INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1680, 6 October 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland, October 6 An incipient rash to Waitoa having set In, correspondents there deprecate the excitement, and atate that nothing will be gained bj{ rushing, pending the res .It of the testing of the field Land m the vicinity of the field has risen m valae. New Plymouth, October 5. The Hawoa arrived last night from Manukau with the Northern members. A special train left hero this morning for Wellington, taking the following members: Sir F. A . Whitakor. Hons W. Swausun and P. Dipjnan, M.L.0., Sir Maurice O'Rorke, Messrs Hoba, Moss, Hanilin, White, Goldie, T. Thompson, Monk. Lawry, Taiwhanga, Frasar, Moat, Wiihey, Mathelson, R. Thompson, Ptaoock, Samuel, and Marchant, M.H.R.'s. Wellington, Octobers The Hon WlTako >'gata », M.L 0., is lying dangerously ill at bis residence, Lower Hutt. The recent inspection of police m the South laland by the O>mrninsioner of Polica shows that the present strength of sergeants and first class constables is re* parted to be m excess of requirements. There aro no fewer than four Bergeantmajocs and 66 sergeants m the foroa, cr one to every six constables. I » the case of first-class constables the proportions la oat of all reason, as compared with the escond and third class, the numbers being 140, 100, fand 147 respectively. It Is recommended that the Btrength ,of noncommissioned officers should be redaced to four sergea'it-uiHprs and 52 eergoantß, and that the strength of first-olaas oonstableß should m fu'nre „be 100, and eeoond-olaas ICO, reductions In all oases to be effected gradually, as men retire on account of age, or for other reasons. At a meeting of the Central Board of Health, this morning, it wits determined not to take any extra precautions on acoount of the outbreak of small-pox m Tasmania. Grbywouth, Ootober 5. Frank Whyte and John Condon were appointed assistant road overseers for the County. Both are looal men, one being an old eervant of the County. The Ohristchuroh mail ia not m tonight, owing to heavy Bnow at Bealey. All the roads ou the eastern slope of tho range are pretty well anowed up ; tut there is perfect cummer weather on this side. At tho meeting of the County Council several applications for new bridges, urgently required, were refused, owioz to want of funds. Hokitika, Ootober 5. The last of the election returns came In to-day. The oomplete totals are :— ' Grimmond, 850 ; Bovan, 610. Ouwbdin, Ootober 5 The D.1.0.'b third annual meeting was held to-day, Mr B. Eallenrtein presiding. ! A dividend of 6£ per cent on the share capital, and 6 per cont on shareholders' purchases, was declared. The number of oustomera waa stated to hava increased, and there waa an lnoroaße of 500 new Bhareholders ainoe last evening. ' . Nearly all tho Otago and Southland I members left for Wellington io-day, most 1 going by the express to Lytlelton, where I they join the Penguin. ;