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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 324, 13 July 1889, Page 4

A police constable who is mos( aealous In ths discharge ci his duties was " gold" beautifully on ths morning ci the tire at Mr Cooper s shop, One of those who had dons his best to eave some property got hold of a bundle of boots and res nvet to a certain commercial room, (mi finding the door looked be left tfaa Salvege outside, feeling *“ r *®9 on e Wtiiih*. attempt to touch it, Shortly aft^fwa*’J B the constable came along, and, obse{ti»-'j the boots, thought he bad pisfovgtw a plant. The night was cofd and WWJw'.gj ver y unplearant, but the gentle- ®>, 1 of the blue cloth kept the ” plant” "within range of his keen optics, and the morning smile of old Sol was about to liradiate the sky with a suffusion of golden light, when some one employed on the premises came out to take the boots into safe keeping. Tbs constable knew that could not be the expected thief, so he went to him and told him to leave the things alone, as be had a •' plant" there. The fellow looked at the constable, and the constable looked at the fellow, and then the latter buret into a laugh that made his head appear as if ft were a small island in tbs throes of an earthquake. Then, when he had partially relieved himself, he commenced to ejaculate, •• You —— " but our informant could restrain himself no longer, and scampered from his ambush and did not stop until be could safely get rid of the pent-up laughter that bad nearly choked him,

A recent Greytown telegram states :— A Maori meeting was held in Greytown last night, the Mayor occupying the chair. H. P. Tunuiorangi addressed the meeting on the serious inconvenience and privations the Maoris were suffering through the delay in the finishing of the business connected with the Land Court. A resolution was passed, urging upon the Government the necessity of re-opening the Court and settling titles and claims, many of which have been considered but not adjudicated upon. There is no doubt that the natives are suffering much financial embarrassment through the delay in settling matters. Large blocks of land are hung up, pending Judge Mackay's decision, and many Maoris have been running up scores with B torekeepers, depending upon the sale of jheir lands to pay their debts.