INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume II, Issue 164, 26 October 1881, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(from a correspondent).

OHINEMUTU, This Day.

While on my way to Lake Eotomahana and the Tei races, on Sunday, complaints were made by the natives that not more than half of them had been vaccinated. The doctor Lad been up once from Taumuoa, anrl promised to oowe baok a#ain in a week. The natives accordingly collected from the surrounding country on the appointed day, but the doctor did not put in an appearance.

Except in odd instances, the natives along this coast appear to know little about Te Whiti, and do not appear to have the least concern in his sayings or doings. One woman said to me, "Te Whiti and Tohu no good : why don't pakehas poison them," llather an easy method of solving the native difficulty. The tourist season has now fairly set in. The weather is tine.

(from our own correspondent.)

PATEA, This Day.

The County Council had a special meeting .yesterd.l3', and ridings were apportioued. as per resolution last nioutli : — Five members Waverley, and four to Otoia. A rate of Gd. was strnck.

The claims of natives are now being heard m Williams' case.

(per united press association.)

WELLINGTON, This Day.

Authentic particulars were received here yesterday from Earatonga, stating that much consternation had been occasioned among the native and European inhabitants by the arrival of the French man-of-war Hugo, the captain of which informed the authorities that France would assume the protectorate of the entire group ; aud further, he distinctly ordered the people that in future no produce should be shipped from the island except to Tawhiti, which is already under the French protectorate. There is considerable trade between Earatonga and Auckland, and the value of the produce sent from the island to New Zealand last year was i-55,000. The inhabitants- of Earatcm^a are well satisfied witli their jjresent trade. They avow that they do not want French protectorate, and will do their best to prevent it. At a meeting of the Artillery last night the reply received from the Defence Minister relative to Colonel Header's remarks on the battery was discussed. The Lieut, commanding, and a sergeant of the battery who was present at the interview, stated that they were not under a misapprehension as to the meaning of Colonel JReader. It was decided to reply to the letter from the Defence Minister, and express the feeling of the battery on the subject.

My. Hutchison, one of the candidates for South Wellington, addressed a portion of the electors at Newton last night, and received a vote of confidence.

At the half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New Zealand aC A.ack£an<Z to-day, a divideud of 10 per cent, and a bonus of 5 per cent, weve declared; £23,700 being carried forward. CHRISTCHUKCH, This Day. A seam of coal has been discovered on Mr. J. T. Bluett's property at Leeston. Mr. J. G. Wilson, a candidate for St. Albans, addressed the electors last night, and received a vote of confidence.