INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 17, 19 January 1877, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

—,/,'-T ;' Auckland, Thursday, The s causse of. the Kingite stoppage of . gurv«ys! at Pbringiais that the land in dispute was formerly granted by the Kihgites as a residence to Morgan, a European married to a Maori woman. Morgan offered to sell the land to Sir Donald M'Lean who declined to purchase. Subsequently Morgan sold to a Dunedin purchaser, who took a . surveywtq the land. -The Kingites do not recognise Morgan's right to sell the land. It is stated on . gopd authority thap. Sir . Donald M'Lean never promised the' Kingites . all the land west of the bank of, the Waikato, but offered to give pieces to any who wished to come mi; ■ ; '■' - -.-.... v A To-day a petition signed by .600 persons in favor of commutation of sentence of death on Curtain was presented to Mr Whitaker, who promised to lay* the matterbefore the Government. Curtain's sister says he expresses " deep contrition 1 if or.; the .deed, and weeps frequently when referring to it. MaUe Kena, the Irish comedienne and "Ei ed Maiden* arrived by the City of Sydney. V :..-..... . . . . Grahamstown, Friday. ';$Cr, Seydons sold cattle, springers, from £ifr'fo '.£ll ss- /cows, £8 2s 6d to £8 Uscalves;, £2 4s 6d; bollocks, '£61-5 a to. £7 2s* 6d; "ffeifers,-&4 os to .£4 10s, Of the'latter theFewere few in the market. >;- :■■■■ , Whobpingicbogh" is very prevalent. : ■ ; *'-'- '"-'"'. -" J :: Alexandra, Thursday, - \, i General uneasiness is felt here regarding --'*;.-. the present attitude ,o£ the natives, who now claim the whole extent of country west side of the Waipu to the. Waikato Heads, alleged to have been given to them by the late Native Minister. --.-. .; The County Council meets at Ohaupo tomorrow, and our member has been requested to bring the matter officially under the notice of the. Government through the chair jian." '.<r-:o-.ij>;',:i':.' ,-.;" Bonedis, Thursday. ThcPresbyterian Synod brought its session to a close last evening. Mr G. B. CargiH, about,toleave for England, has received a . commission to represent the Synod at the _.-_■' Presbyteriap Counqil, to be held at Edinburgh'; ■ . At a meeting ofthe Regatta Committee^it , 5 wa^&ecided that the regatta 1 should' take :;Hplac'e'"6n February 23rd.; ' - ;. : 70--;The'Ayrshire Association intend to celo- :. 1: .brake-Barns anniversary this year on a much C-^rger scale-than thitherto...- ;, . . , 2i'^'<"The ptagQjrailway receipts for the month :^4«£; Decemberweres .£155,741.' arrived in; town last night, ounces of gold.

Mrs Scott-Siddons appeared as " Rosalind^" at trie Princess; Theatfcej last night. Thy house was crowded; and her" reception en,-j , husiasticc '; j ;V : :' , V"."' r- : *\ '• .A V \ "& ---I '■<'-,': \ '•■•'"•- Friday. 'H Arrangements share been; made with Mcl rroudfoot'to extend tba Dttnedin tramways through South Dunedin to the Ocean Beion and Caversham. v._....-' If Mr Bradshaw reports Colonial Bank shared at £1 15s; National Insurance, £1 6s ; Standard, 13s 6d ; Bank of New-Zealand,-£l9-South-British, 67s 6d; Qtago and;'Soutlland Investment, 255; Mosgiels, 42s> • -■ ■ dL J', Mr Fleming reports produce prices as fol-lows:-Oats, 2s to 2s 2d; barley, 4s to 4s 6d: "wheat; 6s: tores 3d-"poUardrjgeiOsrfloup,---£ls to £15 10s; oatmeal, £12; bay, £4. : mv rr ~ Lyttelton, Ttmrsday. The Harbor Board held their first meeting . *?5 a Z' -wnep Mr Richardson was unanimously elected Chairman: " The busxneijj} transactaa' was preliminary. Mr : - . . Napieb, TSm^day. The langi.for Sir Donald M'Lean' postponed yestepday.on account of the rain? was held to-day. Those ..natives who' •> were to take par^fn;the".firiqg;and other demonstrations assembled in Clive Square, divested of clothing r excep^ rodnd the loinsi\arid performed Jthe.^ai: da^c^They Afterwards marched m procession in proper military style tb apaddpekadjqiningrthe residence pf-the late Sir-Doria^^Lean.^Abbnt nSKjnSSSnatives jwere assembled. The flung patty mimbereS^abont one : hundred and'-twentf After th&:::funeralv:; volleys] s^eechifylni commenced. The .general 1 ten*orVof the native speeches delivered by the" chiefcLpf the- province was expressive 'of the greatest sprrpw fotthe loss &ey : haVlslusfe£tfed bvHtie d,eath of; theiiPold Mend Sir Donald M'Leanl Nothing could exceed the" dfepth oF sorjow expressed. JEadh chief vred jwitlbthe others in Jhe ufee of terms ipf .rlamentatibn. Chkiife of sorrow: -were .given iiftbe jmosfc ifiourpfal tones, the^women taking np the wailing ones anttTrepeating them over find over" again* "in cadencies' bfetbkenujg,;thejr gre^r'anguiah'. At., the conclusion of the. speeches by f'tfie natives >t Mr OnppncC Replied at c|nsiderabTfe length, folly -reciprocating the sorrow felt, andiagreeingwith tße" 'sentiment 'ekpressed that, wi<£ the dead aU;:difficulties^slipuld be covered inthe grave. He ! said thafrrby their meeting.. there jto-4ay they testified' to the love they 1 borTMm who had passed-away, and what now remained to be done wks'to ascertain at Ra-eaHyjaate what were thedifficulties under which"tn]e Maoris labored,Hhat means might be taken to abolish them. Mr Douglas ■• M'Lean-, (Sit -Donald's,,son). .alsx^spflkft-at some length, thanking the chiefs and other natives.. .Thelwhiole cdncludedai«ijfcfii# gr^dj^ war, dance. There was a large concourse of . Europeans present.