INTERPROVINCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 2911, 1 March 1893, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

AtrCKiA)sr>, February §8. The annual trade* r*iturn& for' the #ort of Auckland show that; the Customs revenue jnqressed by £11,751 during the year. The imports inc^ea^ed by £|7,650, and the exports decreased by £iO<?3. There waa an increase of 1771 in the humbar of persons arriving in Auckland, arid an incre%se of U in ftoe number of persons leaving. The shipping returns snow that though there were fewer' vessels Doth inward and outwar', the tonnage of iri- : ward vessels increased by 47,33,9, and tljat I ot outward vessels by lj@,l@3. WBfcUwroV, February §§. Lord Hopotoun and party leave for Napier on Saturday morning, and proceed on to the hot lakes on Monday, leaving Auckland for Sydney on March 18. On arrival at Sydney Lord Hopetoim will make another exploring tour. Starting at Ifofko, Key South Wales, Jje will ride through the iiiVpriQtf* to- in QueensUndr The other members' of the present party prooeed from Sydney to Melbourne. A well-known Maori named Taiwhare, cousin flf Tfi jyjiiti, died at Petone last nteht, agedß|. ' ' " Tho sigiiitUres of the native owners are being graduaL'7 Stained &.!&*«**!/*■ for the sale of desirable blocks. *? olilfc I,SP,<KK) acres of native lands have been' acquired tunoe March 31 lasc. The largest I portion of the land lies in the J£jng poun- I try between Wanganui and Waikato dis r j triers, and there is also some of it in I Hawke's Bay Provincial District.