INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2412, 15 June 1882, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Pan Prbss Association.) Auckland, Juno 14. Bewi hat armed m Auckland. He proceeds to Mokau to represent the King natives ■t the Mokau Land Conrt. A feud h»s ariien between tiro hipui of the Ngapuhi tribe at Ruapekapeka orer the allocation of land by (he Native Land Court. The Fihawiri hapu destroyed the clearings and fences of the Ruapekapeka natives by fire. Both parties are armed. Commissioner Olendon has gone to effect a settlement of the difficulty. A fieroe north-eait gale ii blowing to-night, with rain. In shipping the Opera Company's scenery to the Arawst* a squall struck the rahiole, blowing ths acencry orerboard, knocking down two ladies, and throwing orerboard a panenger named Brooks, who was rescued. The Arawata, for Sydney, takes the Williamson Opera Troupe. The National Insurance Company have bought Hall Bros.' premises, it ii understood for future offices. The Harbor Board hare given their Chairman carle blanche as to expense ia reoeiving Commodore Erskine and the officers of H.M.B. Nelson. The Auckland Building and Investment Society bare declared a dividend of 10 per oont. WANaairpi, June 14. la anartiolo on (he Kangitikei bridge, the Herald iuji i— " Repeated warnings bad been given to the authorities of the dangerous condition of the bridge, and something like what has occurred was foretold." It strongly urges an enquiry, and states it was only by an accident there was not a disaster of the same nature as that connected with the Tay bridge. Ohbistchuboh, June 14. Consequent upon the great increase of work at the Kaiapoi Woollen Faotory, 100 additional hands are to be put on at once. Two hundred and fifty licenses for killing game have been issued this season. It is proposed to establish a Ladies' Club m Ohristchurcb. The Ber. Mr Camming, who was lately appointed Inspector to the Board of Education, was thrown from a buggy m High street yesterday, and had his elbow fractured. The Hospital Board are moving m the direction of getting a training ship for Lyttelton. Iv giving judgment on the case, againet Eokersley and MoFarlane, brewers, of Eaiapoi, particulars of which wer# given a few days ago, the Resident Magistrate said that ho considered a brewer was authorised to sell at stores distinct from bis brewery, and not even m the same district, so long as suoh stores were under the control of the brcwor. The oase was therefore dismissed. Duwbdiw, June 14. ■ The Oity Council intend taking legal action against Mr Proudfoot, the tramway proprietor, to ooropel him to cease using steam engines on the line. A meeting held on tho "Waikaka goldfleld carried a resolution m favor of a reduction of the gold duty and miners' rights, and blso expressed the opinion that miners should be allowed to prospect on private property, on condition that if payable (sold were found they should be allowed to purchase by arbitration ; and if payable gold were not found, the miners to restore the land to its previous state. Another wire-rope tramway it to be constructed m Dunedin, similar to ths> Raslyn one. This one will proceed up High street, which is very steep, to the Mornington subarb. Trnffio is expected to be begun by Christmas. Dr Maunsell, the Oity Health Officer, wrote to tbe Oity Counoil last night strongly urging the necessity of a fever hospital, and drawing attention to the grave consequences of longer allowing tbe iswage to run into the bay as at present. In regard to the latter question he recommended a trial of the scheme of sewage treatment invented by Mr T. O. Burt of this oity. IKTHHCABHILL, Jane 14. A boy named Adam Wells, aged ten years, who was recently committed to the Dnnedin Industrial School, was chargtd at the Court this morning with having absconded therefrom. It appeared he had walked to Invercargill, doing the journey m three days. The Magistrate ordered bit re-committal, a year being added to hit former term of oonaoe* ment. A number of runs m Southland were sub. mitted for lease to-day, but oaly m three cases was more tban ths upset rental of two pence per acre per annum obtained, The tenure of the lease ii tea yean. There was a I large attendance of iqua'tert md others; m« terMted.

At a recent mseting of the Southland J net i- c tute, Mr Macurthur, Inspector of Forests, t read an interesting paper on " Forestry," m \ the course of which the opinion was expressed tbat if renxdiul nsta-ur, s were not parsed by Parliament, the country would suffer very 1 materially. He looked upon the p'anling of ■ used up eawmilline areas with young trees as | a thoroughly feasible project. , Several matters of importance were dis- i cussed at to-day's meeting of the Chamber of i Commerce. A draft of a Hill amending the ; Conveyancing Ordinance m the direction of providing for the release of ruottgages wi:hout expense whs adopted, ai alao was a draft, amendment of tbe Bills of Sale. Act, placing greater restrictions on the practice of traders giving bills of sale. These will be forwarded to the Minister of Justice and to the various colonial Chambers. The Chamber also paised a motion regretting its inability to send a delegate to the proposed conference at Wellington re the bankruptcy laws, but cordially approving of any efforts made for their amendment.