HBH 1890 July 24 local two Mr W P REEVES is a "Liberal." Mr W P REEVES is the son of the proprietor of a "Liberal" paper-The Lyttelton Times and also editor of that paper. There will be one important exploring party next season-due to an accounts of a trip to RUAPEKA last year-one written by Mr H HILL and published in the "Transactions" of the New Zealand Institute, and another which appeared in our columns. ....more..then-this should be a splendid advertisement for New Zealand as "the Wonderland of the Pacific." Resident Magistrate's Court-Captain Preece R.M. W LIGHT v W M BROUGHTON-claim for recovery of amount of a dishonoured P.N.-this case has been twice adjourned and the consideration of the Bill was the bringing of 200 natives from the WAIROA to attend a meeting called by the late Chief Renata KAWEPO during 1888. Defendant claimed that this amount should have come from estate and not from him personally and from evidence to the Court the same view was taken and it was upheld by the Court and non-suited plaintiff, with costs of £4 2s and solicitor's fee for £3 3s