INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1771, 20 February 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

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Auckland, February 19, The paiseDgera quarantined on the arrival of the Marlposa were released to-lay.

Wbiunqton, February 18. The Chief Surveyor at Auokland telegraph* th.it the firn i a gtill raging In the northern portion of the Pahlpuhl forest and he fear* It will not be extinguished' without heavy rain. It Is reported that the Hessian fly has made Its appearanoe among crops m Nelson and Marlborough

Several members of the torpedo force have «ooe to Auckland to take instruction re working the Whlteh«ad torpedo from Ihe torpedo Instructor of the Nelson. Mr W. Seed, who goes to Melbourne to advance the olalms of New Zealand to Inoreasß of sp«oe at the Centennial Exhibition, left for Sydney last night Oaptaln Whitney, of the Auokland Cartridge Paotory, la here interviewing Government with a view of obtaining certain commission. The matter will be placed before the Cabinet.

Sydney Taiwhanga, M.H P., has paid th« amount of his debt, and been released from custody.

Dunbdin, Febrimy 18 Sir Julias Yogel leaves for England by the Aoran«i from Wellington on March Bth, and not by the lonlo from Lyttehon. He will not address hia constituents before leaving, but will resign tho leadership o* the Opposition, which [c la expected will he offered to Mr Ballance, unless Sir R. Stout re enters political life. The extreasurer will be away six months. Messrs Peterson and MoLeod, one of the oldest establ{sh«d grooery firms, have had to aiooumb. The firm's statement shows their liabilities to ba £15,335, -nd their assets £9080, a deficiency of £6224. To unsecured creditor* £7389 Is dv*, and to •eoured oreditors £7638 The principal unsecured creditors are Messrs Greet; and Oo , £1144 ; Turnbull and 00. (Wellington), £522 ; Neill and 00. Limited, £606