INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1467, 27 January 1887, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

ArciiLiND, January 26,

The barque Johanna Brorlerßon, from Natal, haß arrived ai|Ko.ipara with fortynine oekricbos. One bird wne ace dertta'ly killed on the voyage, and aix died through bad weathar. Mr John Elliot, Ch.iinnan of the TaranaH County Council, ba« inrsrviewed Sir J. Yogel at Waiwera, relativo to op?n. Ing up * road from Te Knlti, on the central line of railway, to Waitara. Sir J. Yogel said the matter waa an important one, and ho would lay it before his colleagues. Wellington, January 2>.

1 An estimate of receipts and expenditure of the Education Board for lash yesr Bhows the former to have been £32 901 (including Government Bubsi.ly of £'<?8,12o), and expenditure £28,000 Captain Manning of the s.s. Waihi and Captain Neville of the s.s. Rotorua, *nis morning, made a complaint to the Collector of Customs to the effect that they were last night misled by a light between MoMennan's (Terawhiti) and Sinclair Heads, which they mistook for Penoarrow light and narrowly escaped running their vessels aßhore. Tbe weather was very thiok at the time (10 30 p.m ), and the only light then vUiblo was the one reforred to. The vessels named, and also the Neptane, consequently headed for it, under the impression that it was the Heads light, which the oapiains say it much resembled m the fog. They fortunately discovered the error In time, but only just m time to prevent their ahif 8 getting ashore. It is believed the light was exhitit3d by BOtne persons c.mped on the shore.

Mrs Conlon, a widow, has been missing for several days, and as she appearei somewhat strange since the recent death of her husband it is feared some harm has befallen her.

This morning Maoris at Ngawapuaoua pulled down a tollgate and houso m the course of erection for the Wairarapa North C unty Council.

Dunedin, January 26

At the Police Court, the lioause of a prisoner under the Probationers' Act was cancelled for disorderly behaviour, and he was sentenced to six months.

At the half yearly meeting of the Ooloniel Bank, the report recommordiig a divideiid ot 7 per cent. waß adopted Ihe Chairman, the Hon. G McLean, said the present pooition as compared with past years Bhowed they had made steady progress The Hou R. Oliver was elected a Director. The date of the Bank's balancing was changed to the last of February and 31tt if August

The funerals of the four victims of the fire were largely attended, hequilant's wsb a milituy.one.

A meeting of the Charitable Aid Board, to consider the action of the Benevolent Trustees m rofus'mg to supply local rodieH with a Hat of theso receiving relief, was held to-aay. It was resolve! to ask the Trustees to ie consider their decision. Tbe May >r of S >uth Dunedin said ihere were people m his boroogh receiving relief who wero not tntithd to it. Seme of them were to be seen sending jugs to hotels and some had money on deposit m banks. TVTr Uobin, the Chairman, said he viewed with alarm the fact that new In the summer mouths there was a steady increase m the applications for relief.

liiVfincuKGiLL, January 26

The Chamber of 0 .mmerce to-diy passed a resolution asking the Government to reduce the inland railway rates on grain. This is not on the grenrd that the present rates are too high, but because values of prodnce are too low to leave the farmer a profit on his labor.

The weather continues very warm, and there ia every prospect o* the harvest being a m-uith earlier than the average m this dh trict.