INTERPROVINGIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 138, 29 October 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINGIAL NEWS.

Wellington, October 28. The Gazette notifies the appointment of Mr G. L. Lea as a member of the Canterbury Laud Board. Regulations for trout fishing in the Malborougb, North Canterbury, South Canterbury, Southland, Geraldine, and Otago d’stricss, along with regulations for fithing and netting in the Lake County, Otago, are gazetted to night. Regulations under the Hospital and Charitable Institutions Act, 1886, for the election of members of Boards by contri- ' buting local authorities, are gazstted tonight. The Gazette notifies that H. Rees ' George has been personally recognised as ’ Vice-Consul for Portugal at Auckland i Second-class Inspector Fardy, of the New Zealand Police Force, has been promoted to be first-class Inspector. Major Minnett has resigned the appointment held by him as Instructor o Musketry to the New Zealand Volunteer Force. It is stated that a magisterial enquiry r will be.held Into the circumstances attend- . ing the Jane Douglas striking on a rock ) at Kapiti last Sunday night, i At the Bankruptcy .Court to-day Samuel r Desforges, butcher, of Porlrua and Pahul tanui, who recently filed his schedule, was , sentenced to 14 days, without hard labor b for neglecting to keep proper accounts, ■ and bis certificate was suspended for six , months. r A telegram from Otaki states that e Rema Puke Te Ao, M H.R , is dangeri ously ill, and is not expected to live the i night out, e Ddnedin, October 28. a The National Insurance Company of . New Zaaland has declared a dividend of ten per cent for the yesr. e Government having refused to accept • less than 2s 6d p?r day for prisoners, the i Harbor Board has decided to employ free a labor. i Henry Percy Fisher was committed for t trial to-day . on a charge of unlawfully escaping from cmtady. He was also committed on two charges of larceny. - His behavior in the dock was of the usual e bold and defiant character.