INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 100, 7 February 1885, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

[_PEB UNITED PEEB9 ASSOCIATION. Auckland, This Day. The native Minister has agreed to defer calling for tenders for the first section of the Northern Trunk Railway for three weeks, to allow the natives to arrange matters amongst themselves. Te Wheoro is urging the Kingites not to seek redress at the ha.nds of the Colonial Government. The Home Government, he said, would do this, and if after six months' grace the Colonial Governuient refused to do its duty in the matter, Mr Gorst would be sent out as a Jtojal commissioner, and whole management of Native affairs would be placed in his hands. The body of Alick Murphy, steward of the Wairoa whaleboat crew, drowned on the 27th January, has . been recovered. M. De. Harven has gone to Waiwera to interview Sir Julius Yogel. He brought three silver- mounted fowling pieces for presentation to Jawhiao, Te Tuni and Te. Wheoro. Harry Martin, son of Albin who went out shooting yesterday, was found shot dead in a swamp to-day. The trigger of the gun apparently had caught at a wire fence. - , 1 The Hon. Mr Ballance met Tawhiao at Whatiwhatihoe to-day. t^OO natives were present. ' Tawhiao agreed to : the' railway on condition of being allowed the management of. native /affairs generally in the .King country. Mr Ballance said there could only be/the Government in New Zealand. B fore leaving he invited Tawhiao and Te Wheoro to. Wellington next session .to talk over matters concerning the native race. „.,,. Patba, February f # Ru pert Jacob, inspector of nuisanuesand poundkeeper, attempted suicide 'this 1 morning by cutting his throat. He is now in hospital, and it expected to recover. ,;;. r ; ijji. . n Akaboa. This Day. G. Black, draper. Akaroa, was sailing back from French Farm in the pinafore, when his! Boat; was, swamped. The ketch Blackwell, while sailing up the . harbour, found him floating about insensible 1 supported by the oars,, and. returned to Akaroa with him. He' is doing well.' . . ..Wel£Tn<Ston. This .Day. "- '& ladies' branch of. the Society ifor- the Prevention of .Gruolty//td Animals has been established here. - It is understood thftt ,the; f Minister of Public Works has decided to allow childien who : have ■ tonse j ' : tnei c !rjilway to attend, school/free passes for that purpose. ! . : .!„ iJ fCHBJSTCHukcff, ThUs Day. j An instance' bf/extradrdihaify.' precocity j jri'briine came Before Mr 'Whtlefofd^ "Ri j "M., this iaprnijiifr.'- • 'A. boy- of ten years' . of age, .riiim'ed I ' George ; -Hawkihs, : - was " :of breaking into -a house atj Prelbblctctn while theoccupanVs 'wereaw«y! harVosting:^ 1 He : q'&vrkd' oft a cheque ibri •L6'4s : ;9d,^n;d L^l. WsHf ca>4,i a*i«i|vWrj ;^'aWh; i ami^hei' irtiolefc- He^ Wavge-ntj to tlie Bumham Industiial School/'^— — *