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Inangahua Times, Volume v, Issue 3, 15 May 1878, Page 2

[BY 'EL'f-OTRI'C TELKOIUIMC. ' QMCtt, PJ|K3H AatjbOlA^lON_ ' J V Aycia-iVNi., May I'tj , , Furlhpr, pnrliculars of the" hujiruiono jut Pantnptor, onG:dftho South Soa,. Croljp have,, boon r,q'<?ejv()d. or|y ton to.tw.ontj* foot. hifth and tho oentro of tho fl*ftclonp swopfc oyer fho. most poph* lous, nnd 'commercially, important/ islands of tho group, T*n Raiaxoa tho htn'ricano washod av^ay every houso, 1 even Uio bodioa out of graves,' w.hioh woro fltibso-. quoatly paton by pins. Many pf tho in«,. habitants sayod thoniftolvos bjj. getting to thohighosl; ppints on, thp. island, and lashing thomsolvos on to eopoanut troos until Uio wind and aoa abated. Two Bohoonorfi wcro oapsizod averaging four., or five tons, onoh worojoafc. Many Mlou-*. Rands of oocoanttfc ir.qQf* Woro washod , away, a stoamoi' baa boon sent from, Tahiti, to ascertain tho oxtcnfi, 6f tho dis» aator. More than ono hundred and fifty portions woro drowned, and fifty thou;, sand pounds worth of proporty dostvoypd. Tho Copra trado has been ruined for a your, IJALCLUTCru, May 15. An oxtonsivo firo oconrrod hero whon sovorut buildings und thoir contents were destroyed, amongst them tho Newmarket Hotel. Tho Telegraph Offico had n narrow csoapo, Tho following nre- tho. insiirnnoos asfaras is known— Nowhinrs kol Hole', Couth Briti_li,;CB!o. Now tfeas lund, £1450, National .C5OO, Standard JE(iOO ; Nowmarkot Hall, National £000, '

South Brilish .LViOO.nnd piano and furs nituro itt thp National £1/50 jon the Qtnblofl and b.urn, National &l >0, on blue stono buildings. Standard £500, stock National £l()Q. A small portion of goods in sl#ro wore saved. yy Wellington, May H> Mr Ballahoe Inst night addrossod his constituents at Marto.n, Ho 'WPi^tafi^ at fMnsidorablo length;!^ rQ 7 on^|f?te' d,o,ning the Atliinson port.^; ,J B rsn E^ tho Education !Aot iiQ^aidho bd^fc(||(^ Government intended to/plncf^ $lOfM0)^ on the Estimate!) foT tho erection of sfel buildings. Tho reason Grey was brotigl\t iqto power was lliat ho commando d the allcßtaneo of tlio Auckland party, tho largest itoction in tl\o J f oits6 at/tficrtimc of "arrying Lirnnch'ii motion, Ho lost all faith iii the G^vornmcnt.Jn conacqmctico., of circumstances atlonding on tho Waka Maori debato. lio followed Groybj-causp hp approved ofm.ost of his idoitu, and bos oaysp he was c\ctin handed and comniandcd the confidence of tho Houso. Ho considorfed jitkinson itrmovih'^tlie scßondjvoto of want of con^lenooas an unpropedontod , pultl'y ttflfair, ;.'lfo.atfetjgiy I Hdimiod lliat ' titore was any idea of rostortn,g Provin* ciali»m. charge maun. founded. Ho, approved of Manhood Suffrage wi^li a; yery light qualiftcan tion, and also of granting vote* to women, lio advocated a eltiga tax on hind and adjustment of tho iuddrfneo of taxation ao Aa to mako ib fall bn thoso boatnbjoto boar. ifc.> Ho Advocated,, triennial Parliutmjnt na. bringing reprei sentatives moro often boforo tbptr confltituonta, Tl^ro \yould bo n'oty Liconso Rill brought in. next flotation h which dio hopoll there. w<told,;bo/a (frjapensation (%i9o.' ltd did not bohoyo i i,kf.b nny redaction eouid bp mado in ' tho Civil Service. ,'Sjno annual reyoftuo c^c^dodtb'ciic' oxpfptatioAs. Noxb fip«Bion.f;ho Ga,Ypimmon,b.\vovjiJd bp,; able to iinnounco a surplus. '. A vote qC cou(ideneo ; \yafl, earned i aim out unanimously.