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Wellington Independent, Volume XXV, Issue 3007, 16 June 1870, Page 4

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«, The following items are from Auckland papers of the 10th. With reference to the surrender of Hapurona, which was noticed in our telegrams in last issue, the Taurauga correspondent of the " Cross" says : — " On Saturday, the 4th inst., Hapuroua Hohi, a Hauhau chief of importance, belonging to the Urewera tribe, with five of his men, arrived in Tanranga, for the purpose of submitting their allegiance to Mr Commissioner Clarke. They were escorted by three of the principal chiefs of the Arawas. Mr Clarke being engaged, the interview was merely formal, Monday being appointed for the grand day for their submission. On Monday their was a great gathering of Maoris to witness these celebrated characters, who have for sone years been fighting against us. There was nothing about them to attract attention. The old chief Hapurona is a slight thin-set man, well tatooed, inclined to stoop ; nothing however, remarkable or intelligent in his general appearance. Hapurona distinctly asserts that Te Zooti is abandoned by his old followers, and that ho haa do chance whatever of regaining power. The submission was a private one, and did not last more than an hour, but the following day was appointed to unfold to Mr Clarke the real position of the Hauhau. It is expected that this capture will put Government in possession of valuable information. Te Kooti is still at the head of the Waioeka George. We (" Cross") understand that negotiations are being made by the native chief Te Wheoro to bring about a meeting of the King natives in Waikato, and that Tawhiao and his people are likely to meet at some place north of Newcastle. Taipara has written a letter to the "Thames Advertiser, 1 ' strongly denying a statement made that money paid to Shortland leaseholders went to purchase guns and ammunition for Te Kooti. The complexion of the"Otau Gold Dis--1 covery" is somewhat altered by the following letter in the " Cross" : — " Papakura, June 9, 1870. — Sir, — In reference to an article that appeared in this day's * Cross,' headed Gold discovery at Otau, we beg to state that although good specimens have been discovered and reefs also, the reefs have not been thoroughly tested — may not be payable when tested. We deprecate the idea ©t leading men astray, to rush the ground ; in fact we will not* permit people to trespass on our ground at present in search of gold. If we find the gold reefs payable, we will be prepared to treat with men that have the capital to work the same. In the meantime the roads leading to the locality are almost inaccessible to pack-horses, and to wheeled vehicles totally unfit. We therefore paution the publio from running off on every idle report that may be spread about rich discoveries at Wairoa, till something more definite is knowu. — J. S. Wilson, Buckland anb Cole." A rather important mining judgment was given in the Police Court in the case of Otway (official agent) v. Armstrong. The " Cross," commenting on the case, says : — The sum sued for was £376, being merely the amount for which defendant was alleged to be liable upon 80 £5 shares, after deduct ing the sum actually paid in calls, the contention being that no merely nominal paid upcapital, not originallyrepresented in money or moneys worth, could be legally held to be paid up capital within the true intent and meaning of the Act. Mr Lyle, the late manager of the Monarch Goldmining Company, ) and Mr Otway were examined. The objecI tions taken were— l. That Mr Armstrong * was not a shareholder. 2. That no evidence I had been given to show that the Olway who had given evidence was the actual person contemplated in the gazetted notification of the appointment. 3. That supposing Mr Armstrong to be a shareholder, he was not liable to pny more than a " contribution" under the 39th section of the Companies' Limited Liability Act. The Bench dismissed the information, on the ground that the Act did not empower the Official Liquidators to sue for the whole amount of uncalled capital against the shares held by any individual person, but only for a reasonable contribution towards the actual liabilities of the company in liquidation." # The same journal adds :— " Had the Bench been induced to give judgment in favor of the complainant, utter ruin would have been brought upon many honest shareholders, who would be made scapegoats for defaulters. The " Thames Advertiser" of yesterday sa y S : — « We were informed yesterday that the large tower erected on the Piako river in order to carry the telegraph wires across the stream has been burned down by the natives. On making some further inquiry, however, we were told that the tower had been blown down. Whichever of these stories is correct, it would appear that the tower is down. Captain Skeet, who returned from Taupo last week, says that nothing very unusual was occurring there when he left ; but he complains very much of the natives stealing horses, planting them and pi'oducing them for a reward, which is quite a source of revenue all along the road. Tether ropes are never returned. James Eoster, Thomas Steens, and Daniel Sutherland were arranged on a charge of breaking and entering the warehouse of Mr John Wormall, of Grahamstoven, and stealing various articles of clothing to the value between £250 and £300. They pleaded not guilty. A very large amount of evidence was taken and the case was adjourned until to day. The jury wer6 locked up during the night. The following resolution was adopted at a meeting of tho committee of the Drury auxiliary of the Uuited Kingdom Alliance recently 1 held at Papakura, " That the thanks of the committee and members-of this auxiliary are are due and are hereby presetted to the Hon. W. Fox, M.H.R., Premier of New Zea land, for the very clear enunciation of the principles aud able advocacy of the claims of the United Kingdom Alliance, as embodied 1 in his lecture on " Strong Drink," delivered . in the city of Auckland and elsewhere, on the 1 occasion of his recent visit to this province." (