INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1443, 29 December 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, December 28. A series of burglaries have bi-eu reported recently, leading to the belief that so ue professionals are operating here The eldarh femsle found drowned here lately has been identified as Mrs Emma Te d, mother-in-law of A. 0, Cole, storekeeper, Palmerston North. Tito Govercment have instructed Mr Blythe to c >mmnae a survey of a coach road from Paeora to Rotorua, whtch will open up the wonde-ful eights of the Walotapa Valley, hitherto almost Inaccessible to tourists. Humau remains were fonnd yesterday on the top of angitoto Volcanic Island, in the Auckland Harbor, by a party of tourists. Portions were brought to town, ano identified as parts of a female body, which had evidently been there for a number of years At a meeting of A Oakland graduates of the New Zealand University It was resolved—" That the professors of the University Colleges be the ordinary examiners for University degrees, scholarships, etc.;" "That Convocation be abolished " That Dunedin be made the seat of the University." It was then proposed ihat Mr Giff >rd should represent the views of the Auckland graduates at Convocation. Constable’ Gordon telegraphs from Whangarei to Superintendent Thomson;— Duncan Stewart and Colin Uiquhart report the discovery of payable gold at Kauri Mountain, Whangarei Heads, between Breamhead andPatana. They state they washed one ounce of gold from three dishes of the beach below high water mark. There is also a reef which will run three ounces to the ton on private property adj ining. They have wired to the Minister of Mines, Wellington, for protection." Dunedin, December 28. At a meeting of r»tep yars of the Roslyn Borough ft was resolved to protest against the action of the Council In proposing to levy a special poor rate. It was stared tha' the Premier had intimated that the Government subsidy would be paid to the Borough as soon as the Council had settled with the Charitable Aid Board by paying their co itribntion to that body.