INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1784, 24 January 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

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Auckland, January 23. A man named Mark Spratt was found dead m a paddock at Mount Eden this morning. He had gone there to work, and was suddenly taken ill and died m a short time.

Christchuroh, January 23 On Saturday afternoon Rett's sswmlll at Viewhill, together with a house and a stable belonging to Plaskett, and a qaantlty of bubh, was destroyed by fire. The township of Oxford was endangered about the same time by a fire whioh started i" Weld's bush. Rain coming on about 3 o'clock ohecked the flimeo and prevented further damage. None of the buildings destroyed were insured.

The report on the annual valuation of the City states the value Of rateable property to be £228,899, an iuoreasa of £11,000 on the valuation of last year. The Lighting Committee of the City Counoil have been authorised to invite taudars fur lighting the City by eleotriclty. It was stated that the Com mi t tee had already had an offer which would furnish eight times as much light ai the present gas system at a cost of several hundreds a year less,

Inybro-Veoill, January 23, At the Primitive Methodist Conference this morning fraternal greetings were received from the Free Methodist Con* ferenoe, and from the Melbourne Primitive Methodist Oonferenoe, The first reading of the stations (• as follows :— New Plymouth, Clover ; Wellington Ist, Nixon, Dumbell (supernumerary), and Hunter (trnpernunmary) ; Wellington 2nd, Spotter ; Auckland Ist, Smith, one from England, and Long (supernumerary) ; Auckland 2nd, Ward ; lnveroarglll, Guy, and Harris (o g.) ; lnveroarglll Bouth, Potter (oondidate)j Timaru, Woolasi ; Chrlstchuroh, layoock ; Thames, Lyon j Greeadale, P. W. Jones ; Ashburton, T E. Junes (w.l.p ) ; Geraldine, Dean ; Manawatu, Olphlrt ; Dunedin, Sharp and Clements • Oamaru, Boothroyd ; Walmate, supply.