INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 323, 6 December 1875, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, Sunday. The Macgregor h-is arrived with fie San Frsmcisco mail; she left San Francisco on the 9th November, snd reached this port at hnlf-past fl?e o'clock this evening. She brings the largest ma I ever brought to New Zenlind, viz., 272 bags, containing £5,000 letters and 77,000 mwapapors. Passengers for New Zealand— Mr and Mrs Taylor, Mra Fraser, and 15 steerage, and 62 for Australia. Monday. The Tanpo sails South with the Macgregor's mail at 2-30 p.m. to day. WfLUNQToisr, Saturday. The Customs revenue for Novembe*-, 1875, amouns to £13,841, as against £9414 for November, 1874. The immigrants lauded per Avahnche tbis morning appear to be in excellent hevith. WESTroRT, Saturday. The Colliery Reserve Committee have been actively engaged during the week, and voluminous evidence haa beeu given. The witnesses mainly agree th%t the sections are at pres nt of little value, and that further prospects depend on the completion of the public works aud the aotion ot local mining carried on by private companies Donedin, Saturday Mr George M Lean, M.H R. ( addressed tha electors of Waikouatl. His speech waa an exhaustive one He spike at great length on the Abolition Bill and his action thereon, and stated why he voted for abolition. He hnd formerly supported separation, but since 1871 it was not desirable to have separation, even ifit could be obtained, andheconsidered it could not be without less to all parties concerned. He would only support abolition conditionally on the land fund being localised, that is reserved to the province in which it was raised. He reviewed Sir George Grey's speech, and sh wed tow the Auckland provincialisfcs euleavored to get the land fund of the Middle Island for tbe benefit of the North. He referred to Sir George Grey's past actions to show that while Sir George spoke now about preserving rights and liberties of the people, he had in times passed raised storms of indignation by his despotic interference with constitutional Government. A hetrty vote of thanks was passed to Mr M'Lean for his actions during the past session, and, further, that he was a fit and proper person to represent the constituency in next Parliament. Mr M'Lean was complimented on being a hard-working member for the district. The Times this morning has two strong articles oa ihe disgraceful way in which quarantine matters are carried on here, referring more particularly ti c*»ses of steimers coming from Melbourne, where scarlet fever is ragincr. The Times comments on Mr Macandrews telegram to the Colonial Secretary, in which the Superintendent, a* chairman of the Board of Health, states that it ia inexpedient fo quarantine Melbourne steamers, and regrets 'hit he -should consider any measure inexpedient which has for its object the protection of public health.