INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 120, 20 May 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaktj, Thursday. The South Canterbury Education Board have voted £10 to the new schools for tree planting, and smaller sums to the other schools. Complaints are made about the great reduction in the railway charges lately made for the conveyance of coal from Lyttelton, enabling importers from Newcastle to undersell dealers in colonial coal from the Southern mines, who have to pay full rates for carriage. Dunedin, Thursday. The Arrow Company crushed 417 ozs. of gold from 550 tons. Mr Finn has addressed the Arrow electors. He advocates extensive reductions in the Civil Service. At the District Court at Tokomairiro, Isabella Hamlyon was acquitted of concealment of birth. At Mr Petrie's farm, at Mongotipo, the whole season's crops were destroyed by fire. There was no insurance. New Plymouth, Thursday. The Parihaka meeting is over and the Natives are returning home. There was about the average number of Natives in attendance and four Europeans were present. The preparations for feasting had been made with the accustomed liberality, sheep and cattle being slaughtered in large numbers. On Monday Te Whiti addressed hia auditory about noon, and most 'marked respect was paid to him during the whole of his address. He delivered an impressive homily upon the necessity of liviog virtuously and of cherishing feeliDgs of brotherly love towards one another. They must shun all that would be likely to lead them into evil habits. The selling of their land, he stated, was the greatest stumbling block to the Maori and he urged upon them all strictly to adhere to his former counsel not to sell one inch of the land which had been been given them by God for au inheritance. Speaking of the roads which the Constabulary are making he said he was not opposed to these roads in any way, in fact he hoped the roads would be made thoroughly by metalling them and rendering them fife for all kinds of traffic. He had stated be'ors rhafc the Constabulary roads would not meet, not meaning that he was opposed to thiin and would stop them, but simply brcause th. re was i large swamp which he was certain could not be crossed. The Constabulary would have to alter the direction of the road they we, c at present making or they could never force their way through the swamp. They must first come nearer to the beach and then they would be able to make the'roads meet. Colonel Trimble addressed the electors of Waitara last evening. He said he expected there would be a strong party struggle wheu the House met, and he was prepared to give the Government his fullest support, but he would not sacrifice his principles for that object. A vote of confidence was returned. The steamer Wanaka arrived last night at about 7.30, and after blowing her stem whistle for a short time steamed away without being commuuicated with. The steamer was signalled to that the boats would put off, and two boats left the beach, one with ten tons of cargo and the other with thirty passengers. Bachelder's Combination Company was in one of the boats, and after rowing after the steamer for some time had to return. An action is threatened agianst the Company by the passengers for being delayed through the steamer not stopping to pick up the boat. Chiustchurcii, Thursday. A special train conveys the members of the press and visitors to I.?eston to night on the occasion of the Premier addressing the electors of Selwyn. Shortly after the s.s. Te Anau left Wellington on Monday, a little fellow six years old was found who had stepped on board to look about and remained till the steamer started. The child was kiudly taken care of by the officers, and on their arrival at Lyttleltcn the agent took charge of him, and sent him back to Wellington yesterday in the Taiaroa. At yesterday's quarterly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, a long discussion took place relative to the removal of the railway staff, but a motion to petition the Government was lost on the ground that the proceeding would be undignified. A resolution was carried urging the members for Christchurch to bring the matter under the notice of Parliament in the coming session. During Tuesday's gale the Ashburton slaughter-house wad blown down buryiug | Lancaster a butcher, and another man who were working in the building at the time. After being dug out they soon recovered, being much cut and bruised about the heads, but not seriously injured. Wellington, Thursday. At the Divorce Court in the case of Munro v. Munro and Clarke (of the Waiau), on the application of the husband for a divorce, a decree nisi was granted. [ Summonses are being issued against property owners for non-payment of the Land Tax.