East Coast Letter.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 405, 18 January 1890, Page 2

East Coast Letter.

(from our own correspondent.)

At last, despite another black north easter, and rain, shearing is concluded here, and some 1000 bales of wool are in process of shipment from time to time. The s.s, Australis arrived on the 10th inst, and shipped a good many bales, although the weather was decidedly unfavorable and the sea ” lumpy," to say the least ot it. Embarkation however, had to be suspended before completion, owing to heavy rain coming on. The Australia takes hence a number of natives, including Major Ropata Wahawaha, and Paratene Ngata, bound to your town for the burning question of the Waipiro rehearing. I am of opinion that if Tuta Nihoniho and bis «galn the day. they will make it warm is present ostensible lessors, Messrs Pineamana XYaipapa and others, Mr Booth, 8.M., passed here (Waimro)on the flth enroute for Te Awanui. Ha was unfortunate as usual in his weather, and must have had a wet and disagreeable journey north of this. The R.M. Court session took place as usual on the 10th, There ware six criminal oases in all, three of natives for indecent exposure, of whom two were imprisoned for 24 hours, and one cautioned; one of insulting language to the police, wherein the defendant was mulct in 10s fine and 'ls costs, and two of furious riding on a public road, which were both dismissed on a point of law. There were also flfteen civil cases comprising debt, detention of horses, etc., etc., of little importance, and one of some consequence, was Paara Hainga and others v. Mr W. Harding of Te Awanni, for illegal detention of wool. The plaintiffs were nonsuited, Mr Day, solicitor, of Gisborne, was present, and piloted Mr Harding, and the defendants in the furious riding or racing on the beach oases. There is rather a good joke extant of the recent occupation by Sir G. Whitmore of the Tuakaii block, of some 15.Q0Q acres—which ia away to glory or the Bay of plenty at ths “ back”—(N.B. Back is a euphuism meaning any where not immediately on the Coast.) There were three men located thereon—and some sheep,—between 100 and 200 I believe. Well sir, the men remained there for some time, till the sheep became from unexplained cause small by degrees, and beautifully leas; till there were hardly any left of them. Then the two men left, and it is said the skins (sheep) have been forwarded jo tbp homestead, while the third employee remains in statu quo and exercises seignorial rights of occupation over the 15,000 acre domain, Another death of a valuable horse occurred to-day. As Mr W. Sadler (Waipiro) was taking Mr Paretene White’s racehorse out to the back (Takanau) it suddenly dropped dead under the saddle. Heart disease, as in a similar instance before noted, is supposed to be the cause,