TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1486, 18 February 1887, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Fires. Aucklahd, February 15.

Two houses were destroyed by fire at Ponsonby this morning, They were both unoccupied. A blx roomed and two ■torled one belonged to Neil McLean r bnilder. and the other to George Gurldney. Insurance £200 each m the Boyal office. Lock Hospital. The City Council lu-t nit>ht resolved to ■ell the Look Hospital to the Government for £360. This virtually di9po«ea of tho proposal to have a poll of ratepayers on the 0. D. Act, but the matter will come again before tho Council Two Bodies Squabbling. WJBMJNGToN, February 18. The Harbor Board has resolved to refer their long-standing dispute with the City Council to the Legislature. Tha two bodies had almost ooma t> an agreement, tnd everything w»s on the point of settlement when a dispute arose as to a site for the Boating Glob's uhede. The whole matter was only a question whether they . should be built on the east or west side cf Cuba itreet and after wrsn 1 vg over It I r weeks the board haver^JHCfedthp Council's j ultimatum and passed a resolution to ueek Legislative relief this Beesion from tho dlffionblas In the way of harbor Improvements arising under the Tearo foreshore tMMXtt I Rifle Association, j OhbißTOHU>kjti, F' bruary 18. Good progress is being made with tho work of the Association rifle r<»nge The camp will be laid out on Monday next. As the range is bo near Christchurch, >t !b expeoted thnt most of the com? et'ton? will stop intown No provision will be made m c«np for those who do not notify Captain Bomerville that they intend