INTERPROVINCIAL.

Bruce Herald, Volume XI, Issue 1078, 14 January 1879, Page 6

INTER PROVINCIAL.

Auckland, January 11. A*-. Mangawhare, Northern Wairoa, a man named Lew died suddenly from apoplexy The Catho ie clergy have donated LSOO out of their maintenance fund for the new city Hchool building. Dr Wooe gives LICO. C.-pUin Symonds, m aster nf a small coasting schooner, has been missing for the past three days. He is supposed to have been drowned. Seven square-jigged vessels are now loading at Makaru, Kaipara. Mr Sheehan telegraphs that he will return to Auckland next Thursday, and will meet tho Chairmen of the Norihern County Councils. Henry Ri :arden, an inmate of the Lunatic Asylum, died yesterday evening. He had a fit on the 3rd instant, from which he never recovered. KOPUA, January 11. At the Native meeting here to day a good number were present. Taonui Kaho accompanied Rewijto Waitara. The present promoters ot the meeting wiih Tukoreki and Tupotahe did not caary the meeting with them for the removal of Europeans aud halfcastes residing on native land. A number of petty tribal grieveances among themselves were discussed, but nothing definite at. present has been arranged. Hauhauree, one i of the principal Ngatimanir.poto chiefs, after a long speech, required Taonui to inform them what wbs the reason of his and Rewi's apparent desertion of Tawhaio and their own tribe as reported, and why Rewi had not come to meet his people. He asked who was this Pakeka Sheehan he thought ao much of? Rewi himself had told him he only knew one Government officer — Major Mair, of Alexandra — who had been truer to tham than and Ministry. Major Mair had found them wild at Te Kuiti ; he had brought them in peaceful relation to the Pakehas, and no trouble had taken place or differenceexisted amongst them. Now it appeared to him that Mr Sheehan was trying all he knew to cause trouble among them. Taonui replied he could answer for himself. He bad received and accepted tbeir invitation to be there to day. He h^d frequently differed with Rewi, and told him he was doing wrong, but llewi would not [ listen to him. He sill was in heart wiih Tawbiao, and would continue so. When | thpy arrived atTe Kuhi, on their return from Waitara, he told Rewi be disapproved of his work, and refused to accompany him any further. All the time he had been aware he i had himself acted consistently fur bi-< peop'e He wasjwatcbing Tawhiaoand their interests. Let them keep together as heretofore, lf Rewi liked to go auother road let him do so. The weather is intensely hot. The meet* ing will probably be continued to-morrow. AY ELLINGTON, Janurry 10" Notwithstanding the advice of Jndtre Williams to the Government regarding the murderer Walsh, His Excellency has been advised to commute his sentencH to imprisonment for life ; but it is said the Governor has not yet i given his formal concurrence. j The journeymen painters here threaten a | general strike on Monday, unless their wages are raised fiom 9s to 10s for ordinary, and s per day for first-cl-iss hands. It is ascertained that the cause which led to the recommendation that Walsh's sentence should be commuted to imprisonment for life was the mental c ndiunn of the prisoner when he committed the murder. The 'Chronicle' says that the Hon. Mr Sheehan has no intention of being present at the Ngatimaniopoto meeting unless at the earnest solicitation of the Natives. , January 11. Tbe Government have chartered a steamer of 2790 tons, through the New Zealand Piping Company, to sail about the 28th instant, with emigrants. The Customs revenue for past week was £7143, nearly double the average return, owing to merchants and shippers holding back to the end of the year, &■> as to obtain the advantage in reduction on the duties on tea and sugar. A number of the Fernglen's immigrants, destined for the West Coast, have been persuaded to remain in the district. The crops in the Wairarapa district, near Greytown, are unusually heavy this year, those of Waiboke being estimated to yield 50 bushels per acre. Christchurch, January 10. Mr Bills brought 400 minahs and other Australian birds by the Arawata yesterday for the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society He leaves for London on their behalf by the Rangitikei. A very successful trial of the Marsh har vester took place yesterday. Great preparations are being made for the forthcoming reaper and binder contest. The City Council have invited those gentlemen who have sent in schemes for a water supply to meet them on Thursday next to discuss the various details At a meeting of the Railway Employes Benefit Society last night, it was decided to employ a paid secretary at £200 a year. Notwithstanding the late defalcations, there is a sum of £450 in band. Tbe Amateurs last night performed '■ Martha " There was a good house, and the performance was a success. Invercargill, January 10. ' After what occurred yesterday tbe Waikaa lock-up should he doomed. It is notoriously insecure. A drunken man was con-

fined in it, and nofc hkin<- bis quarter:* deliberately escape! through tho roof; but ho was snb.«equ -ntly recaptured.