INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 201, 24 August 1881, Page 2

INTERPROVINCI AL.

. , , . Napibb, Tuesday, i A clerk in the post-office, named Kendell, has been arrested on a charge of wholesale robbery. No one suspected him, bat bis wife informed the police, saying that she; conld no longer rest under the knowledge of his robberies. According to her account, he has systematically opened letters in the office and abstracted sums of money, varying from £10 downwards When, arrested he was engaged in opening the Puketapa letters, and in his poseasiob were found thirty skeleton keys, with which his wife states he has been in the habit of entering different shops in town and taking out what goods he wanted. Messrs Dinwiddie, Walker, and Co. are said to be the heaviest suffers in this way. Wednesday. Fred Day Kendel, a carrier, attached to the Napier Post-office, was arreßted last night charged with tampering with letters. For some time moneys sent by post have not reached their destination, and a trap was laid for him and he was discovered in bis room where Beverai letters were found. Kendel is a young man of superior education. He came to the colony abont seven years ago j as a midshipman on an emigrant ship and ran away whm the vessel was at Napier. He was brought before the Court this morning and remandsd till Monday . Captain M'Laan brother of the late Sir | Donald, died yesterday. Auckxaicd, Wednesday. The Arawata has arrived, and gone down to the quarantine island. Hokitika, 1 Tuesday. I A small local steamer, built to order by the Anchor Foundry Company, of Nelson, made ' a trial trip to-d»y, giving much satisfaction to the owner. Wxvo±vm, Tuesday. It is reported that gold in payable quantities has been discovered by two or three Europeans feom Taranaki on the Opatu Block, near Tuhna. The Native owners of the land have decided not to sell it, though it has been surveyed by the Government. N»tt Pltmouth, Wednesday. At Omata last evening there was a large meeting of settlers to consider the action of the House with regard to the Harbor Works, Mr Curtis occupied the chair, The following resolution -nras passed unanimously:— " That this meeting folly endorses the resolutions passed at the New Plymouth meeting and is surprised at the action taken by the House, when it is considered that the high price of land at the Government sales is owing to the expectations of a harbor being built at Moturoa, and this meeting also deprecates such a breach of faith as a most dangerous precedent." A Committee was formed to work with the Committees in other districts. ' Takjkanga, Wednesday. Messengers have arrived from the Arawa district and are now interviewing the Native Commiuion. They state that when they left inland yesterday. several hapua residing round the lakes were bnsily engaged in collecting aroia and ammunition for the parpose of resisting the survey who were engaged in surveying the lands riear Hotomahana called Ktingoroa, and that the excitement is spreading in the Lake district Hopeß, however, are entertained that inflaence brought to bear through the: Commissioner willpreveht the parties enjraain* in actual atrife. ■ * * Chkistchiihoh, Wednesday. Afc the Magiitrate's Court this morning John Sanson, Henry Blackett, and John Hossack were charged with wilful danuoe to property at the office of the "Liberty" newspaper. On the application of Mr Stringer the cue T*a« again »dj oar Bad to enable the parties concerned to settle tne matter out of court.