INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1517, 26 March 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, March 25

At the annual raeating of tha New Zealand Stud Pedigree Company the financial report submitted showed a balance In favor of the Company of £20,743. Messrs Morrin, Clark, and i<irth were elected directors. The Chairman stated that the directors hoped to make the Company a dividend paying ooncern. Pater Finn, an old offender, and now an inmate of the Old Men's Refugj, was committed for trial for greviously assaulting a fellow inmate. The following sixteen have been selected to practice fur the intsrprovinclal cricket match with Wel.ington :- J Arutil, W, E. Barton, W." Beard, W. H. ttawkin. H. P. Meldrum, W. Meldram, E. Mills, G. Mills, A. D. MoOorraick, A. O'B.ien, 0. F, Reid, J. Teatro, and R. J. Yates. The letter from Sydney Union, re the visit of a New Zealand team to N<>w South Wales, has been referred by the Auckland Ru^by Union to the incoming mina^emaot committee for consideration. Wm. Edwa-d Allen, butcher at the Union Sash and Door Company's Mill, Talrua, has boon drowued. He lost his way ia the bush. Bawhra, March 25. Mist Mitchell, while ascending Mount Egmont with a party of excursianists, was strurk by a boulder and badly hurt An Intormation wub laid to-doy, by Frank Willmott, against WUlian Pattieon James, Registrar of Electors for the Te Aro district of this city, charging him with having wil ully omitted to give him notioe within fifteen days of oertain pirtioulara of proof being required m respect of a claim or declaration made by the lnformaut on the 3rd iiißt. The proposed made to the Ci l y Council to erect and work 300 electric lamps for £1000 per annum, la calculated to Bave £550, and to give double the present light. The Council has deferred consideration of the matter. Nelson, Marob 25. Alan Herd, who feil from Freebooter m the Hurdle Raoe at the races yesterday, died last night. At an Jr quest held this afternoon at Richmond, Al'.red Shearsley asid he was riding Orient a little m front of Freebooter. Herd called out and witness looking round saw him falling. They were fifty yards from a hurdle then. Before the race Herd said ho was not quite well, and that his neck was bad from a spill he had had m the Wairarapa. Robert Ktngham, who was riding behind Herd, said Freebooter appeared to trip against Orient. Deceased swerved m the saddle, when the horse stumbled and fn recovering threw Herd, who fall on the back of his hoad and neck; he held by the reins for six or e'ght yuds, and then came against a post. A. J. Hoßkins the owner of the horse, deposed that Herd wished to ride, and rodo the previous day. Freebooter was a qaiet horse. Dr Orofsy slid the cause rf death was concussion of the brain a d eplnal oord. The verdict was m accordance with the dootor'a evidence. Hokitika, March 25. The bank of New Zeahnd paid duty on 22550z of gold, valued at £9022 ; for transhipment from Wellington to Sydney per Hauroto. Heavy rain fell last night. The river m high fljod. Much timber Is coming down; Dunedin, March 25. At a meeting of the Acclimatisation Society Mr A. C. Begg reported that during his visit to tha North he had made a discovery of the fact of which few were aware that m some parts of the North there were large numbers of native frog a. He had procured some, which had been liberated. The manager reported with regard to the salmon ova that the shipment received by the Kaikoura hid all been hatched oat, and with the exception of deformed ones all was strong and healthy. The Dorlo's shipment bad proved so far to b 9 m even better condition. The hearing rf » somewhat peculiar oase was commenced m the Resident Registrar's O urt to-day, a man named Robinson, suing a person named John Brown for £50 damages for trespass and iojury done to furn'ture. It was contended for the plaint ff that, while no one vrai at hia hout-e but his daughter, who was of very weak intellect, Brown had some In and attempted to take liberties with h«r, H«r brother and another young man on entering the housa ordered Brown out, when he assaulted them, and the furniture was knocked about. Defendant denied the charge, which his ■olioltor stated was a trumped np one. He merely went to the house to collect money, and, not believing the statement that no one wai at home, he entered to ■cc for himielf. The caie was adjourned. The Silver Stream water supply is falling short, The olty will have to treat with ownera of riparJau rights on the Lwith for a temporary supply. No opposition to Mr Mills for Port Chalmers is anticipated. Jhveruargill, March 25. To-day a little mild excitement was OHUsod m th^ town by the sale of le;s of mutton from I ' "carts at 6d each. B riling down is again being restorted to, shepp having recently been sold at Is 31 eaoh. The market, however, appears to be recovering as 12,000 sheep <*ere cold at Wynoham yesterday under keen competition, and at prices higher than has been ruling for some time past. A few weeks ago the Auditor-General Informed the New River Harbor Biard, whioh is also the Borough Council of In-verou-gill, that they were exceeding their powers m borrowing money. The facts, shortly put, being that the money was advanced by the Council's bankers to the Harbor Board on the taoit understanding that tha Corporation funds on deposit should be security for the Harbor liability The Board has practically no funds. The bank appears to have taken fright at tke Auditor- General's memo, and has asked the Borough Council to furnish it with a statement of funds coming m available ! or the extinction of the Harbor Board's overdraft. The Council's reply h*s practically been a threat to remove their bankIng business to another bank. To-day a oheque drawn on the Harbor Board's acoouot was refused by the bank. The dispute was one of principle only, as the bank haa £40,000 of! Corporation funds la hand,