INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 83, 7 April 1879, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

fPRESS AOENOT.I Wellington, Saturday night. The Native Minister received to-day from Mr .Tames Mackay a quantity of valuable information as to the causes of the recent trouble on the Wainiate Plains, and also suggestions as -to the most advisable mode of procedure by which the present difficulty may be overcome. The report itself, as well as the memoranda received to-day, contains a considerable amount of matter which, it is thought, it would be highly injudicious to publish at the present juncture. Te Whiti, however, is anxious to learn from the Government what their intentions are iv regard to setting aside reserves for the natives, which, it is understood, the Government intends doing, and thus bring the present complication to a speedy and satisfactory conclusion. Mr James Mackay and Captain Blake leave New Plymouth to-day for Hawera, where they will meet Mr Sheehan for the purpose of drawing up some proposals to be submitted to the Natives with a view to a final adjustment of the present difficulty. It is stated in letters by the last mail that colonial securities are much sounder at home now than they were a few months ago. It is reported that a Wellington 'storekeeper is about to enter an action for £10,000 against one of the Australian Banks for dishonoring certain letters of credit. An action is being brought to set aside the will of Charles England/whom an enquiry considered insaue. A lot of Italians brought from Jackson's Bay by the Stella are very short of wearing apparel, and donations of cast off garments are asked on their behalf. In several fatal cases of sickness here the disease is said to have been communicated by kissing the lips of tbe deceased persons. Monday. The Commissioners on Higher Education left per Arawata yesterday. After a short stay in Christchurch they will visit Dunedin. A private letter from a settler in the Waimate Plains district, and one who took a most active part in the late native war, says: —-"Native affairs look very ugly. It will be a very difficult matter now to maintain our position without fighting, which means ruin to most of us. No steps involving fighting should be taken without Parliament being first called together." Referring to Mr Duncan's failure the Itmea says " We have reasoh to believe that more will be heard of this insolvency." Mr Bright's series of Free-thought lectures has been largely attended. The New Zealander, la reviewing the state of commercial matters here at present, says that it is possible there may be one or two smaller stoppages during the incoming week. The same journal also says that, although the Government have withdrawn for the present a portion of the Waimate Plains which were announced for sale on the 6th May, the sale will take place at no distant period. It says that action was taken because it has been found that the surveys will not be completed by the date originally fixed. The Hinemoa has left for Opunake with another reinforcement of Armed Constabulary. She also took a quantity of stores and timber to erect barracks. There were 87 applicants for the three vacant masterships at the Wellington College. Sailed : Wellington, for Picton and Nelson at 1 p.m. Passengers : Mr and Mm Pool. Messrs Colten, Monro, Lady Monro, Mr 3 Short, Messrs Butt, Beard, and Donolly. James Evans has been charged with committing a murderous assault with a cleaver on another seaman named McGonicle, of the Brig Look Out. Gbahamstown, Monday. In a reef cutting tbe old Golden Calf mine good signs of gold are seen in the quartz m every breaking down. In the Caledoaian mine adjoining, a reef is alao cut which is supposed to be the continuation of the one cut in the Golden Calf and good stone is obtained. In order to assert their authority the Maoris cut adrift on Friday night the punts used in connection with snagging operations on the Waitohi river. They were found aoroe 20 miles aown the river on Saturday. The County officials and Government agents went up this morning to settle the difficulty. Opunake, Saturday night. A " t fears of an outbreak are now ended. The Natives still insist upon the complete fulfilment of Sit D. M'Lean'g promises, and until Mr Mackay has ascertained exactly what these promises are, and they are made known to the Natives, no solution of the difficulty can be arrived at. Hokitika, Monday. Arrived — Yesterday .- Claud Hamilton, from North ; to-day : Murray from North, and Augusta from Kaipara. Saled— To-day: Claud Hamilton for Melbourne. Chbistchubch, Monday. A fire broke out at 7 p m. on Saturday in the window of Mullingar's drapery shop. It is supposed to have been caused by gas. The Brigade were called out, but were not wanted a»;it-waaputout by hand. A good deal of stock was burnt. Miss Tilly Andrews, who was lodging in the White Hart Hotel cli*e by, on going out to discover where the fire was set alight to her curtains. The fire was soon put out, but she lost about JE4O worth of her wardrobe. On Saturday the first sod of the Malvern railway was turned. The line will be 6* miles long leading from Sheffield to Malvern Pads. It opens up Borne good country, and connects the coal mines with the railway system. The Judge, in his charge at the opening of the Supreme Court to-day, said he could not congratulate the Grand Jury on the diminution of crime, and alluded to the prevalence of araon, which he was determined to put down with the strong hand of the law, though he did cot intend his remarks to press hardly on tbe accused. Mr Cresswick and Mr and Mrs Darrell appeared in Othello to a good house on Saturday. This was Mrs Darrell's first appearance after three years' absence. At a meeting of the Directors of the Cora Exchange on Saturday reporters were refused admittance. -^ c following resolution re grain and timber duties which was carried unanimously, was subsequently supplied to the press 1 nat the Directors of the Corn Exchange being of opinion that the source of a country's greatness lies in its productive industy do not consider this result caa be achieved I

unless free trade principles are carried out, aud therefore strongly deprecate any action having for its object the levying of an import duty on grain aud timber. Tbey also desire to express their opinion that receiprocity in trade should prevail throughout the Australian colonies. __