'Mr Domett, after directing, him to bring his.f negoeiwtions to as speedy terminal tionf a* practicable,' writes, *'Bwt I am to, addisthat-as there is a possibility of the s proposed Canterbury settleraentj j being 'established elsewhere than in i Wair,arapa; it-will be your duty f«lly fa inform; the datives to that effect, in ord^r that they may not have reason to complain thereafter -o£ being miisled as to the intentions of the Government j or the purposes for which tke district was | sought to be acquired. 11 '* You; wiil/' Ihe continues, "at the sassae'time, make the^natjlvfes aware of the .prq&pect of a .^ucceediiig 'settlement being lopaWd in Me district ybii nave, lieen 'instirticteE'tb «ieqTiirey ana;,that the ohjfect1 bf, purcUasii%: '*ucji ,larg^ tracts'* of land, is, of coursey'^rovidiiig'rooni1 for such s^tfclfe- ; ■; r ■'' /' i!; J ■■■■>■■''■;'■ ••■ i; ;:; -

TflEßWiATKaro.^Mr J. G: Firth; has retiirrted to Aujklandi from tlie Waikafco; and \re believe intends to frtrnish to the Government ia report on his recent interview with Te KootL We learn from a gentleman who retiirrted from the Waikatt* on Saturday last tba* the state of: things existing there; at pre-'' sent is deplorable in the extiemei ■■ The farms of the settlers have bfeen' abaTi» doned, while the -owner)* are obliged td serve in the militi* r and the harvest is left to the mercy of the Weather. Herd* of cattle are left to stray; and the miloh oowg are being spoilt by neglect. Our informant says that the Watkato was just beginning to resume the appearance j of a,.thriving, district, and the settlers were all hopeful and contented tvhen the proximity of danger agnrin called them, from their,homes, and the fruits of a. year's md ustry were swept away. Truly the,, unfortunate outsettlers are deserving of our warmest sympathy.— Southern Cross, Jan. 25.

day innhe;Ofld Fello^ Hall, an yd the place waa immediately bqsiege'd by troops of purchasers, whoses.- pticses . borerthe strain exceedingly' well. ~'\Ve should think the whole of the goods will be- sold, for all will KO , and none . can resist the endearing but pecuniarily! ruinous ; charms > of^fthe fair " votaTists:": The Hall is" 4 beautifully decorated, and r bpth nature and art are-nearly^' past !co rnipare. We are unable to give a mere detailed description, :for the if act is *we ;weVe afrai^ to '.stay top long inone place^( ;i- in ''i. \ Mr. HaLKE's PROPOSAL,4-,TheMiyt-teltpn i Times,) alluding to Mr Hulkels memorial, : —" In discussing tins question, it is quite unnecessary,tq cori--sl:4§ri* .^PPJi economical ground s. '• There are people,- no vdoubt, whpTthink with" some 'slioav of reason'thaV a Colony so heavily lembarassed. withy public debts as New Zealand is,, ought not topay ; j£4,500 a year"-in': the shapeof a Governor's salary. There are others, no doubi, who think with at least an equat show of reason that we get very little retfirn for this outlay. But these are questions quite beside the mark. The real point is, ought the?€olony in- justice to itself, to continue the present uncertain and most unsatisfactory ,kind bf connection with the mother country? If so,'it should continiie to, pay the Governor^ • salary as usual ; if not, the proper coristitutipnal course; of bringing the subject to'an issue will-be for the Assehibly to refuse to pass this particular item in the estimates. If, therefore,; the people _!"?h.the question to be^discussed and settled, they will, be likely to gain their purpose by adopting 'Mr Hulke's proposal to memorialize the Assembly." The R.M's Court, Patea.—We understand that Mr Edward Meredith,' .&*?. h°spital ( sergeant, lias receiyed r tlie appointment qf clei-k of ,the; Resident Magisitfate's Court^'at :Pate'a,;; and that he-has; been.sent down/here -^by-Major Noake, R.M , in order that he niightbe instructed in his new duties. The Governor's HeALTH.-^Tlie Post of the 27th ult., contains the following correction,::—Jri out• report of;"the ball !. yesterday a slight error crept in. We J, stated-that the, Governor's.health, was drunk with cheers, arid" though not absolutely; incorrect, this is calculated -.to ; mjslea,d. 'Although there*' Were' Vome ; faintcheers, there was'ai^p sbHnarkerl aii expression of disapprobation as! to , indiice calls'for order. 't;''''!'* ' '!-