INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 309, 29 December 1881, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nkw Plymouth, Thursday Mr Parris has received a letter signed "Kingi Tawhiao" requesting him not to listen to any of the proposals to bare a Land Court at Mokau as he is opposed to it. Christcbukch, Thursday. Mr G. L. Mellish, R.M, of Cbristchurch. died at four o'clock this morning.f jHe had been ill for a knK time. «~«!~a Tbe schooner Elizabeth Cobw siyfis" xihor* *t Cape Campbell, and is fast breaking HP No livei are loa*,

The West Coaat Railway Commissioners I have returned to Christchurch, and are understood to be yery favourably impressed by the advantages which will accrue from the conßtrnotioß of the Dropcßed line of railway. Auckland, Thursday. The bazaar ia aid of the new Catholic Church has already realised £600, and £150 more are expected. i Mr Gordon, one of the defeated candidates for Franklyn North, has been summoned for neglecting to supply a list of the scrutineers, &c, employed by him during the election. ; The Court reserved judgment. At the Police Court this morning, Donald Watson, a brewer, was fined £20 and costs £23 for neglectiDg.to date his Beer stamps. Several publicans were fined 203 and costs for neglecting to efface their beer stamps. Two or three of the prosecutions fell through, and the Customs solicitor gave notice of appeal. j Pongarehu, Thursday. The Okato Btation was broken op yesterday not one man being leit behind. -They wtre- : all transferred here. The men are still continuing the work of devaatation, and about 500 aore« are now destroyed. Some men have taken sacks with them to be filled with rotatoes for the different messes. [From a Correspondent.] Normakby, Thursday. AH along the coast the natires complain of want of food. At Te Ori, four miles north of Opunake, during the late rough weather the natives have been living on cabbage tree and wild pork. The last two days they got fish. These people. have._no canoes. r J hey made a moki or raft of flax sticks and moved out on that a short distance from the shore to fish. At another place they got on a totara log which lies on the beach, and went o»t on that. Erery canoe for miles along the coast was out yesterday. At many places fishing has become an absolutely necessity, and stormy weather means hunger. Meanwhile the destruction of crops goes on at Parihaka. Yomr correspondent is informed from a reliable source that the Government does not intend to allow the natives to starve, but work will probably be given them such as was, found for the unemployed. J