INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 15, 17 January 1877, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

-'*XT : 'A Wellington, Tuesday. . There, were thirty-two deaths during the last sixteen days in Wellington. X * |J"TA.A A A Greymouth, Tuesday. .Tbe' Coal-pit Heath Company aire : 70ft through 'the 1 main seam. The coal looks splendid, and is bright and hard. 'A|AT/-",. 'Christchurch, Tuesday, Wet-weather has again set in; It is feared - __. nowi that the crops will be seriously damaged. TbenCityf Council have; decided rto take T steps ffor acquiring possession of a piece ojM '■'::, laud opposite the Bank of New Zealand,-; ■I \ •forlthe;dbuble)pUrppse of widening. Colombo-' ¥[- street and.erecting Corporation offices, -i Mr -iMorten, owner of the land, intended erecting X^^larg^h^bteJl'and shops, the foundation for .^c'^Mcfi^nja^^alreidy been laid, He strongly xenposes the Council taking the land.

"■---Sparrows are committing sad havocamongafc the grain cropk-j' Onej farmer asserts that 80 .acres of barlet on hia fariri is almost totally destroyed by pheni. jX": X> . ■ iThe CityCp!uncil h^ve decided toashphalte '# I .^he|obfc-patlis.in the city half widthX Ifc-<---will cos^3El3,oo"o; and the owners of prope%^' * are to contribute 20s per chainTtowards W Twenty applications rfor^tne renewal ofcab licenses were refused, on the grouu&pV misconduct, principally in relation to brothels. Many cabmen were said tft.be practically iu the service of proatftutes/ and ihe Corpoß* \ tion have determined to put a stop toiihisii ; The City Council have decided to apply to the Government for an endowment of 2000 "■acres.<).f * land;--..^-.--»-.^.^^,., r .- .-. ...,_,-.,_. , the cricketers were Aiot" able to "practise to-day, the ground being soft. This is considered to improve the chances of the Otago Eleven,., AJbalf holiday willjie observed HufingTEe fifsrtwb"days of the'-match;--*^'-"' « The weather is very unpromising for the enckefematch. It has now stopped raining, but th<psky;wqars a very threat^iniig aspect. pwss^ Auokland, Tuesday. F. H,.Lqmss6n£nd Samuel WHi# jewellers, charge^ witb. beingf beneficially interest iu a Flattery; got up, for^KeTdisposal qfc^ewellery, -were fined^OS land Jo^ts. ,Three qjhefc charges -.were dismissed on "payment of fees. Albyn ■ Roberts w;aa placed in the dock"eharged with ' r deserting his yHest Timaru. The accused f had beenarrested 6h board the Bfotofua, aftout the arrest be£ag;made on t the strehgjE bra telegram to th^police^TMr Rses d/elendeti, ar^denranded thetelejisa-of r the accused on pain of anjaction for .false imprisonment agajhst the police, who hadno •business to arres^on telegram" Unless- lor >felonyp-Xhere wsa "a'g^batf seine in 6ourt. .Mr Bajsfow;^.Miy.said lie had no powejc-Ato ' remand him to Timaru. j Superintendent BrohapMaid and maintained that the accused was properly arresfedx Mr Rees told the "accused to'walk out of thei Court HeTdid : spandwaspo^ncedupOri by three constables and bfqught„back.f : Mr ftera and'Mr Brofiam : had a .[regular selptb; ! The former 1 accused the latterof gross; ignorance of the law, and ..threatenedTof bring 1 his -conducfr-bef ore the .Gp>erhmentX Mi^jrjaham pooh-poohed the threats, -ariaXdescrihedT I them (iptfidle and windy., , Hehad h%ard;tfiem of ten during the last ten days, and;they were worselsiuce Mr Rees fod-got'intoxjhe House. ' Mr Barstow ordered the release of the accusell.'-* - — ;Grahamstowjj, Wednesday. Sormrnativ.es who started frqm Qhinemuri for the Native Land Court at Cambridge _were turned back by Arohoa natives, who werexf ally- aroredr about forty strong;- andcamped on .the northern boundary of Arohoa - blpck/ * 11; "-■*--- V ;; -*~-' •■■'•'■■:.: .-- 'T'vTT The Ohinemuri natives intend to blockade the Thames river androad to Arohoa.against -Arohda) naUiresx< A large meeting fakesll plftce^to-da'yi Mr- Mackay, who iiih Atfck-^ land, ha3 been communicated .with. | y I ' "HokmkATTuesday. ' Arrived: 'Wakatipu;. fromTiSydniaysr>;Sl|e sailed at 11 a.m. for Wellington. Passengers for .Wellington,:.., Mr and Mrs Evans and family; and Rev- -Trivett; fdr.Tjfapieri .'-__•! ; :Richardsop;^ior, Wanganui, Mr Beresford; 'for Auckland, Rev Sihisoh," Mr 'Gofdie^for Lyttelton} Mk and Mra Go wlishaw,and family} i<k Dunedin, Braithwaite, Mrsand Miss Eadie, n Mrs, and, Moss, Mr' and" Mrs Rpgera; 'and Mr Barleyv and T '3os to2s : Of 'cargo for all ports; X 4: . ;*,* ,:■;. ,-".;