INTERPROVINCIAL AND INTERCOLONIAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 952, 16 July 1880, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL AND INTERCOLONIAL.

The delivery of exhibits at the forthcoming Exhibion at Melbourne has commenced.

The lie mso fees rececivcd by tho Auckland County Council amount to L 3715. Eighty.six unemployed left Timaru on the 7th instant for Albury extension railway works. It is curron tly reported that an estate of 80,000 acres in the Timaru district has been purchased by Lincolnshire farmers, on the advice of the delegates who lately visited the colony.

It is the intention of the Government to at once proceed with the construction of the Wainukiriri Gorge Railway, which it is expected will provide work for most of those at present out of employment, A Melbourne telegram states that Mata has been hacked for the Melbourne Cnp to win LIO,OOO at 100 to 4. News from New Caledonia states that eight convicts escaped in tho English vessel Tomboy on the IGth ultimo. Their destination was unknown.

The tender of the Auckland Steamshipping Company for a monthly service to Levuka, Fiji, has been accepted at L 2500 a year, conditional on a Pailiamentary vote being obtained. At a recent meeting at Auckland of the publicans and brewers, the latter agreed not to supply any publican with beer who sold under six-pence inside and five-pence outside the house, and agreed to enter into a bond with a penalty of LSOO to fulfil the engagement.

On the 9th ins taut, at Gisborne, the charge against R. Cooper for breach of the Arms Act in selling arms to a native, was, after two days’ investigation, dismissed on the ground of insufficient evidence. A Wellington telegram states—in the opinion of Colonel Scratchley, the only places of sufficient importance to require local protection at present are Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Ihmedin, and possibly Invercargill, An Auckland telegram of the Iflth instant says Owing to disclosures made by tbe bleachers of cargo in the ship Chili,

the police have got complete information as to how idundering of cargo went on during the voyage. How the ship escaped being blown up while drunken sailors roamed about in the hold over gunpowder barrels is a miracle. At Christchurch the total number of unemployed who applied to tlie Government fnp work was 230, and 193 have been provided for.

At Christchurch the Orangemen intend to celebrate the 12th July by a procession and banquet. Orange halls wi.l he held in the suburban districts.

A Melbourne telegram of the 12th instant states that the police magistrate of Harrow, on the Glenelg river, about 250 miles from Melbourne, had, with his family, been bailed up by bushrangers, who demanded a cheque for L3OO. He was incarcerated with his family in a deserted hut, but one escaped and gave the alarm. The police arrived at the hut and surrounded thegang, and after four hours waiting they were arrested, without firing a shot. Ned Kelly is recovering ; lie has been again brought up, and remanded. Inspector Hare, it is expected will lose the use of Ids hand.

Frederick Lane, a larrikin, was recently brought up before the Christchurch bench, charged with placing shoemaker’s wax on the seats of the Wesleyan chapel, but was let off with a strong reprimand. An 'Orange procession took place at Christchurch on the 12th instant, and no disturbance occurred.

The Auckland City Council received .14 applications tor* the office of librarian for the public library at a salary of LIOO a year.

At Auckland, on the 12th instant, the Orangemen paraded and inarched through the principal streets. A Timaru telegram of the 13th instant states that a case of bushranging on a small scale has occurred in that district. On a date named two men went to Waihao station, near Waimate, and demanded food, and on being refused presented a loaded revo'ver. One of them has since been arrosted.

A quantity of has been stolen from underneath the foundation stone of the new Methodist Church at Waimate, which was laid on Monday last.