INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1984, 31 October 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(fee pbrb* as ooiation) Auoixakd, October 30. The baßlpesa of the Kauri Timber Com pany has bnen ?;ot Into working order, and Mr G, Hold ship, managing dlrpotor In Now Zealand, left fur Melbourne today. The export trade has been very brisk at all tho tlmbov ocntroa, tni through having to fill a lar»>o nombor of orders from Sonth find fn ra Melbourne, the immense stooka at Aratnpa, Tulrna and elaowhoro aro being rapidly diminished. It is probable, therefore, that at an early date operations will bave to be resumed at the various oontros of tho mills owned by tho Company. I' la uvd that the syndicate have paid over half a mill on pound" m purchase isoaoy -to former ownora In this district . Sir Fredoriok Whitakor has resigned his nositlon as Director of the Bauk of New Zaaland. Wellington, October 30 Tha Minister of Linds has received in* formation that the wild sheep Infected with scab at Mouot Putrlarch, Marlbnroqgh, aro being rap d'y dostroyed. Daring tho last four we^ka 650 have been shot. DuNEniy, October 30. Tho Manufaotarers' Aoaoolotlon to-night decided to cordially bapport tho Exhibition, bat duoifiad to nrco on the Committee tho desirability of securing a site for a permanoat building for Industrial parpoßoa. The guarantee fund la now oror £3000, Tho Jfroob) tori»n Synod of OUgo and Southland opened! this evening. The M >derator, Rev^l. B«lrd, roferrod to the death of tho ;Hon Dr Mqbyacb, aud gave »'i addrees on tho Utont power of the oharob. Tho Salmond controversy it is bollovcd, to llkoly to be revived. Usually when Committees are appointed no opposition la raised, bat when a motion to appoint a Records Oommlttoe waa made an amendment was made proposing an entirely new Oommltteo. Among notices of motion is ono to hold the next sitting at Inveroarglll.