INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1724, 24 December 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

1 mi. t> Auckland, December 22. Ihe Retrenchment Committee Qf the I Board of Education submitted a report, lohowlng the estimated redaction In the Board a income for the current year at I £7678, whilßt a redaction of expenditure is estimated at £4075. Thia will leave a deScioocy of £3003, which the Committee recommend should be made up by lightenIng the expenditure m email sohoolß, reducing the scale of granting to ComlutWorornnd frrubinrrtneausr-TtiH report however, was merely received, and the Committee are to sit Bgaln. va mm A J A .? RA £aA, December 23. ! Uidmnnd Kelly haa boen arreßted at Opotoki on six charges of stealing mail bags and destroying letters. Aoonsed waa one of the carriers between Opotiki and Tauranga. A reef showing gold freely haa been diDOovered near Mount Edgeoombe JVbuington, December 23. Daring the year over 3500 civil salts and nearly 2GOO criminal oaaes have been dealt with In the R.M. Court. BLENHEiar, December 23. Fresh cases of scab have been discovered at Birch Hill Station, the property of the Loan and Mercantile Company. One solitary hogget crossed the Wairau river getting into the home paddock In rather an unaccountable way, The station has been declared infected. Every poealble precaution waa taken by the Inspector of that eub-divlalon. Government are going employ men to specially scour the back country where scabby cheep have come from, and it la hoped the infection will be stamped oat very coon. In cases brought against the Salvation Army for obstructing a thoroughfare and wilfully annoying an inhabitant by beating a big dram, the Resident Magistrate gave judgment to day, clearly lay[ Dg down that In the absence of by-laws passed by the Boroagh Council, whloh had ample powera to deal with all B uch matters, it was not fata duty to strain and twiat the law to suit particular cas3B, He dismissed the charge. Nelson, December 23. From the Wakatu mine, Owen, 134z 7dwtß retorted gold have been obtained for the month 'e crushing. The mine will probably not resume crushing for a month: but the Enterprise mine will start crushon the 3rd January. Sir Jameo Hector will visit the Owen m a wesk'a time and examine the tailings, etc. Chri«tchukoh, December 23 At one this itftcrnoon. a lire brake out m Baynes' Broa. grain store m Manchester street, which waa destroyed with the adjoining store, occupied by Robinson Broa The building belonged to Creke, an absentee, and wis insured m the Uniou for £500, Bnyne's machinery for £300, and tho stock for £100 m the Colonial. Very little was saved, Robinson's stock was uninsured. The fire b gau upataira m Baynes' store. Pdnemn, December 23. At tho Dock Truat meeting to-day, Mr fclder, who went home to float a loan gave m his report. He stated that he had' made arrangements to float it at par when the Hiirbor Board's circular opposing it get into circulation. All arrangements had then to be broken off. and ho had to alartanew. Ho eventually succeeded m placing the loan with a good firm, but the price is only £90.