INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 149, 21 June 1875, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

CHK'sronußCH, Monday. An additional fifteen miles of tha Oxford branch line oE railway is to be formally opened th s morning. This event will be celebrated by a public luncheon and ball at Oxford. An additional f urteen miles of tbe Suiihbridge branch line of railway will be openei on July 15. Hokitik*, Monday. The schooner Miry Campbell was got off the bt ach at last night's tide, and is now safely alongside the wharf, baying receive! but little dtmage, Dunedin, Saturday. Edwards completed the talk of walking a hundred miles iv '■ii hours in five minutes under time, and finished frtsh. Th-; Council was pofogued to-diy, The firat. sod of the Kai imgui rulway was .turn d by Sir Juhu itiehardson ye terduy. A I rg: nuai'ie'- of persons were present, inoluding niihop Neville Jf G. Gillies. < ha'rnaan of tha WardChapman Knquiry Couim ttee, writes to ihe papvra this morning, and states that Smith's Mtack on Macasue/ was uncalled for. Jlq

says he cannot disclose, but of one thipg U sure that Macassey will have no caus9 to regret, the enquiry. Macassey answers S-'mith, and. ascribes his acti&n to professional jealousy, and declines to enter into contest with him. ; • Auckland, Saturday. ' A reply from Lord Carnarvon to Sir George Grey's petition, te land funis ahd Provincial abolition j has. been torwarded froni' Wellington and transmitted through the" Marquis of Norm-mby. Lord Carnarvon cays " You will hive the goodness to cause Sir George Grey to be informed that I have read both his petitions With the attention due to any communication feom him, and while I differ very widely irom many views and opinions to which he hss given expression, I do not think it desirable to enter into any detailed examination of his rt presentation?, for the simple reason that, they relate to matters in respect to whioh I do not think there should be any pretence for Baying thit her Majesty's Government should have influence to interfere with the decision of the Colonial Legislature. I have, as at present advised, no intention of applying to Parliament for any legislation on the subject of Provincial institutions or Crown lands of New Zealand, and no suggestion that such legislation is necessary or desirable has been made to me, by or on behalf of the Government of., the Colony,. or from any . other ., quarter. These are subjects which tbe General.; 'Assembly, of. New Zealand is, in my opinion} quite com - pe:ent to discuss, as indeed it has already very fully and ably done, in the debate in the House of Representatives wkich terminated in August last, and which I have perused with interest. Sailed— Cyphrones for Sydn?y, at 4 p.m.