INTERPROVINICIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 233, 30 September 1881, Page 2

INTERPROVINICIAL.

Willinqtok, Friday. It la proposed to form & woollen factory in Wellington with a capital of £59 000 in .£5 .hares. A large Dumber of sharas are already taken up. CnEisxciroßcn, Thursday During a practice of the Kaiapoi Woollen Factory's Fire Brigade, a man was severely burned by an explosion of gasoline The Engade were trying some experiments to see how quickly they could extinguish a fire Gasohce was poured on a pile of wood, and the vapours of the oil reached th« man who was standing a few paces off kolding a match which he intended to throw on the pile when an explosion ensued, and the man was so seriously injured that he had to be carried home. 'Ihe railway strikers hare agreed to lav their case before Mr Maxwell, the General Manager, who arrived to-day. The Lyttelton Harbor Board have passed a resolution requesting their servants not to take part in the coming elections beyond recording their votes. The tender of M'Kenzie & Co., £5113 15a Id, has been accepted for the erection of a U( Tr g o ai ?> shed 52 ° feefc lon S at Lyttelton. , Mr b. E. Webb is announced aa a candidate for Lytteltou, in addition to Messrs i Richardson and Allwright. There is still no i wgu of candidates for Cfiiir-tchurHi

m, « Eriday. The Frets states this morning that the Hon John Hall will not seek re-election for Leeston, bat offer himself for the representation of the Selwyn district. Mr Maxwell had an interview with the railway men on Btrike this morning. After hearing the statement of the men Mr Maxwell informed them he was sorry he could hot recommend the Government to make any alteration in the scale of wages. Dunedin, Friday. Four insolvents have filed during the week, including Sparrow, iron founder, with debts £1&54 and assets £1640. The Cromwell Ccmpany'a four weekly crushing yielded 215 ounces from 300 tons of Btens. Hawbra, Friday. The ploughing difficulty near Otakihoe has been satisfactory settled. Mr Adam Hunter, owner of the land, yesterday interviewed the Native Minister, and asked what he should do and was informed that if he desired the Natives to be removed or arrested that should be done, but if he preferred to make arrangements with them the Government vrould not interfere. It was entirely in his (Mr Hunter's) lands. Mr Hunter thought that under the circumstances lie could hardly be expected to bring his wife and family to live on the deferred payment land. The Native Minister declined to mix up the question of residence with that of Maori trespass, but said if Mr Hunter wanted the Maoris removed he had only to say so, and it would be done. Of course it was possible that the Maoris might cause further trouble. It was pointed out by Captain Wiison that the Maoris were willing tc give a share of tbe crops, and he said they had no other ground to cultivate. After some delay Mr Hunter agreed to accept one third of "the crop as rent for tbe iand. Captain Wilson and Mr Hunter then proceeded to Otakiho and saw the Maoris, who had not ploughed since the previous day. Tiiaroa Kina, a returned prisoner, objected, but ultimately gave way and consented with the rest of tbe Maoris (about half a dozen) to pay their rent in kind. Mr Hunter still declines to take his wife and family on to the land, and consented to the arrangement partly to avoid tbe responsibility of beingjthe first to bring possible trouble on the country, and partly so as not to incur personal odium from tha natives. New Plymouth, Friday. A little girl five ycais old earned. Maria Bason was drowned at Urenui yesterday. The child was found in a pug hole full of water in Howe's brickfield. Auckland, Friday. Arrived : Loch Cree f rom London. In response to Mayor- Withers' advertisement, about seventy men mustered at the drill shed this morning. Twelve were selected, and Mjaor Withers has telegraphed to Wellington for further instructions. A sum of £120 was realised from the Amateurs performaaca last night in aid of the Jews in Russia.