INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1770, 18 February 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

r PBB PRKBS ASSOCIATION.] Auoklanp, February 17 i At the close of the meethu of the r?r.»»r La» da B>ard tod»y, Air D. A, T'>'fl, Ob ef Commießioner, tmimAteii that; rhis w uld he the )a»t me ting «t which he would prestdn, and he th»nkwd the ronmhers for their courtesy daring thu past twelve years The memberp "P^cJully Dr O-.m 'bell and Mr M. at, M H 8. , Bpoke \n C'indemnato-y teimt Iho <UMjourt6«y nhown by the Gov«ru■x«nt m di*pen«t< f pr «• Bf , ah-.rt tiot cc with ;he services of an offioer of so many years ataudlng and of ouch ability. WeUilnoton, February 17 At a meeting of r,he local 0 >rnm!s*iuuer» of the Melbourne l zhibitlon th« following j'ble, received from the aecrwt ry m Melboorop, waa considered :—'• bpaof OommHee haa reoommonded the gran to New Zealand of 6000 feet m the annexes having a few feet ft* ntage tthe Grand Central Avenue; 20,000 feet for fernery, *to, between the Mam Hull tnd Annexes ; also space for machinery m 'he Eantern Machinery Annexe." It was decidadthat Mr Commisitiuier B.eed should «Ntv» by the fi-et stenm' r for Melbourne, (n order to represent that it would b« niiop y >mpoß«ible to m^ite anything lik« %n »^pqu»te repreaentatton of tbeo/<l>ny I with the small amount of space offered, and that ' very undenvor V>e made to get n uielhivg (ike h 20 0)0 fnet of fl r «paoe orlginaPy aa«ieH f >r. The Secreury'ft r t p..rt showed th*t 293 o«sp« of exhibit* of Hmber, miueralf, bo, fr mtho 0 ilonlal ii>d lit dun Kxhihitinn Kre vow nC the I nposil "f the 0 'mmissionera, and np. p ! «c«»t'on has been m<^o fr m private 6usto ihe nombor of 64 * 7135 fe<« of space, t • th») vane of £7 377 r the rei ieo ivh groups o| work* o rt, >n, fiaile ani textile ma ufajtrce*, raw and ainufacarei pr do us m^onlncry, ■» i n*»"»»ry prodxot.o 88 i'afi tn, fti/nci/'tir hortieolinre and the m nlng i^ n^nes a'iih'i «hel >mo -.rr-VHd it Poi't Ohalm<) * vettt'd y h» d'soovery was mai«* by th> tos aU.fli u'tthai. aoa/of roylitHr^dlotr.e »•

■f\ heed tampered wl-.h" Ii w»«f iund»ha 16 lettflra had been opened and a <ma >>t

n-lr co «t-n • removed. Tne matter -a biien pUced In the binds of the polob aud enquirlHß are being made as v, jf hither the robbery took pln(H <>n board •hip, <>r while >hn m^tls were >n c urse «>f

ra nit from the London ffi j^ t > the 1 icks. M >st of th^ lette a op-toe i c>nbank dr^f b «n 1 iiistrunii»ns hav^ »een ««ot to the d ffare-tt Insti ur.i >ns to exTOtse gr^-at care In owning any docu-(n-^n; s f th*» U'ni w*i-* <»ut at ■ ome, Reub'n Binds and John O>l Job havp oeeu o >inmitted for trial on o>a ge» f hr-i-'-nj: and entering S»»pli'a boot f o ory. R.th prisoners had been ar rested on charges of arson and thete will be preferred against them at * Uter dat^.

A alight shook of eartuq take wai fe<t here this morning.

A further a-> c of the Wei i g'on Mmaw^tu Hallway Gomp toy's land wai ne:d to-day A«riOiliurnl oco inns averaged £3 l<)» 9 1 per »crp, and paitural seotitins £1 8 • p^r a re. Otf IBTOHUROH. February if. The foh.MK;er Ai.ri, whion left Napi«r on February 10 h for Dv ledin, puf. imo Lyt'elt n trdav with r»nr noHin maat gone. O'i Febra ny 13 25 m<\nt> 9 tuth of O«pe PJliHer, she ra.-. a vu' w nt «alp, losi'i^ h«r main inns', g*'l>y anrt deck c»rgo Oap'i>i ■ Btileu received « vdre brui»es but 1 d nng wull.

Joseph «w ndle and J mea MaOrep, t*o luds were o minitted for trial to day for breaking imo »h« nhop of William Barnett and BteaUfc £35 DuNKDiw. Fehruvy 17 The Diroo^ra* report if the Standard laeurauoe O. mpiny shows hn income for t»ie year to bave £8 v,411 and the eXDanditnre £72,37 1, Iwaving a ced t balance <if £1h,0:i9 A dividend -f 74 per cent is reo 'tumeoded, £2000 *o b add id to the reserve fund and £5414 cafipd f rw>«'d.

M Fsb, M.H. \, nddresßod hia cona I. tnents t-)-nigh , adversely cririosing the work of the tit iveramaot last session. A v t-* of oonfidenoe at the olosu was pasted and a purSd of t.lxty-one soverlgns subtcribed to make op for and protest against the rtduo'ion m the rrwa-fnrn.