INTERPROVINCIAL.

Press, Volume XXIV, Issue 3203, 6 December 1875, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, December 4. Arrived—Phoebe, from South; Angusta, from Lyttelton. Weights for Auckland Cap Handicap :— Mr Watt's Parawhenua, 6 yrs, 8a 101b; Mr Redwood's Guy Fawkes, 4 yre, Bst 81b ; Mr Watt's Ngaro/ 4 yre, Bat 21b; Mr Owen's Voltaire, 4; yrs, Bst; Mr Bobbett's Tikiko, 7st 121b; Mr Crammer's Rangi, 4 yrs, 7st 121b; Mr Perkins's Discord, 6- yrs, 6st 121b ; Mil Kirkwood's Tui, 4 yrs, 6st 101b; Mr Walters's Kingfisher, 5 yrs, 6st 101b ; ! Mr Redwood's Cocksure, 3 jts, 6st 8Ib; Mr Buekland's Ariel; 3 yre, 68t,61b. ' ' Entries for the Handicap Steeplechase of 100 soys :—Medoraj Saanterer, Auckland, Kate, Isleaian, Strange.r , The Arrow, Mount, Rarey, Moose—all aged; .;. GisbOrnb, December i. A great Maori kaekaukai commenced at Waerenga Ahika yesterday. The native presents, changed tiands to the value of over five thousand pounds. The gifts included about fifty tons flour, and a hundred pounds worth of. tobacco, live stock, an immense quantity of preserved pigepos, clothing, ornamental calabashs, dried shark, bank, notes, gold, and Maori curiosities. There was a war dance during the day." Feasting and drinking will last till all the grog is consumed. About one thousand-: Maoris and five hundred Europeans were present. One Gisbprne storekeeper sold over two thousand pounds 'worth of stuff for the festival.. ... ... . : : , . ' Wellington, December 4. . Parliament will be andthe newwrits issued on, Monday morning. , The writs tun for sixty days. , = > ■ The Interprovincial Regatta; committee met yesterday. It was statedthat the subscriptionfralready amounted to £600* The regatta'will occupy two daye, and will takes place on the Petoni conree. The programme as at present proposed is as follows:—No 1, four-oared outriggers (f or championshfp); Ist prize,. £150; 2, five-pared (or more) racing wbaleboats,-steered. with steeroaij Ist prize, £50 J 3, four-oared inrigged gigs, Ist prizej £100; 4, pair-oared outriggers, lsfc ; prize, £20 ; 5, pair-oared inrigged, let prize, £20.; 6, scullers' 1 outriggere, prize cap. and £15; 7, jfirßt-classxachts, Ist prize, £50 and J>haw_ 1 Saville's cup; S, maiden four-oared inrigged race, lst ri £10; 9, cdastere , race, Ist. prize £50and Shaw§aville'scup; 10, second" class jachte, Ist prize, £10; 11. minor four-,-oareu inngged gig race, prize, £10;, 12, fiveoated whaleboat race for yolunfceieca * and firemeB Vf pnze, £ 10. ' " ~''.', - , The Customs revenue for November, 1875, was £13,841 a? against £9414 for Npyember, isii. ' : [ v " '- '■ .. ... '„:'. ..-■ :. :..,.■ , The immigrants per Avalanche were landed this, morning.' They appear to be in excellent healtlu- ~ ... :■■>, .;- U--'-\'\ : : ' WESjIfOBT, December 4.t '"': . The Polliery Reserve Commieeion iae been actively, engaged during the, jweek. yoluminbus evidence" hag been The witnesses, mainly agree that tbeeectione are at presenjt of little value, and that further prospects depend on tbe completion ; of-tie public ; works, tne action <of : local mining by private companies. • ; . DuNEDiN, pecembex4. ■; The Times this morpiu'g had. two etrbng articles on the diegracetul way invwhiqh i quaFaoiloe mattere are carried ©it here, referring more particulerly,to jthe cases of aieamers coming frbcSifelbouriie now scarlet ielfaging there/ Tb* Time* elsa mentaon Mr MaciniareWr'e telegrams to tlie Colonial SecreßSry? M *Wch the S&pierintendent, as chainn&n of Ifee , Board of Healtb, jßtates that ie inexpedient Jtonqaa»ibtioe=Mei-ii boorae«teame3ML Kregtetetha* consider auy meaauieioexpedieiit which has \ .::(mvC,hd'J ::?i;; ;; '-- y ' i

orito object the protection of the public health. ' Pora OHALMSBB, December 4. A|yi^4—Shin Waimate, fron London, :