INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4535, 9 May 1889, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(By Trleoraph.) AUCKLAND, Mai- 8. Edward lliiul'in, ilie awaman, arrived from Svdncy by the Taniwcratliu afternoon. Coal ban been disoovorod at OLorobunga, and [i sari pie is to bo gent to Wellington Sot The petition to the Queen, asking that, the Isods of the Maoris may be restored to them, wm taken through Xc Kooti's seltlnuient, but -Mily v law signatures wore obtained. To Kooli rufunni] to sign, (» y i uc thuf. herngiirdcd V!«! i.oikluil o[ Hio promutiya »• . liildisli, A number of merchants waited mi Mr McKerrow to-day, wkin» fur a reduction oil railway freights from Waikuto 1.0 Auckland. Tiro >:oninii*aion«r prornix/i tbut tlio mutter ahoul'l r'/'.tiiu wußidorutiim.

I NAPIEE, May 8. I By tho last mail particulars aro to hand of two important additions to the Colonial ' Union Co.'c licet of steamers. The Star of Victoria ia 3210 lons register, and the Star of Knglund 3450 tons. They are quite new bo:i(j with triple expansion engines. They will not compete fur the passenger trade, being intended only for cargo. tfaeh will carry 1000 tons frozen meat and 4000 bales of wool. Tho exports from Hawkcs Bay thio year will esceed a million sterling, showing an inereaso of over 30 per cent on last year's returns. The chief increases are m wool, frozen meat, und timbor. WELLINGTON, May 8. Mr Justico Richmond delivered judgment m Young v the Tramway Company, an action for infringement of patent heard m January, when the jury awarded damages to plaintiff. The case whs then reserved for further consideration of law points, each party claiming tho judgment, nnd defendants moved for a new trial. Today Judgo Richmond gavo judgment for the plaintiff for the damages found by tbo jury ; namely, profits derived by defendants from tlio use of the invention from tho date of tho writ to tho day of trial ; an injunction against tho further use of tho cars built on plaintiff's model ; the destruction of four cars m*do on that model ; and costs for th" plaintiff. A gentleman m Wellington, who was for many years connected with tba Police Department, informs tbo Ecenlnfl Post that smuggling is carried on to such nn extent that tho colony is losing revenue at the rate of £250,000 per annum, and expresses tho opinion that increased vigilance on tho part of the Customs authorities would prevent a good deal of this illicit trade. The informant mentions a caso m which a csrtßin tradesman m Auckland was recently offered the opportunity of purchasing a ton of tobacco at Is per pound, landed from a whaling vessel on a part of the coast which is not frequently visited by human beiDgs. Tho assessment court has reduced the property tax valuation m tho city by £9055. The exhibition committee havo only collected £158 and disuppointment is felt at the small result. Further efforts are being made to increaso the amount. BLENHEIM, May 8. W. Watson, 'th'as Wilkins, alias Sutton, was committed for trial for larceny of jewellery, clothes, etc., from tho Tua Miriam Hotel on Saturday. He had just served six years m Wellington, and has served previous sentences. We hnTB tantalising throats of rain, but the drought continues. CHRIsrCHUSCH, May 8. During April tbe Charitable Aid Committee granted outdoor relief m 4SB separate cases, being twenty more than m March, and twelve more than m April last year. Tho Charitable Aid Board to-day requested Mr P. Jones, M.fl.R., to make enquiries m Wellington into the question of granting relief to Maoris, as some members understand that tbo Government contribute townrds the relief of Maoris m the North Island though they have refused to do bo m the case of the North Canterbury Board.