TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3804, 14 May 1873, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

NELSON SUBURBS ELECTION. THE OTAGO POLITICAL CRISIS, LATER NEWS FROM THE NORTH* THE WAIKATO DIFFICULTY. (NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Nelson, Tuesday. Kelling has withdrawn from the canditature for tha suburbs election in favor of Richmond, who is certain to beat Elliott. The Echo from London has arrived after a passage of 143 days. DuNEDEsr, Tuesday. The Council has adjourned till Thursday, to enable Reid to proceed wg)fr his negotiations. ■ The Southern escort brought 5083 ounces. Arrived — Rangitoto. Sailed— Wellington for North. Auckland, Tuesday. "*• A man named ißlejiraiwas found dead under suspicious cirdtimsfaiices atKawau. An inquest has been held.:: Verdict suicide- \ '■;■.- The three questions submitted by Mackay to Rewi for Tawhia to answer were :— Ist. Was this work (murder of Sullivan) the work of Purukuru or of Tawhiao? 2nd* Would Tawhiao give up the murderers of Sullivan ? 3rd.. If he would not give them..

up would he allow the pakehas to enter the King's territory and take them ? An answer is expected to be given on the 20th. Patrols of cavalry scour the outstations and settlements every night to prevent surprise. Confidence in consequence is being restored. An importaiit meeting of the Kaipara natives has been held. They considei'ed the murder of Sullivan as such an event as might have been expected. They blamed Hargreaves and Rihi (?) for forcing Ififcblock of land on which the murder vk-jkiommitted through the Native Lands Court, and obtaining a Crown grant, excluding the names of other natives equally entitled to an interest in the land. They resolved that it was their duty to assist the Government in the matter, and agreed to send young men to fight if the Government deemed such a step necessary. They thought that such lawless acts should be put down by a strong hand. The Thames natives are in favor of confiscating a portion of the lands of disaffected natives.