INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1783, 7 March 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

(Pbq Press association.)

Auckland, Maroh 6. Major General Goasiit, for many years a resident of Auckland, died to-day. I>e ceased was a retired officer of the Imperial Army. The hearing of petitions lodged with a view of upsetting the return of the present Licensing Committee for the City Wards was commenced to-day before the R.M , Mr Smith. The grounds of the petition were that the nomination papera of the candidate* were delivered too late to be valid. The Pnnaonby petition was heard firat, and the informality being admitted, the Bench declared the election m the Ponsonby dittrlot, where a " prohibition ticket" was returned, to ba void. The City East patltion Is now being pro* cetded with. Wellington, March 6 M>jor Jervois, Private Secretary to bis Hxcttilenny the Governor, is about to resign that position, being reqnireJ by rules of the service to rejoin his corps, the Royal Engineers, la which he holds the rank of captain. Security having been given for £3000, the steamer Oreti has been released from distraint. The property tax colleotßd amounts to £367, C00. The Commissioner believes that the estimate will be fully realised. Blenheim, March 6. An Inquest was held to-day on the late fire at the P» osulx Brewery. Mr Ramsay leisee, admitted that he had insured plant 1 for £100 m the Norwich Union, which he hud purchased for £10, and that he told the agent It was worth £150. Mr S.nolair conducted the case on behalf of the Norwich Union. The jury returned a verdict that the brewery had been set on fire by some person or persons, but there was no evidence to show by whom, HoxniKA, March 6

With referenoe to Mr Burton, photographer, of Dunediu, being reported misaiug from MUiford Sound, Captain Lambert, of the mall contract steamer A.orore, renorts that when vUiting the Sound on February 2 md, Messrs Burtrn and Sutherland o me on board, a id tbe utearaer subsequently towed thorn down the iSound to obtain views. Captain Lambert thinks when the Melbourne steamer whistled Barton was too far Inland to get on board and that he is all right.

Invero4ROlLL, Maroh 6. Samples of n«w eadoo'i'a wheac are now ooming in* Some are of excellent qua'l'.y wd it la proposed to send samples to ttio Melbourne Exhibition