INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 308, 28 December 1881, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

TWO PERSONS MISSING FROM JACKSON'S BAY, WKLtiNGTOJT, Wednesday. The steamer. Stella, which arrived' last evening from a cruise to the Southern lighthouses and SouDjg, reports that Strgt-Major Kelly and Mr Allan, the Returning Officers at Jackson's Bay, left that place for Hokitika about a fortnight ftgo and have not sincfe been heard of. A search party has been out for four days without finding aay traca of them. The Government have not received any intelligence of the missing Returning Officer for Jackson's Bay beyond a communication from Dr Giles, the Chief Returning . Officer at Hokitike^a tating that he had not received the returns from Jackson' 3 Bay, ancf asking that the declaration of the poll toight be" postponed for a fe\V- days. . The Government have under consideration the appointment of a Commission to consider the land claims of the Volunteers who took part in the wars in New Zealand. In reference to the cable message announcing the stranding of the ship Waipa,-at'Dun-kirk, the Nev/ Zealand Shipping Company received a cable message dated a day later than Reuter's. announcing the arrival of the vessel, but no "mention is made of any ' casualty having happened to her. New Plymouth, Tuesday. The Htrald is authorised to contradict the statement re Te Whiti ordering, through his son, the natives back to Parihaka. Although Te Whiti's son has visited his father several times in the gaol it has been in the presence of the gaoler and an interpreter, and no conversation has been allowed between the i two except referring to personal and family matteri. Wednesday. < Sailed at 10 30 Wanaka for Nelson arid , Southern ports. Passengers : Missei Menney and Cock, Mrs arid Miss Bailey, Mri Winthrop and 3 children Mrs Collins, Mr- acd Mrs Roy, Mr and Mrs Tucker arid family (4) Rev P. Walsh. Messrs Parker, Younger, Burnett, 11 A G'b and. three natives. , '" CHsisTCHinick, Tuesday. To-day is almost universally observed as a holiday in Christchurch. Yesterday over 12,000 persons -travelled on the various lines of railway. "" ' v Wednesday. The cricket. match, CarisbrgokXDunedin) club, v Ashley County, was concluded yesterday. The following are the BCores -.—Ashley, first innings 195 5 Carisbrook, first innings 50 • second' ll2. • • ;'■■ •!:;■"■ Dunedin, Tuesday. Over 5000 persons travelled on th» Palmerston and" Clinton gections ; yesterday, including 250 excursionists to the Lakes. All the sports and steamer excursions yesterday were well .patronized, "the weather being glorious. To-day, which is observed as a holiday, it is Taining. The barque Gannymede has arrived at Port Chalmers in a dismasted condition. She was from Timaru to Newcastle in ballast and had got as far south a? Stewart's Island, when the ballast shifted. The boats were got out, as the ship appeared to be in a sinkiag condition ; and it was only aftt r the most strenuous exertions that the vessel was righted by cutting away the masts, and then ttie men were set to trim the'Dallast. She had eight passengers, who speak most highly of the conduct of the captain, officers, j,nd [■ ; crew. - - . ' j At Waikouaiti a presentation was made today to the Hon. G. M'Lean, Esq., by his late

constituents of the Waikouaiti district. It comprised a large solid silver salver, weighing 50ozs, beautifully inlaid, and bearing the followirg inscription: — '-Presented to the Hon. George M 'Lean, ML C ,by the electors of Waikouaiti as a mark of their < steeni and in recognition of valuable services rendered to the district as it 3 representative in Parliament during a period of ten years." And to Mrs M'Lean :i silver bracelet, necklace, locket, brooch, and earrings. Hamilton, Tuesday. Yesterday a native named Hoani Takerei was murdered on the racecourse at Oxford near Cambridge, stabbed to the heart with a knife, death being instantaneous. The affair is said to have arisen out of a dispute over a bet for 5- between the deceased and another native. Two natives named l'eina Tahepara and Nukera Tt-papa are in custody charged with the offence. Gisbourxe Tuesday; Dr Percy died yesterday. He had been suffering from a severe cough, and during the previous night he by mistake took chloroform instead of the proper cough medicine. The deceased was greatly respected throughout the district aud great regret is expressed at his sudden death. Auckland. Tuesday. Frederick Gane has been arrested for wholesale larcenies extending over months past. The accused was a workman in Garrf tt Bros', shop, aud was so^er and steady The police got the clue through his being charged with stealing pigeons. The police who arrested him searched his house and found two cartloads of linen stolen from clothes lines and £40 worth of boots anil shoes, shoemakers' tools, etc., taken from the premises of Messrs Garrett Bros. [From a Correspondent.] PcNGAREnu, Tuesday. The Constabulary are engaged in jmlling up the potatoes both bore and at the Parapara ou both sides of the road on the lan d sold and on that reserved. The potatoes are pulled and allowed to lie, and the A C have permission to take what they require. The crops being destroyed are those which have been sedulously guarded by the Maori sentries night and day, aud are planted on what were once the famous wheat fields where the fencing prisoners were arrested. Wednesday. The destruction of crops ia continued. Potatoes, laras, corn, kumaras, all arc pulled up. Tbe disgust of the Constabulary at the work in hand increases. In the face cf all this the natives of Paribaka presented three bsgs of potatoes to the men yesterday, Christmas was chiefly celebrated here by all tbe m-:n having a holiday. Many of the teats were decor did. and at Dight illnminiied, which presented a very pleasing effect. The men behaved themselves well and not a single case of insubordination or drunkonness ha 3 been reported. Two hundred men wont out. veiterday and desfroyed about 150 f.cres of Maori crop?. About the same rmrcber of men have gone out again this morning. It is stated here that tbe Government have confiscated 60 000 acres of land as indemnity for the cost of suppressing the recent proceedings.