INTERPROVINCIAL.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 614, 2 June 1882, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

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CIII'.I.iK.'.UUUOII, JlltU: 1. Tiio stoiuum •-Sowvu ';•■■. keeling , '.vkii now sanwu te.w at .tfoo Chou for Kuv/ ZeaUiud.

There was fi shock of earthquake at Blenheim on Wednesday night. In the House to-day Mr Macandrew presented a petition from Wi Parata, who holds an authority from Te Whiti, asking that Te Whiti may be heard by Council f .0111 the bar of the House,

In the. Legislative Council to day (Ihuvsdfiy), Mr Chamberlain will aek " Whether the Government are going to tnko any action to encourage New Zealand colonials to nend contributions sto the International Fisheries Exhibition, to bo held in London on Ist May. 1883, nnd, will they co-umunicate with the proper auiboii ies, in order to have room allotted for the exhibits?" The Hon. P. Dignan has fabled a notice of a quesiion wheiher the Government will consider the piop r iety of including " needlework," as well as " paiiving," "drawing." and "sculpture," under the exemption of 29th clause of "The Gaming and Lot'eiies Act," provided Unit the money arising from lotteries of needlework be de voted i.'lo educational purposes. It will be remembered that in Auckland a stop was put, lo a bazaar got up for chaitablo purposes, while at (ho present moment a similar bazaar is being held in Wellington under the sanction of the Colonial Secretary. Mr Holmes, the lawyer from Christchurch, in consequence or! his free uso of superlatives, has earned the nickname of "Objective Holmes." The Canterbury members who have been in attendance for the past two days to present to Sir J, Hall the address voted by iho C'li'stcburch City Council, are asro'.'i-ihed and annoyed at its Mr Thomson lias telegraphed to the Town Cle'k lo WiiUo him np. It has been arranged that the Hincmoa tihaii leave on E rid ay evening, with membets Jo visit the Exhibition, returning in time for the evening sitting on Tuesday. Hiroki's death warrant was signed this forenoon. The apparatus used in hanging Tuhi, the murderer of Miss Dobie, whs forwarded to New Plymouth by the Penguin to-day.

The annual meeling of the licensing bench foe Cbristcluuch Soutn was hold io-day, new licenses being taken first. J. P. OMivci' got a wine license for a place in Colombo Street, also Seigmund Schwartz for his ptemises in Cashel Street. J. W. Morton's application for hotel license on the South belt was refused. On an application for a hotel license by W. Tombs, B:abaooe« and St. Asaph Sireet, lofpecfor Brobam said that the licensed houses at present in Chrisfchurch were overcrowded. He considered that this overcrowding would prove permanent, as the population was growing rapidly and the public houses were not increasing in number in the same raiio. He thought it would be necessary that the number of iicensed houses should be increased. The license was granted. Tbe Bench would not consider applications for e«!en&ions of licenses from 10 to 12 at that meeting. That matter would come up at a future meeting, the licenses granted at the meantime being for 10 o'clock only.

An attempt was made to g-et the Borough Hotel license transferred back to John Barrett from McGowan, but ihe Bench ignored the application. No license oxisiing was refused.

At tho meeting of the LytfeHon Harbor Board to day, it was suggested that a dvecigo of: deeper dredging power be obtained.