INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1794, 25 September 1888, Page 1

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

ilrA’ex. McHardy, of Hawke’s Bay, who recently went to England, with the express object of seeing whether t*ie frozen meat trade can be placed on a better footing, is of opinion that »t least Id more per lb could be obtained by proper management. He suggests that three or four well-known agents who would work together, should receive aM consignmants, each pgents to be bnund to deal only in New Zea'aod mutton. The Havelock correspondent of th n Marlborough El press, whose carefulness is unquestioned, wires ;that GtCrie and parly got lsozs»On ; Thursday: and 15ozs thn day before. Laat week £6OO worth of Mahakipawa passed through Have, lock, The'right hand branch parlies are undoubtedly getting gold in quantities. A telegram from Blenhsimi dated the 22ad, says Two parties; have bottomed their claims at creek. Gorrie’a party bare got 640 z. in their claim, with good prospect! bn main creek. A rich leader haS' been struck in the Prospectors’ reef. Qorrie’s find for' the week,ls £129 among five men. ' Just in Time ’ shares have risen 50 por cent and ‘ Duke of Marlboro’ ’ ICO. There is great excitement here."

The Rahotu coach, full of passengers, when going down Oruata hill on Saturday morning, three railei from New Plymouth, a very sleep place, met with an accident. One of the wheels went into a deep ru*, and capsized the coach. The horses bolted with some parts of tlm coach;- Brown, a passenger on the box seat, jumped to get clear of the falling; but did not succeed. The coach fell on him, and he was seriously injured in the spine. The other passengers were much shaken. The coach was completely wrecked. Iso bl&me is attributable to the driver.

The pressure of the times is causing some pf the.Te VSThiti nst'ves to 'consider their determination..to lift none of the rent money,.lying’ to their; credit. • Some natives who hayo,.never taken money before have taken it now, or have intimated their readiness to take it if liny can do so without the knowledge of the other natives. Notices have been issued to native leaseholders informing them that the board of Public Trn*t office have decided to reduce their several ren's as sot out in the notices for a period of five years from the l»t January, 1888, reluming thereaftar to (be rent provided for in tbs lease.