INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 119, 20 May 1881, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

MR OLIVER RESIGNS HIS PORTFOLIO. ! Wellington, Thursday night. At the Appeal Court to-day, the arguments ' in the Dunedin case of Maitland t>. Pritchard (in error)' were commenced. The plaintiff sued in the Court below as Commissioner of Crown Lands to recover from the defendant ' £500 damages for trespass on certain. Crown lands, and damages accruing by reason of such trespass. The defendant had entered into-a contract witb the; Queen for t ho formation of the Dunedin railway; station reclamation, and had insisted on removing certain material from the sand hills adjacent, although ordered not to do so by the Government Engineer and the plaiutiff. Two I questions were submittted f whether the defendant may be restricted under this contract from removing the sand, aridwhother under the contract the defendant was entitled to insist upon removing the.aand, notwithstand- j ing the prohibition. The Court below had decided thah the defendant could not be restricted and that the defendant was entitled j under the contract 'to,, remove the sand/ After hearing "part of the argument the Court adjourned till to-morrow. The time for shooting cock pheasants and Californiau quail in the Nelson district has been extended from the 16 th May to the 30th July, subject to certain restrictions in -the '•ACt.' . ' \ • '■;''•.'".■ .V The Gazette declares the Nelson and Grey Valley seats in the House of 'Representatives j to be vacant. The post office at Takaka has been opened as a Government Insurance office. Mr Oliver,. Minister for Public :Worke, yesterday placed his resignation of - his portfolio in. the Premier's! handi, a recent occurrence having rendered ifc necessary for bim reluctantly "to Beyer' bia connection with the Ministry in order to attend to private business. He retails office until his departure ' for Dunedin on Monday. "On' bis arrival at Dunedin .ho!* will address hia.conj stituents. . __ '- ;.■■ .- : "• "; \" ';■ The- Premier leaves for the South at 1 . ofclock this afternoon. It, is understood that no allocation of -the portfolio, or 1 appointment of a sucoessor to Mr Oliver will be made until Mr Hall's return, which is." expected to be in about ten days.