INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1484, 16 February 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

AucKHHD, February 15. t H h proposed to establish a Fruit Growing and Exporting Company at Whangvroi, with a capital of £20.000 A c 'Wirdly **eault was committed at Onehuog* on the ioc^l Captain and Lieu, tenant of the Snlvati-n \rray {Mm Sned* don aud Miaa Sei jeant) by » drunken man named Featherst.m. Ha w*u fined for drunkenneßs, with a week's imprisonment for the aßaault. There h«ve been two further attempts at inoendiarlsm at Parnnll,

Wellington, February 15. Mr Weston, o truer of the racehorse Iroha, watted on the Colonial Treasurer )n his own behalf, and on behalf of several southern owners of raoohomes, to ascertain if the rale respecting the ihfpplng of itock by * vessel recently engaged m the foreian trade could not be relaxed, 10 that horses might be shipped by the Mararoa. Sir J. Yogel replied that it was impossible to make any oonoeasion m the matter, at It w«.u provided by the Act relating to the Importation of stock, that a vase) engaged m the foreign trade o*n?iot rhlp coastwise m New Zealand until a period of six months has elapsed after the last voyage from » foreign port la consequence of th's those horsps will li&ve to remain here until to-morrow, it is expected that the purchase of the Wnimarino block will shortly be com* plete:t, and that out of the 490,000 acea comprised the Orewn will obtain 400 000.. The annual balanoe-abeet of the Wei* lin.von Meat Preeerviugand Refrigerating Company show* « lost on the year a train** act«ouaof£2o4. : , The employees of the Wellington Woollen Fact -ry are agitating for : a reriuctlou from fifty-four to fifty-two houra per week. The Chairman of Directors met the hands on Saturda? and pointed oat hu the Mosgiel and Kaiapoi mills were working fifty four hours and until they reduced it would be unfair to place the looal shareholders at a dinndvantage, and, hf added, if the oh»nge took place the Company would loga several hundred pound.* annually. The Directors would be glad fcr> assiat m intmdaoing a Bill into Parliament fixing the weekly hours at all mills m the o ilony at forty eight, and he suggested that the emplojeea should move m the matter at the next election, Dunedin, February 15 A deputation of business men waited on the Premier this m rning regarding the new regulaion by w ich double rates are charged f r pare -'a when packed In ham-, pera, ontea, or hag,* ; the onus of proving that they are not parcels resting on the consignor. The deputation considered the raea already too high, and tha new rule would mean restricting business. The Premier said the re»»on of the alteration was probably that the Department found they were losing business, and parcels were made up as goods. Mr Court, of tha Forwarding Agency, stated that since thoy had reduced the rates to Napiar, Wellington, e'e , thoir business had increased 300 per cent. If new rates were . enforced they ini&ht> close their premises. The Premier promised to consult with the Minister of Works on the subjeot.