INTERPROVINCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 2877, 20 January 1893, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

•"*■-• Auckland, January 18. Mrs Amelia Matson, a resident of the Parnell borough, was a candidate for a vacant seat on the Parnell Borough Council, but was defeated by three votes. TJie result of the poll waa -James Gilmour, 80 j Mrs Matson, 57, '. During the enquiry into the charges made against John King with regard to the statement that he had been an axpensive officer, King said that there were very substantial reasons for an increase in the cost of collecting. During his year the cost qf labor was higher, while there had been, a loss in population of about five thousand between 188.6 and 1891. lie did not receive any of the money paid to the sub-enumerators. King denied the statement of Glenny, one of the subenumerators, vijat the latter h.ad paid him money. The German warship Bussard, from Apia, reports th&t all is quiet in Samoa, She will remain here for a month, and *| Iprobably be docked, R.M.S, Ringarooma has left Samoa for Fiji and Sydney. A Native Land Law Reform League has been established in Auckland, Mr J. C. Firth being Chairman, with the following objects ,-% sycyro fte paosage gf l* W a

to provide for the management of triWi '■ ' lands by the owners acting in a corporate ' capacity } tor the speedy' ascertainment of the title to lands owned by Natives ; f>r the throwing open of the surplus • lands of the Maoris for settlement ;fot * the improvement^ the condition of the people, and for bringing the Maoris into. the same position as their fellow subject* of other races. A. groat M»fciv«meetioir. to consider the Native land laws, will be held in March next, ; ■ *\ Woodvjmjs, January 18. In a cricket match to-day, John Read aged 21, ton of a iifaharahara settler' Jropped dead after w ming a ran: Heart disease was supposed to be the cause tv c v WBtuk«Toir, January 18. ' The Stock Inspector in the Wairaraba has reported to the head office as follows ■— "Theapj' im»te quantity of wheat in crop in ilu Master ton district v 1900 acres, and the Hessian fly fe more orl*M through the whole of it." Mr Kirk is satisfied from inspection of the specimens of wheat sent up Irom tha Balclutha, that it is the true Heasiah fly which is ravaging the crops in that district. , ■ Mr J. P. Maxwell, one of the Railway Comimssionere, has received leare of absence for a few weeks in order to viait J 1 one of the other colonies o? prtaK I business. . !««••• y* The Premier has received the foUowins % telegram worn the Colonial Seemtar. J , Jew South Wales :~-«ShJepftSm%w 4 Zealand are now admitted under the Si. H lations issued on 10th instant, if «ecom. 1 paniedbythe prescribed oertifi«atoWd f declaration. ■"■ i|| lAst year tWe Here forty-efeht b»nk- S ruptciesin Wellington. TneiS»2»filS *' amounted to £11,047 (ineluaiTVSfiSS! I 1 The h^buftS fi^ nee, IP* *SS's me naDiuties nled, excluding amount* ( secured to creditors, were £24 918 nSI- W sum of £1869 was paid in SSsSL"™* if WELLTNGTojr, January Ifl I weeks ago the SydneyTSeiand t L%bour Council communicated I koal branch of the Trade. Übow 1 Council, asking them to makrennlSSll I as to when Sir Oeorße Grey oouff I Sydney a visit and deliver a series o* W $ dresses on behalf of the hhom^Li I for a trip at present. - '"ugenwiKS |{ •Tv!l e Tl? de? and Lab°w CSouncU to % Xt4 er would *• —iAt! I an —.-i.'iassiassr 1" miJ Isvbrcaroiix, January 19 11 whi^aadoeer? d BUppUed (i