INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 233, 13 October 1879, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[PKESB AOEHOT.] Wellington, Saturday night. ■[The following is a copy of a telegram from Sir G. Grey to Sir M. Hicks-Beach, Bart. Colonial Office London, dated Wellington 15tb February, 1679:— The New Zealand Government regret greatly the distress in the mother country, and respectfully inform Imperial Government that six thousand able bodied emigrants could at once find permanent and profitable employment iv Zew Zealand ia addition to the large numbers whose passages are being paid by the colony, and the Ageflt General is directed to place his services at the disposal of the Imperial Government ahoald it desire to forward the unemployed and their families to the colony. He will indicate the classes of laborers in demand who may by industry and perseverance became their own employers.—Grey." The reply of Sir M. HicksBeach was to the effect that he would have the guardians of the poor applied to for the emigrants. Monday. Mr Ballance made a speech at the Opposition banquet in the course of which he referred to his qnarrel with Sir G. Grey, saying that he would let bygones be bygones and work amicably with Sir G. Gfey for the f aocess of the Liberal party.

me opposition consider if they succeed m obtaining Mr Allwright's support they will have a majority of two, and if the Government can fill up the spare portfolio from the Opposition ranks parties will be equal. The Opposition consider they will not find much difficulty in forcing on the want of confidence debate, even should the attempt be opposed by the Government. The Ministerialists on the other hand express the utmost confidence in retaining power though they are very reticent. A quantity of colonial wine manufactured at Wanganui has just been received here. The New Zealand Law Society has taken proceedings against a local tradesman because, as alleged, he, not being a lawyer, drew out a bill of sale over some property, which it appears had only a trifling value. Au opposition caucus was held on Saturday night when forty-one were present, including several member of the Legislative Council. Sir George Grey and Messrs Swanson and Reader Wood were absent. Mr Hutchison ! sent an excuse. Mr Pyke attended and is reported to have said that he is with them heart and soul. Five Poverty Bay Maoris were charged at the Supreme Court this morning with forcible entry on land of the Crown granted to Europeans . The Natives alleged that though the land had been sold previously to being Crown-granted to the Europeans, there were several of the grantees who did not agree to the sale. They consider the present case a very important one as it will form a precedent for future cases of a similiar kind arising in ', the Poverty Bay district. The case will last ' a couple of days.