INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 130, 2 June 1874, Page 2

INTERPRO VINCIAL.

Port Chalmbbs, June 1. Arrived—Barque Hadda from Hong Kong, after a passage of 62 days She brings 164 Chinese and Mr J. Small, comedian, as passengers. Reefton, June 1. The Wealth of Nations claim, after twenty-six days crushing, yielded 460 ounces of melted gold. A dividend of 2s has been declared. William Ross, contractor for the Energetic claim, has attempted suicide by cutting his throat with a razor. He was frustrated in time, but his throat is badly cut. He is likely to recover. Wellington, June 1. The demurrer raised in tbe audit warrant dispute between tbe General and Provincial Governments was overruled in the Court of Appeal to-day, with costs. The Provincial Government were, therefore, defeated. June 2. The Government have receive advices of tbe sale in London of £672,000 of the 4*|* per cent, debentures,- nominally at £98, but with allowances for interest actually at £96 9a sd. This - is a' part of the one and a half millions which have been offered for sale. The balance is to be sold at the same price, Lyttelton, June 2 Arrived —Ship Ballocbmyle, 97 days from London, with 383 immigrants. Auckland, June 1. A L heavy gale yesterday swamped a number , of small craft and injured others. No serious casualty occurred.

The Star of the South's Fiji news contains particulars of the murder of Ross Lewin, a planter, who was shot by a native at Tanna in revenge for shooting a pig iu his garden. He requested that his body should be buried in the sea for fear the natives should dig it up. His wife went out in a boat to comply with bis request, when she was driven away by a gal?, and after enduring great privations, was picked up by the schooner Donald M'Lean, on a labor cruise. Bloodshed had occurred on board tbat vessel previously, the mate having been killed with au axe by a native sailor, and then shot through the mouth with a poisoned arrow. Two others were wounded. Napibr, June 2. Tbe four mile section of tbe railway was opened by special train on Saturday afternoon, when tbe distance was run in eight minutes. The natives have pulled down Sutton's bouse on the Mangateretere block, and threaten to do the same at Heretanga. Karaitiaoa Takomoana, M.H.R., Henare Tomoana and Manawea are tbe leaders. Dunedin, June, 2. 3 _-Tbe provincial balance sheet shows the estimated receipts to be £482,743, actual receipts £492,309, and the expenditure £404,066, for the financial year ending March 31sf.