INTERPROVINCIAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 102, 2 May 1877, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL

[PRESS AGENCY.] A.Tvi_. Wellington, Tuesday. At melding the Hon. Mr Fox, lecturing on Monday night, said the permissive principle of his Licensing Bill had been retained in the New Zealand Statute Book, and expressed his opinion that Parliament would next session pass an effective Permissive Bill. Wednesday. beveral Provincial Government officials who have been .discharged by the General Goyernmert feel considerably aggrieved at their treatment in the matter of compensation, and a meeting is to he held on Friday to discuss the whole question. Sailed— Taranaki, for Picton, Nelson, and North, at 8 a.m. Passengers— Messrs Galdwyer, Hill, Walker, Elincleer, and Poe. y Wanganui* Tuesday. The libel action, Ballance, of the Herald, v. Carspn, of the CKronicki lasted all-day. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £15. . r j • C-iRiSTCHURcn ? Tuesday.- • At the Supreme Court this;moming, a rifle nisi was granted, on application for making Herdsoij, formerly^ head clerk" of theP.rmaneit Building Society, : a bankrupt. ""Herdstfh absconded, leaving nearly £6000 deficiency in his accounts. He also left £1600 .worth of proper _y in the hands of trustees for his wife, who still lives Were, and-if he- is made a bankrupt this property can be seized. Mr A. Fa-_tham, a very successful breeder of shorthorns here, left Lyttelton yesterday •for Cambridge, -Auckland, where he is about to settle. He takes twenty-four valuable pure bred shorthorns with him,"; . - Wednesday. At a meeting of the Kaiapoi Vestry the Canvassing Committee reported that they had been unable to obtain sufficient subscriptions to justify them in guaranteeing the Incumbent's stipend* but the minister's churchwarden said that he would guarantee the stipend, so the decision of- the Committee, which was practically an attempt so starve their ritualistic Incumbent out, will have no effect. The Committee have decided to communicate with the Primate onthe matter. From a report in the -"-'me. ; this morning, Mr Trent is of opinion, after carefully testing the berries of the Taupara received from Mr Crawford; of Wellington, that' they will be no use as a substitute for eof.ee. . Mr Trent remarks that the berries are greatly wanting in weight and substance, aud when roasting give out similar fumes to patent malt! He points out- great difficulties' in the way of harvesting the berries, and says that 'under - the most favorable circumstances thc-bernes could not. take a prominent position in jthe market, as there. are many varieties of coffee of better quality which; could be manufactured at less cost. ....';,;. From an article in this morning's Times it appears that the AU England Elevehplayed--23 matches in the colonies, won" 12,- lost 4, and 7 were drawn. Ulyett heads the batting averages with 22*5, Charlwood being second with 205, and Southerton lowest with 4*9. Napikr, Wednesday. There was an unprecedented high tide last night, and as the wind biew heavily from the south there was a high sea, and the breakers came over the beach through the. houses and into the streets, knocking down fences and. carrying, a way small outhouses. A g(Jiod deal of alarm-was caused,but no very serious injury was ; done, : except that one house on the beach was knocked over. No' injury was done to the harbor works. Dunedin, Tuesday. During the month of April 135 births, 35 deaths, and 39 marriages were registered in Duuedin. . The .. e are nine candidates for Matriculation iii the Otago University this year, and one for preliminary examination in Medicine. The Hon.-G. M'Leau returns to Dunedin this evening. He will be waited upon by a deputation urging on Government the necessity, of completing the main lines of ', railway. Wednesday. The jury last night returned a verdict for -the 'plaintiff for £200 in the case of Russell v. .Smythies for malicious prosecution. The Dunedin and Suburban police were sworn in yesterday under the Armed Constabulary Ordinance. Auckland, Tuesday. luspector Broham handed over the charge of \ the police to-day to Inspector Thomson. Mr Broham was presented with a handsomely illuminated address. „.-,. Komara, Tuesday. A , fatal mining accident occurred at Power's claim, Larrikin's Terace, to-day, to two ipieh by a fall of earth. One.man was dug out dead, the other is not yet foundj but no hopes are entertained of his being found alive. In another claim on the same lead Alexander M'Leod had. his leg broken by the fall of a stone a ton weight. Ho-utika, Wednesday. - The returns of the election are all tb'hand except from Jackson's Bay. Mr Gisborae's majority now stands at 57. There are about twenty voters only at Jackson's Bay. . t :