INTERPROVINCIAL

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 648, 29 September 1882, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL

THE ELECTRIC LIGHT AT LYTTELTON HARBOUR.

(Prom our own Correspondent.)

Christchurch, September 28. The Lyttelton Harbour Board has voted £3000 to light the harbour with electricity. LAND, LAND! Between 600,000 and 700.000 acres of land will be put through the land court, now sitting at Cambridge, Waikato district. MASTERTON NIHILISTS. A bottle of gunpowder was placed under Rev. Mr Izett's carriage at Masterton. ii is supposed on account of his zeal in agitating in the district, tbe enforcement of the Sunday hotel closing law. It exploded and did some dam <ge to the vehicle. MEASLES Af WELLINGTON. At Ihe meeting of the E lucation Board of Wellington to-day, reports were received from various city schools stating the extent to which the at ten-lances were affected by the present prevalence of measles. From these it appeared that the falling off was very considerable, ranging from 30 to over 100 scholars in each school.

A WELLINGTON SON.

At the Wellington police Court to-.liy, Joseph Eids, a strapping youmr mm, was proceeded against on the charge of failing to suppoit his fither and mother, both aged persons. From evidence adduced, it appeared th-t the defendant was twenty two years of age. and th.it he had failed to contribute towards the support of bis parents, one of whom w.ix sightless. There were two other sons, one of whom gave his father aud mother all his earnings, the other being a married man, and unable to contribute anything. His Worship expressed his intention to make an order for the payment of 7s Gd per week, but the father thought the sum was too much, and at his request an order for 5s

was made,

COLONIAL DEFENCE,

Four torpedo launches have been ordered from Home t>y tlie Government, one of which is to be used at Lyttelton. The Government, has notified the Harbor Lioard that tlie defence works of tbe harbor will lie proceeded with shortly, in accordance with Colonel fcLr itchioy'tj

recommendations

POISONED HIMSELF,

A man named A. W. Symon was taken to the Chiistchurch hospital to- lay, suffering from an overdose of JainUnum which ho had taken himuelf. THEMATAURA. The Ni-w Zealand Company's ship Mataura is to load with frozen meal at Napier next trip. APPOINTMENT.

13. 8. Latter of Duvuucheile's Bay is gazetted an assessor nnd r the property assessment act. LYTTELTON SAILORS' HOME.

A sum oi £2000 is in hand towards a sailor's home in Lytiieton ; the woik will bo started with shortly.

DEEPENING LYTTELTON HARBOR The Harbor Board dredge is to be altered so a* 10 drudge to a depth of 25 foot.