INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 318, 25 September 1874, Page 2

INTER PROVINCIAL.

Auckland, Thursday. The Taranaki haa arrived from the South. She reports encountering a terrific gale yesterday. Tho sea swept tbe decks of everything moveable, carrying away one of the boats and a portion of the rail. She saw two waterspouts. New Plymouth, Thursday. A stiff gale was blowing the who'e of yesterday, and tha eea in "the road- J s'ead was rougher than haa been known ' for years. Shoals of fish were washed ashore, aad tbe waves w< re as high as the Sugar Loaf. At high tide the sea washed more of the reclaimed land away near the proposed railway station. During the storm on Tuesday, the lightning struck a bouse io the country doing some damage. / Gbahamstown, Thursday. The Advertiser publishes aoo'.her letter from the Piakao natives, in

which they allege that the reason they have closed tbe Piako is lhat the pro- | prietor of the steam-launch reused to carry them as passengers. From the Advertiser's explanation, it would appear that it was one particular trip

**!?*:#? Maoris ngfe refused » I passage, as the steamer waa chartered I Chbistchubch, Thuraday. i The latest educational returns show/ there are in the province 73 school ■fitfrifcts; 14 (?) schools, with lit ma\e\ and 127 female teachers, and 4,95t wale^ tod J 4;d3£ female scholars. The total number of scholars is equal to WSfcth of the whole population of $$|f4foce.DcHEDnr, Thursday. J Judge Chapman gave judgment yes/ inrivfitotbe Guardian contempt or court case. He said that if the artiole complained of bad ended with, the HllS'^ .**>• pettieticy df Reserving tbe inviolability of tb^ t telegraph there would be no ■occa|^|^r a Vale, bat it went beyond that In bia .opinion, and had the tendency imputed to it, though not ae strong as to evince a depraved inteSfibn; therefore be decided that ihe' nsoal consequence as to costs would be a sufficient vindication of the law, and above all, a loffioient warning that the Court woold not sanction any writing, pending an action, which reflected, ftowMrer -iihtioasly, upon tbe proceedings of , the parties to an action or" of or counsel. Bole made absolute with costs. ** W.ELI.IHGTON, Thursday. - Messrs ,Pearc^ and^uTfiej addressed their consfitaents last night>»Len both were well-reeeived. Mr P^afce said that be never was a warm Provincialist, bat was confident thatMbe T abolition of provincialfsfn woold not oeceeearily reduce taxation, hot whatever good they did in the past, though the, time had gone by for rendering them a necessity, he held himself thoroughly free to Vote for the Bill when brought down. •"' Mr Hunter, whilst holding very decided views against the abolition of the provinces, woold also give any. measure brought down for that object bis most careful consideration , and, if .convinced tbat it was an improvement, woold support the changes. He did not consider that tbe colony bad reached .the extent of its borrowing power long as the rjs-venae increased. He paid a high compliment to Mr Vogel'for befriending Wellington. The question 'pi; the compact was an important natter, and in a few years tbe North Island woold have a far more valuable landed estate than the Sooth, * s : ; Votes of thanks were given (o-both.