INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1518, 28 March 1887, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, Maroh 26

At the Court of Inquiry hold to investigate charges laid against Color-Sergeant Win. Power, of the Veteran Rifl >s, for endeavoring to raise discontent m the Volunteer foroa, and inciting Volunteers to innubordinatiou, Power was dismissed the foroe.

Wellington, Maroh 26.

The services of several officers la the Sheep Department will be dispensed with now that the colony is practically clear of ■cab. The reduction will be made on the return of Mr Bayley, Chief Inspector, from hiß Southern visit of inspection.

The Jubilee address from the New Z uland Legislature to her Majesty the Queen ia now complete, and is a beautiful specimen work of art. It will bo sent h. mi m time to be peestmted to Her M> jasty by the 20th of Juno Dunkdin March 26.

80 far, £527 haa been collected for the relief of the sufferers by the fire at the [ on »n d Wood«ar« Company's pr.m-s a, f whic' the VVoodwar^ Or mpany gava £100.

Th« MfarlneDep<»r ment, having resolved to d'BCHf.tlrioo >>>c Hafb^r a>. Catlin'a, •i'w >isk th« Cuba 0 luncil to take ohtrgi) of the Harbor. ThR Council paßcerl a rnsulud n fhnt *,he D«p»rtnaptit bt* «ek d to oonti ua the Harbor Master vituli tVieratiwty I" .o:>ene4. Th.y ftdded ■ hat the Hatbo- M ster'a presence waß of grear S'rviof to Be tiers newly gone to the di-tnot, »nd if G >vernmeut would on ! y open up tha lands m the dist;iot and < Her hem for what they were worth, there would be no occasion to even think of remoina the Harbor Mustor.

The laying of th* foundation Btone of the pedestal for the Burns s'atae to-day w<ts made the occasion for a great cerediooy T*»e proooitlon, headed by pJDeru and the Highland Rifles, aud onmpjsed if members of Friendly (Societies and Freemason*, was formed at tho triangle m front of tho railway station. After marching aldtog Crawford s'reet, Prinoen street,* and George streul, the prooession, which was a very long one, four bands being plflosd at intervals amongst the lociotieß, entered the railed enclosure m the Octagon, and forming semicircles, the Freemasons came forward and took charge of the laying of the stone, an operation which was performed with the usual M aonic ceremonies by D.DG M. Gore, M H.K , coins of the realm, papers, (scrolls, &c, belDg placed In a cavity. Mr Gore delivered an addrese. Be explained that a letter of Invitation t3 his Excellency the Govo-nor hid been al dressed to the aide de camp, and ho hay ing left for Wellington his Excellency only know of tho invitation on Friday, by which time he had made anoUier engagem int. Eev. Dr. Stuart aud Gibb de livered addresses and tho oeremony ended. The unveiling will take place m about a mon'.h. Among the spectators were J. B tin, a grand-nephew, and Mrs Stephenson and Miss Burns, grandnicces of the pofet At the Supreme Goart to day the case of Mlikel v the Tuspeka Uounty Council was oonoluded . This was a o'aim for £493 damages, nlalutiff having lost his hordes, waggons. A) , through the alleged neglect of tho Oounoli m not keeping the punt on the Molyneux m good crder. The County had passed a regulation limiting the load to be put on the punt, which was only reestablished while the bridge was being built. The plaintiff had more than this load, but the Judge hold that the County oould no more divest itself of its responsibility for the punt than it oould for the toads. The Jury returned a verdict for plaintiff Miskell for £400 and costi. March 27.

A good deal of rain fell this morning, and Bhnuld help to replenish the oity water supply. At the meeting of the City OounoW yesterday, h wag resolved to take a liw level supply from the Water of ' eith for some time, paying compensation to mill owners.