INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 325, 3 October 1874, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

! . Chbistchdrch, Friday. A' lstter is published in the /Vest this morjaing, frdm a man named R. K M. Smy the, Matupg that he captured two live moas m Urowniog's Pass on September 26. lie ea t> iba^'when iJear the top of the siddle bin dogs suddenly set off at a gr at pace and commence} barking furiously ; he followed, and after going a short distance, to his inexpressible astonishment, saw two large birds, one of a gigantic. height and the othtr ; rmalier. tjeeiag *h^ his doga were getting the worst of the fight he ran. back, cooeedto bis maic. af tec wuich.he gqt.a tether rope. and. under shelter pf a. small. patch of bush, got . beiun i - tbe largest. bird, rppel it at the fir.« cast, ami then took a turn roun/1 a birch tree with f!ie rope Contrary tg All Ws expectatbns the large bird did' 'rixit 1 show fight to any gre.>t extent, and the smaller one remained qilieVy by it; J AVterthm he had very little trouble t> secure the legs of the large bird, and be left it tiM\Mt&Wb^rte for two d»y«, the yonng one m*k#£ : n? efforts p leave its -mother, (m theh\taWiag'lbUreiiy. with tbe *»ifari c; of WtViktiWn'B she^hefil"he : ti!6k'; 'the j Id bud to the camp, the jotiftg ) ' l 6ttfc i bllowing. The-old-btrd is-eight feet high ; and the young one five Jegt^Jf he, Jbrmet appears to »>e getting rewfiefleV teWte ci^minf. ' Snlythe intended storiing^r Chrietcbarbn on Thur«*

At yesterday's session of the Grand lodge v. -of Good Tefaplars it was resolved to establish- 1 district lodges in Southland. Marlborough, Nelson, rtnd Wetland ; also that a prize of £80 be offered! for the best essay on tb *.prigip,?prpgnßss, and objects of the < »rder. v^s*ttOta#o!j&B f.o.b. at Lyttejton are:— Wheat; erto sh^o*j oatS^os^dr^bJurleyi market qoite bare; flour, £12 10s to £13 ids; bran, £6; pollard, £6j sharps, £7; p&raties, £7 iOsj> cheese, 8d; grass seed, ss; wheat continues scarce; the market is cleared of oats. i Auckland, Frjjday^ , The Hon 3 ames. WilMamiqh harient^red an action against the Improvement Commissioners to compel thtm to buy his land in Short-land-rstrett for £5500, the price fixed by arWtfaTors under' the 'Lan3 Ckciei "Con-" solidating Act. Commissioners had given notice to withdraw after the award had been | announced, on the ground tbat it was excessive, but- Williamson's -counsel contends they I cannot do so; and maintain that.an award under the Act stands' in the same position; as a judgment of the Courc. The case is regarded as j I of great importance in connection with j compulsory lend laxing^for public purposes. ! Mr Buckland reports that fac cattle are selling at 37s 6d to 50s per loolbs; sheep, low errates, in wool 4 jdjjshorh, 4d per pound. : Wbij,ikqton, Friday. There are fourteen entries for the Wellington Cup— Nosworthy's .Traitor; Redwood's Wainui, Boro, Rangi, Batter, Toi; O'Brien's TambouriDi ; Day's Lochinvar ; Brown's Voltaire ; Tancred'a Premier ; Emerson's Guy Fawkea; Delamain's. Templeton, and Hercules; Palmer's Flatcatcher. A new morning paper is about .to- be started by a Joint Stock Company in £1 shares. The prospectus will be issued shortly. The name will probably be tbe L- dependent. Mr O'^hea quotes flour at £12 15s to £13 2s 6d; pollard, £8 10s; bran, j!b 3d: sharps, 7s lOd to 8s; potitoes, £7 10s to £8 10s; grsss seed, rye, 7s; clover, Is 2d to is 3d; oats, s»s wheat, chick, 4a to -is 6d ; oatmenl 23s to 248; hams, Is; bacon, lOd; cheese, Bd, to 9d. Hokitika, Saturday. The Alhamora left Hobson'a Bay on the 26th instant, and arrive 1 yesterday.