INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 50, 28 February 1881, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Bujff, Monday. The Te Anau arrived at 1 a m and sails at 5 p.ra for Dunedin. Napier, Monday. Messrs Sutton and Ilussell, M.H.It., have addressed their constituents. There was a moderate attendance and a quiet meeting. Both members disapproved of the principle of the beer tax, but both uphold the property tax, prefering it to either an income or land tax. Mr Sutton spoke at length on the Patere question, quoiing from papers laid before the House to show that by far the greater part of the £500 charged against Patere waa wrongfully charged. Tho fact was that moneys speut all over tho country, the vouchers for which would not pasß the Audit Office, were charged to the Patere Block. He might be wrong, but ho really

believed that it was Patere and other like tnatterß that drove Mr Bryce to resign. He saw he wag doing gross injustice, and, rather than continue doing it, he: preferred to resign. He (Mr Button) regretted that the Premier or some other Minister had not thought fit to take the pnblic into his. confidence and tell them why Mr Bryce resigned. He would not believe that the cause was that which had been assigned, that Mr Bryce desired to march upon Parihaka and arrest Hiroki and Te Whiti. It was more than probable that there was another cause; Mr Russell devoted great attention to 1 the subject of education, speaking warmly in favor of the contiuuauce of the present system. Both members expressed regret at Mr Bryce's retirement, though Mr. Kussell took exception to his policy as contained in the Native Lands Sale Bill introduced last session. Mr Sutton, "referring to the rumor that Mr Stout would come forward to lead the Opposition, expressed great admiration of the late AttorneyGeneral and hoped that the rumor was well founded. He said he considered Mr Stout one of the ablest men who ever sat in the House, and that the country had suffered a misfortune when it lost his services Votes of thanks and coufideuce to both members were carried by r large majority. Dcnedin, Saturday night. Forbury Hfuidicap— KaDdwick 1, Atlantic 2.— Queen's Plate : Governor 1, Sylvanus 2, Lady Emma 3. — Fijing Stakes : Lima 1, Talent '2, Legerdemain 3. — For the Conspla tion, Talent beat six others.— ln the Hurry Scurry Swagmun beat four others. . . . Monday. At a meeting attended by the leading stock owners of Otago it was decided to take steps to form a Company , or Association for exporting frozen meat to Englanh. The Hon Robert Campbell explained that a capital of £5,000 would be required, but of this it would only be necessary to call op .£3,000 in cash, the balance to be subscribed by members of the Association in fat stock at a price to be arranged ort, At the aale of Bcbrandoora Park yearlings, I Messrs Mason and Vallance purchased a Tubal Cain and Topsy colt for 225 guineas, a Tubal Cain Seashell colt for 200 guineas, and a Tubal Caiu and Debenture colt for 25 guineas. M. J. Cowan of Cromwell purchased a Saunterer and Stock Rose filly for 100 guineas, andga Tubal Cain and Argosy filly for £0 guineas. At the City Court M> Watt convicted Henry Soater of playing the three card tiick at the races, but to give the defendant a chance of appealing he admitted hith to bail to come up for sentence in a month. Thomas Hodgets, aged 2!, for obtaining money by means of a forged cheque was sentenced tj three months. Messrs Cargill's wool telegram datod inst. says that the competition is fairly animated. Grease is Id per lb lower thau at the close of the last series; fleece lid; scoured 1£; crossbred >d to Id. Wellington, Monday. Mr Whitelaw, the superintendent of the Asylurn, has been relieved of his' duties pending the**completion of the enquiry into his management of that institution. The Ram Fair at Carterton on Saturday was a great success, the purchasers being in excess of the quantity yarded. Prices up to ten guiueas, were higher than was anticipated for the stock offered. ! CimisTCuußcir, Monday. The N.Z. Shipping Company's Otaki, and Shaw, Saville, and Co.'s Pleiades sailed together for London on Saturday* A good race home Is expectedi A mill is tb be started at Amberley to prepare flax pulp far exportation to Australia. The petition for opening the public library on Sundays has been very largely signed by leading citizens and others Messrs T. S. Weston of Christchurcb, and Allen Holmes of Dunedin have been appointed examiners in law of candidates for admission to the bar of New Zealand. The first examination will take place at the end of March. , AuckrjiNi), Monday. The Cambridge Land Court to day con aented to 1 another adjournment of the Patetere case, Mangahia acd the Association having given Judge Symonds an assurance that that was a probability of settling their differences. Mr Mackay protested against the adjournment and said he was ready to go on.. The City of Sydney left San Francisco with the inward mails on the 14th instant, two days late. She may be expected on Tuesday or Wednesday week. Pipikiki. committed for trial for a murderous assault on a half-caste at Cambriiige. was a sort of Maori missionary and very jealous.