INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1489, 22 February 1887, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, February 21. It m stated thrt » powerful B>ftd>otto of Auckland capitalists hate made proposals to Sir George Grey to pa rebate Kawan If the present negotiations end m a purohase it is onderstcod a portion w'll be ■old for lummer residences, and the rest ,be disposed of iv accordance with a plan which has been agreed to r y the aynd cate I Tbe price offered Is not yet stated, | Wm Haoa^han, aged twenty-three, has been drowned while bathing at Slippery Greek, Drnry. A young lad, son of Mr Fietoher, tailor, Hamilton, was drowned In the Waikato river from a Bob Hoy c»noe While he was attempting to put np a sail the boat overbalanced. GIBBORNE, February 21. ! 'The murder case against the four Hatlveß 1b stilt prooeAding | Blenheim, February 21. ; A boy two year* old, named Harry Bowen, fell cfl a plank whilb croKsing a creek, and waa drowned. WBiwraxotf, February 21 I The Colonial Secretary is well satisfied with tbe resnlts of his visit to the South aud considers be will be able to effect a considerable saving m the aheep and rabbit departments without impairing their- effi el* noy.. The provisions of the Rabbit Ac are to be strictly enforoed. Mr 0. J. Johmton has resigned h's seat for To Aro Meears F. U. rraser, W« T. L. Traven a< d b. Nanoarrow havu announced their intention of standing MesßraE. W Jellicoe and T. J. Tolley c mentioned as lik«ly candidates. At the annual meeting of th« Welling toa Chamber of Commerce tbe motion of Mr Dranufield reepeoting a change In the fiscal policy being n'"6Bßary lv order to tuither develop manufaoturing indußtrlon waa lost. Tbe annual rep -tfc ot thi Ooanoil st'atee, In reference to the (to* f»rep« of Wellington, that m earlier years it held only fourth p'aco In imports, ex i>r>ttß, and Customs rovonne, whereas now it holds second place In exp >rts and third place m the other two tables. A child, named Mary Ann tiatbarland, Hr\*>ara and a half old, died on at Deap Stream horn the < fleets of burn ing. The mother of the child stated a K f /"ft her b< quo, deceased, with woyoucgt OhlldeeU remaining ht home. Bhe returucu io less than two hdU'B af^r when she dioenvoied the m flimea, from the effeo's of which tbe oniid died. Thtfa'.hef ii a laborer on tho railway ot Dee^ it ream.