INTERPROVINCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 270, 15 July 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

- ATTCKiAND, July 13. The Native Land Court at Cambridge ia. about close its proceedings, which will hare, a °reat effect in advancing the prosperity of Auckland. About 400,000 acres of land have been dealt with,comprising an immense stretch of country in the up?er Waitato district, and extending to Taupo' and over into Tauranga. district. The blocks which-have been tr-de* the review of the Court have been "WiVa and Tauranui. comprising 140,000 acres. No part of this is subject to the Government proclamation prohibiting all dealings so that pur-, chasers will have no difficulty to deal with. Paul, of Orakei'has written a letter protesting against the Native Land Sales Bill. He says if this law is made it will certainly involve the destruction, murder, and plunder of the. Maori people He urges that legislature like, this has never been made for European lands, and that the same law should regulate Maori lands. He adds.—ln 1867 I placed my lands for sale to Europeans in the same manner as mentioned in the Act. The lard, viz., 6000 acres, wa3 put up to auction, but all the money realised was eaten up by charges for selling by auction, survey, roads, -advertising, and settlement of the business bv solicitors. The outcome to us, who were the owner of the land, was about £2OOO The charge of embracery against Samuel Combes resulted in an acquittal. Judge Bichmond, in discharging the prisoner, said he felt assured that this narrow-escapa would act a* a caution to him, and he would never again aliow himself to sail so close to the wind. Six challenges were made by the Crown and three by the defence. Clara Stephenson has recovered from her late accident, and has left for Wellington to fill a starring engagement with a comedy company. She had a dispute with th. 3 lessee of the Royal about arrears of sallery and threatened law, but found its process too slow and uncertain. Her salary was £l3 a week. A further illustration of the superiority of New Zealand totara timber over Australia» iarrah for piles is given by specimens of each on view at the Harbor Board's office here. There is a portion of a jarrah pile which had been used at Mahmw i wharf for six years, and it is almost entirely eaten away by-worm* &c. Beneath there is a block of totara, which was in Q.ueen street wharf for 15 years. It isquite as good as when first put under water. It has been cut open, and the heart of the timber shows no sign of decay. ; . A petition to the Ceneral Assembly is bung numerously signed, praying that such alterations mav be made in the electoral laws as will enable leaseholders f o vote. It will b.» sent to Mr Swanson for presentation. A fatal a3cident occurred at Oraremn. Iwc. men named Eahey were killed by the fall ot a rati tree, which struck thein uetween the head and the shoulders, causing instant death. r An inquest on the body of James Mills,, who was drowned in the Waipa river, resulted in an open verdict. New Plymouth, July 13.

A man named Pilkinton, who is working; for Mr McMahon, at Waitara, had all. Ins fingers cut off close to the palm by a chaffcutter. . _ A quarter-acre section of land in Devon street, a good distance from the centre of the town, has been sold by auction for Notice has been given by the School Com-, mitteethat the compulsory clauses of the Education Act will be enforced in Sew Plymouth after the Ist Saptember.