INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 63, 17 November 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

[Specially Telegraphed to. Star.] [per united pbess association.) Wellington, Last night. At the R.M. Court, this morning, Mr. Crease, grocer, was charged with neglectiog to furbish the return required ymtl&r the Property Assessment Act. The Bench inflicted a fine of £5, and ordered defendant to pay treble the amount of the tax. A warrant has been issued by Government for the arrest of Moffatt'e murderers. A letter has been received by Government from Mete Kingi, stating that the murder of Moffatt was deliberately resolved on by a meeting of chiefs. An exodus of Ministers has taken place, the oulj ones in "Wellington now beingMajor Atkinson and Mr. Dick. A deputation of the West Coast Railway Committee' waited on the Government, to submit their views, and to suggest the de- , sirability of further concessions being made to the proposed company. The Government promised that the question should receive due consideration. Sir Dillon Bell assumes the duties of i Agent-General to-day, and leaves for Mel- [ bourne next month. . The fleet of the Anchor Line (with the exception of the Lyttelton) have been purchased'on favorable terms by a Nelson company, consisting of J. H. Cock and Co., Sclanders .and Co., and. A. Brown. The steamers will run as heretofore, and Mr. Deacon will still act as the company's agent in Wellington. Mr. J. Chitty, a well-known officer of H.M. Customs, died yesterday. Auckland, Last night. The Kiagites knew nothing of Moft&Wm murder till nm'&ges arrived from Tuku*

'to the King within the last day or two. Major Mair states that the Eingites are surprised at the murder, as Moffatt was a Pakeha-Maori, and no reason has been adduced to them as a cause for this assasonation. An Auoklandet -who recently visited Parihaka recognised nearly forty of the lower "Waikato natives there, amongst the most devoted followers of Te "Whiti. Chiustchurch, Last night. The total amount realised by Mr. MatBon's sale of pedigree cattle was £5,800. A match for £100 came off on the racecourse OH Monday, between Lone Sand, j SJflt, and Levant, 6st J three miles, on the , flat. Lone Hand won easily; Dunedin, Last night: The Anglican Synod lately decided against ' free seats. Bishop Neville announced that the Rev. Mr. Gust, son of the Dean of York, had accepted a license in this diocese. The Synod resolved to request Government to extend to the Church of England an equal opportunity for the instruction of its children in the Industrial School with that accorded to the Boman Catholic Church. Respecting the missing gold, the purser oithe vessel and two officials of the Bank - of New Zealand witnessed, the lodgment of the gold in the safe of the Tararua. The gold consisted of five ingots, each "weighing nearly 250 ounces. All concerned in the loss are anxiously awaiting the arrival o£ further particulars. The ' gold was shipped by the Bank ot New Zealand in Dunedin. Blenheim, Last night. Andrew Richmond, M.H.8., for Nelson, died rather suddenly at Richmond Dale at seven o'clock last evening. Heart disease is supposed to have been the cause' of bis death. ISelschi, Last mghi, Mr. Pitt, M.8.8., addressed the city •electors on Friday night. After referring to the work of the past session, he gave the Government credit for honestly endeavoring to place the finances of the colony on a sound basis, and expressed his belief that the colony bad a great future. He thought the Public Works Bcheme had, by the high wages paid, Attracted miners and all others, but that now these would turn their attention to mining and other industries. He would not vote lor the introduction of the Bible in schools, even 1 if such were siiowa to be the desire of the majority of the colonists. He did not think it necessary to fill the Vacancy caused by Sir Julius Vogel's retirement. He received a vote of thanks and confidence. Invercargili,, Last night. At a meeting of the electors of Mataura district, held at North Invercargill, a motion to the effort that Mr. Shanks, . M.H.R., has not the confidence of his constituents, and that they do not desire any explanation of his past action, but ate desirious that he should resign his seat at once, was carried unanimously.