INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 46, 22 February 1877, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING. ; Hokitika, Wednesday. i THe 200 yards range of the fourth rifle match was fired this afternoon, and was Avon by Ross, of .Wanganui, with a splendid score of 27. 0ut; of a possible 28, with aa Biu. bull'seye. The fourth carbine match was then taken: Bell, 67; M'Lean, 67; Cummins, 66; Blake, 64. 7.45 p.m. Still raining very heavily, with a falling glags, - r Camp all trenched and drained. Litti-e*pi*ospecfc of any shooting to-morrow. Thursday. . The weather has cleared up, and the river is falling. Nofc much inconvenience has been experienced iv the camp. This afternoon the Carbine Moving Target Match will be gone oh With, after which the Eourth Riffe Majfceh wll.be completed. ■

; . . Greymouth, Thursday. The match was resumed to-day afc 1 p.m., with fine weather. Newton and Cresswell, who were not out, went to the wickets to the bowling of Lillywhite and Southerton. Newton, who had made two singles previously, ran'up-a 2<and 3, when he skied fche ball into Armitage'3 hands. 3 — B—lo. Perkins joined- -presswell, when the latter was clean howledby Southerton. 4—3—12. M'Gregor then joined Perkins, and the two were expected to make a stand, bufc M'Gregor was bowled, lout by Southerton, after adding a single. 5 — I — 13. Pickering and Perkins were. -then put together,, bufc Perkins was caught by Charlwood after only adding fcivo. 6 — 2 — 16. Tennenfc went nexfc, and was clean bowled by Southerton. 7—2 — 23. The wickets then fell rapidly, N«on being run *miy 8 - 0—23. Eraser Martin was caughfc by Ulyetfc. 9—0—23. Guinness (the Westland captain) joined Pickering, who was steadily scoring, but was disposed of with a duck's egg. 10—0—26. Drew and Hawarth followed, but were both bowled by Southerton without increasing the score. 124-0-4-26. White joined Pickering, and had made three when an adjournment was made to lunch, Pickering's score being nine. Total, j including two byes, 30 runs with 12 wickets ■doVm' ;: *> 'AA-- Port Chalmers, Wednesday. Arrived— The tug Koputai, under canvas from Glasgow, 148 days out, 56 of which on the Equator. The vessel has great power, having two pairs of disconnecting engines of 12,0 horse-power. Sailed — Taupo for North. Passengers for Nelson — Misses Grierson and Mackay, Mr Mackay, Masters Cook (2) and 4 Monkman. Auckland, Wednesday. At Ngaruawahia, a man uamed Samuel Morgan has been murdered by a Maori named Te Patui ih the lock up. Morgan has been living with the King natives as Pakeha-Maori, and was driven out by the Kingites. A fewdays ago he was sentenced to imprisonment by the Magistrate for vagrancy. The murderer was a fellow prisoner of Morgan's. The Maori made his escape on Detective Doolan's horse, which was outside, bufc was recaptured jiear Alexandra gaol. He is said to be insane A memorial from the business men has been presented to fche Railway Commissioners, praying for the removal of the railway station "from'JSritomart to Queen-streefc Wharf, or some central terminus. The Commissioners sat at Onehunga .fco-day. Witnesses deposed to excessive charges, aad that goods were spoilt by being left out all flight, Packages , the size of a- hat were charged a$ a garter of a ton. Witnesses ffom Waikato complaiped of _the excessive freight on. Umber,

The pumping out of the coffer dam at the •new dock was resumed to-day; the leak has rot yet been stopped. The Harbor Board has fiually resolved not to deepen the dock. Alexandra, Wednesday. The Maori (Patui), who murdered his fellow prisoner (Morgan), last night by cutting his throat, in the gaol at Ngaruawahia, having been recaptured, was brought before Mr to air this morning. He confessed the murder, and said Morgan was constantly cursing him, which made him angry, so he killed Morgan. ** Sailed— Hawea, Passengers for NelsonMr and Mrs Donald, Messrs Simpson, Nichol, Wilson, Morris Haynes,*aud Tunnicliff. Ddseddt, Thursday. The entries for the Dunedin and Port Chalmers Regatta closed last night. They promise to be very numerous. A public meeting consisting of about 70 persons was held last night re the Macandrew testimonial, and a committee was appointed to carry out the object in view. At a committee meeting of the Otago Licensed Victuallers Association yesterday ifc was unanimously resolved to appeal against the decision ofthe Resident Magistrate in the .late case of the Police against Jenkins as to whethert he ordinary mode of payment for the use of a billiard table constitutes gambling