INTERPROVINCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 224, 17 January 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, Jan. 14. The Retorua, for Wellington, took away a new half-decked yacht, built by Mr Bailey, of the North Shore, to the order of Mr But ler, of Wellington. Her owner, who is now in Auckland, expresses nimself highly pleased with the workmanship and design. Should she arrive at Wellington in time to be fitted out for the regatta, she will bo entered for a yacht race there.

Mr FDskf i'. is appointed the .Royal Commissioner by the Government for. the purpose of investigating the claims at the Kikakn block, being part of the To Amlt.‘i hind.

• At tli sitting of the Supreme Cour f y in : tirmo, a p-f-uHar case yvas mentio i d, viz-., Prince v. Kerr. The suit was commenced in the first instance to i'c*cnver a • ambling debt. The plaintiff was d('-cr h-d as a gentleman of the turf, and. defendant as “the scion of a Scottish ducal house.” “lie debt was ti a pr missory note for L2OO won by plan tiff at cards:. Tile yvay in which the claim originated yvas rather peculiar. A yvrit was issued on the 28th May last and defendant appeared on the 18th Juno. A declaration yvas filed on the 14-th Juno, and defendant pleaded onß the 21st July. The action was upon a three month’s bill made by defendant, yvho pleaded first that ho received no valuable consideration for the bill, and farther, : it represented a sum of money yvon from him at cards by plaintiff in the Nevada Hotel, Auckland. His Honor made an order that the action should be dismissed. In tlv case W. Brandon v. City Council c’aira LSOO f r injury to property through improvements, Judge Gillies And a majority of the assessors awarded L4OO, an 1 costs, L 25. T. e Mormons have commenced a mission in Auckland.

Mr D. E. Lean, in a letter publish.-- \ in Local papers, states that a petition urging the Berlin Government to establish a Ge-man'supremacy by placing the Samoan King under German protection is being i.ancle"! jibout for signature by a captain of 'New Zealand Militia, and is being signed by many natur dised German citizens woo have taken oath prescribed by the Alie s Act. 1866. Genera! J, G. Baiieit, late Premier of the Samoan Government, and Mr Lord, repiesentative of. the American Polynesian Company, arrived here by the'sehooner Midge, from Tonga. They leave for the United ■'Mates per mail steamer.

Mr Hurst has been solicited to address bis City West constituents on the proceedings during the late session of Parliament.

New Plymouth, dan. 15

The Mounted Rifle Volunteers were presented with Colors this afternopfr. There was a-.large muster from the country. The Colors were presented to the Corps by Major Stapp, on behalf of the ladies! A ball is given this evening by the Corps to their friends. The coal brought from Mokau is spoken of as very good. The engineer of the Hannah Mokau says he can get more steam up with it thae with the Grey coal. It is to be tried on engines on the lines here.

Wellington, Jan. 15. ■ The portion of ova landed at 4" p..n*y is in good condition.

Tim Penguin and Hinemnaleft TtS* ranga last night, at 4 p .in., and an citing,race took place between them ifowa the Uo;.st. i .ds morning, oft*Gisborne, the ILnemoa, headed by fifteen miles. She eaves at once for Lyttelton direct, where she is expected to arrive early on Saturday morning.

A gale, reported as one of the heaviest on this coast, was experience.] last night. The weather now is heantifu 1 .

Subscriptions to .the ffist opened by the Evening Post, in aid of the Irish distress fund, are coming in freely. It is understood that Fils Honor Mr Justice Johnston, an 1 Mr Reid, have been appointed Commisioners to consolidate the Statutes of the colony;

Jt is reported that S:r Francis -Dillon Beil and Sir William Fox have definitely accepted scats on the Royal Commission on Native Affairs.

Lieut. Ingle, of the Wellington Naval Brigade, has resigned his commission owing to business matters. At the Supreme Court, the case of O’Gradj y. Johnston and Co. was heard. This was an action to recover L3OOO damages for al’eged breach of agreement on the part of the defendant in not endorsing a promissory note after having promised to do so ; the jury entered a verdict for the plaintiff for LlO. Colonel Scratchley inspects the various Volunteer Corps to-morrow evenin y.

The Horticultural Show to-day wasa great success, the fruit and vegetablea being very fine, but the cut flowers had been affected by the recent boisterous weather.

Nelson, Jan. 15. The result of the Nelson College scholarship examination, for boys attending public schools is, for the City— Johnson, Ist ; Bartel 2nd. For the country districts —Harkness and Talbot both of Richmond, Marlborough ; and Connolly, of Picton.

Christchurch, Jan. 15 _ By the San Francisco mail the Acclimatisation Society received a letter from Mr Wa’tor Kennaw.ay, the Acclimatisation Society’s agent in London, giving the following list of birds shipped per Waimate, in charge of Mr H. jsiU s: —24o partridges ; 100 thrashes ; 4o yellow-hammer-; ; So red poles > Tlo bramble flinches ; 4o phesants ; 2o crossbills ; 180 quail ; 65 siskins ; 8o twites ; lo robins ; 100 hedge canters ; and lo red huntings. Fc crabs nor lobsters had been shipped, as Mr felt that the care of the birds during voyage was as much as he could undertake with satisfaction to himself, ihe Waimate had sailed from 27tu and althaugh very bad weather had been experienced during the collection of the birds , Mr Kennetrsy states from a personal insnection of the birds on board ship, that they were all in good health, and likley to do wed.

The King of Ttlay has conf tvc ’ nnon Professor Yon Haast, dim- for <f our Museum, the Knighthood of the Order of the .Crown of Itlay. ~ -The insignia and .4 necessary documents were received hy yesterday’s mail. The f >ll owing item? amongst others appear ‘d' in ;the balance sheet of the Christchurch City County Council, for the year ending December 31st;—Recipts from rates, L 9-135 Is; watering, scavenging, asphalte rates, L 4071 5s 4d rents, fines, dog taxes, licenses, etc,, L 3855 9s Id, The expenditure fur same pciod included amongst other— Repairing and forming, etc., streets and bridges, stone and shingle, lighting, scavenging, and aspgalte, etc,, L 18,511 18s lod ; salaries, materials, office expenses, etc., L 16,513 19s 6d. .

0 amaru, Jan. 15. The weather 's now fine, and the reporters from the country districts do not record any great damage to the crops from the recent rains.

Dunedin, Jan. 15. With reference to the statement in the Wellington Chronicle that Mr Robert Stout had been offered a Supreme Court judgeship hy the Government, Mr •Stout has authorized the Times to say that no such offer was ever made, and that had it been made it would not have accepted, and that ho does not intend to allow his political opponents to put him on the shelf quite so soon. Very"little- damage appears to have been done to the crops by the late rain, and ths weather to-day has been splendid.

To-day His Honour Mr Justice Williams heard the case of Davidson v. Davidson, in camera, being a petition for judicial separation of Mrs Davidson son against her husband, Mr W. D Stewart and Mr McGregor appeared for the petitioner, and Mr Stout for the respondent. The case will occupy at least two days. Lieutenant D, Christie, East Taieii has entered for the matches in connection with the New Zealand Rifle Accoc:ation’s meeting at Nelson in March next.