MOVEMENTS OF MINISTERS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3630, 1 March 1883, Page 3

MOVEMENTS OF MINISTERS.

Ohpistchuhcii, Thjs day. The Premier was engaged yesterday moming , in receiving , deputations at the office of the engineer-in-Chief. The following , were the deputations: — From the Railway League, to whom he promised that the Government would issue a commission to report as soon as possible upon the West Coast railway routes, at the same time asking the deputation to draft the terms of the commission according to their own view of what they should be; from the Chamber of Commerce, who brought before the Minister matters connected with railway management, and who were referred for the most part to the Minister of Public Works; and from the Malveru district re a line from Sheffield to Gleiitunnel and the Wairiri valley and so on to the Rakaia, who were informed that there was no money available under the schedule of the Loan Act. In the afternoon the Premier received a deputation from the Working Men's Political Association. Wellington, This da} - . The Premier is expected to arrive here' tomorrow, and it is probable that Major Atkinson will leave on a Southern tour on Monday.

l-'IKES AT: DUNEDIN. INVERCARGILL, AND NELSON. Duxedix, This clay. A lire broke out iv a house in Hanover street last night occupied by Charles Johu-

I stou, a carter. The premises were gutted, and the family made their escape with difficulty. The premises were insured for £150 in "the Standard office, aml_ the furniture for .-€7'' in. the Equitable office. A house at Kensington, owned and occupied by Mr John Gaffney, was totally burnt this morning. It was ensured in the Standard office for £1.30. Intkrcahgill, This day. At 10.30 last night a fire broke out in the shop of Mr W. Dunlop, draper, Tay street. The fire brigade was soon on the ground, but the fire" had a complete hold of the building-, which was of brick. The flames soon caught Hay's wooden store on the west of Dunlop's', and before it could be subdued was also destroyed. Mr Perkin's (tailor) house and shop, Mr Perry's (fruiterer) house and shop, Mr Goodwill's (saddler), and the shop occupied by Mr Riordii.ii (fruiterer) and owned by Messrs Price and Bullied, and tho butchery occupied by Mr Raines, also owned by Messrs Price and Bullied, had to be pulled down to stop the farther progress of the fire to the westward. At one time there was a danyer of the fire spreading - eastward to Ross's (photographer) brick premises, but tho water played on tho building-, with the wind blowing from it, saved it, The insurances arc as follows, so far as known: — Dunlop's shop (owned by Delancy and Moir), £200 in the South British and £')00 in the Liverpool, London and Globe offices ; the stock was bought by Dunlop from Morrison and Duthie, of Dunedin, and was insured by them in the Victoria office for £1000. Hay's stock (damaged), £200 in the Royal ane £')0 in the Mutual office, and the building £100 in the Mutual. Goodwillie's stock (saved) and building, 1:550 in the Victoria office ; Riordan, £">0 on the building in the North British ; Farnie (painter), stock damaged by removal, £-30 in the Victoria, and Standard £150 on the building (uninjured) : Ross, stock (damaged), £300 in the Norwich Union office, and building (damaged) £200 in the Norwich and £200 in the Liverpool and Globe office. The origin of the iire is a. mystery. Dunlop estimates his loss at £3000, and Hay's at £1000. To-day Ross' building was found to be on fire on the second floor. The joists of Dunlop's shop had been carried through the wall, and the butts continued to smoulder, and shortly before noon the flames burst out. Tho stock was considerably damaged before the fire was extinguished. News has just been' received of the destruction bv'tire of Mr C. W. Dawson's saw mile at One Tree Point. It was insured in the National office for £1000 and in the United office for £■)()(). The estimated value of the building and plant was £2000. Nelson, This day.

A fire broke out yesterday afternoon on the premises of Messrs Giffen and Sons, biscuit manufacturers. The workpeople had left about an hour, when fire was discovered breaking through the roof of the biscuit factory room. The fire was confined to that portion of the building. Some of the contents were damaged by fire and water. The premises, were partly insured for £300 in the North British and £100 in the Colonial offices. The stock, which is damaged to the extent of about £1-30, is uninsured.