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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1103, 22 July 1882, Page 4

A Melbourne paper says an important leaaon is to be learnt from iomo of ths inquiries made by the Tariff Commission in the No-th-Ea.tern district. From the evidence adduced, it would seem that many special industries, such as that of vine-growing, are more profitable than the cultivation of cereals. One witness declared at Rutberglen that he had made as much ns £lOO per acre per annum from his vineyard, and he would not oare to take less than £lBOO for any one year's profit for his 18 acres under vines. In the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, it was stated that the Upper Waitaki Bridge is being satisfactorily repaired by the Duntroon Railway Company. The Government said they would oonsitler the granting of a bonus for the manufacture of barbed wire in the Colony. The experiment of introducing Ferrets from England had not been satisfactory, but there was no doubt of their value when hese. This had been proved very satisfactorily in the Kaikoura district, where there were a groat number. Mr Dodson bore strong testimony as to their value in keeping down the rabbit pest. The Government had no power to compel the Otago Education Commissioners to insert in the leases they granted a clause securing to miners the eame rights as over pastoral lands leased from the Crown, but they had communicated with the Commuiioners on the subject. Captain Burton and Commander Cameron brings to England such accounts from the Gold Coast of Africa that geographic and scientific circles are interested. They report the pretence of gold in such quantities that Western Africa must repeat the auriferous history of Australia and Californio. Mr W. A. Thompson, the wellknown cornetist, and Miss Carrie Godfrey arrived at San Francisco from Auckland on May 16th, after a pleasant passage. On the trip across a very nice compliment was paid to Miss Godfrey by the passengers and officers of the P.M. b.r. Australia, for whose amusement she saug several times. She became a universal favourite, and on the night before'Frisco was reached. Captain Cargill presented her with a complimentary adress and a purse of fifty sovereigns, subscribed by the passengers. Mr Hunt, of Samoan notoriety is pursuing his action against Sir A. wordon for eight thousand pounds damages for forcible removal from the [aland of Samoa, which removal was made at the instance of Sir A. Gordon u High Commissioner of the Western Pacific. The position of affairs at prepent is as follows: —Hunt has served Bhe writ and declaration on Sir A. ■Gordon, who pleaded (1) that he took Betion by virtue of an Order in CounBil j(2) that a Now Zealand Court ■vould be debarred by the case having ■teen heard and disposed of by tho Supreme Court of Fiji. Hunt’s replication Ha that Order in Conncil is ultra vires ■aregards Samoa, and purposes following the Governor to England, if necessary. It is not impossible that this ■tatter may delay the Governor’s departure.