INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1693, 22 October 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

88 Auckland, October 21. id A teat of 3owt of staff from Strange's of property at Waitoa was completed at ile Eraser's place to-day, and averaged a Id result of 12i bullion per ton. bo In Chambers at the Supreme Ooart to* 1 ; day, a disputed will cane came before m Jndgo Gillies. Mrs Foley entered an or affidavit against granting probate of will ■al of her late husband, F, W. Foley, on the Id ground that the deceased was Intemperate Bt and for a period of nine months before m his death was rarely sober for more than bb one hour at a time. Foley had made a as will, nnder the provisions of which his se wife was to reoeive a life interest m the 30 estate, but subsequently revoked this, be granting her Instead the sum of £52. per be annum during her widowhood, and £5 for He mourning. It was deoided to take oivil at action to establish the will, da John Sbeehy was committed for trial at to the Police Ooart to-day on * charge of inty decently assaulting a ohlld three yeara of a. age. a Cameron, proprietor of the Mabel mine, 3; Tin Greek, Te Aroha, has entered into ie Arrangements with the Bank of New m Zealand to forward him to Germany 15 iy tons of selected ore from .that mine for ie treatment at Frieberg. id It is reported that two prospectors, ie Baker and Birch, have discovered • reef , c at Mata Oreek, a few. miles north of B) Grahamstown, Thames, and have obtained :t 16'iz of loose gold. , ( The Board of Education resolved to-day .1 to appoint an Assistant Inspector of - t Schools for the Auckland provincial d district till the end of the year, and Mr i. W. B. Herlot. of Waitohl Greek, Thames, r B has been appointed to the position. ;a A lively meeting of the members of the d recently disbanded Ponsonby corps was , f hel<? last nlpht. The business was to oonit sidsr In what manner the funds of the c late corps should ba diabnraed, but rather & B«]try scenes transpired, and at one stage _ the police were called m to keep order, f It was resolved that a tea and coffee s service be presente ito CUptain McDonald, 0 and it w*a farther deoided that the sum t of j halfpenny and a leather medal be 1 awarded to Private Searell, who did not t seem to be on good terms with others of j the Oompany, Wellington, Ootober 21, t % Campaigners m the Maori wars who are ) now resident m Wellington, being dig- [ satisfied with the report of the Royal . Commission appointed to enquire into . their claims for land grants, are taking Bteps to have a Bill introduced m Parlin , ment, and are urging farther agitation for , their rightß, At Marton yesterday a cloud of steam \ arising from Roapehu was distinctly seen. ; Nelson, October 21, The Nelaon Corporation having invited , competitive designs for the drainage of I the city, with an offer of £200 for the best ( and £50 for the second, received designs , from various places, and Mr Hay, G.E., of Dunedin, was called to aid as an expert m coming to a decision. To-night bis recommendations were m » fall < Oounoil, upon the casting vote of the t Mayor, accepted to the extent that the ( bonuses have been awarded for the plans f he reoommended. It transpires that Mr A. F. Somerville, of Nelson, receires the - £300, and Mr H. B. Huddlestone, of Ohristchuroh (late of Blenheim), the ' second of £50. a