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Evening Star, Issue 3495, 6 May 1874, Page 2

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m, n ' Nelson, May 5. ine Provincial Council opened to-day. The' Superintendent said that, as the result of a consultation with the Ministry, he had resolved n* ra * s . e su m °f L 60,000 authorised by Jhe Council last session, as to do so would probably endanger the success of the proposed application to Parliament for a loan of L 250,000. ' t , Lawrence, May 5. A. large and influential,meeting of tho Blue bpur mmers and inhabitants of Lawrence was 1 held in the Assembly Rooms last night, to take' into consideration the question of Blue Spur tailings. The following resolution was unanimously passed-.—“That this meeting would strongly urge upon Provincial and General Governments the desirability of forming a main l channel in Gabriel’s Gully, to open the aurife-' r « U i ■ > an d allow the vast accumulation 1 or tailings to be reworked.” A committee was appointed to draw iip a memorial, and form a deputation to wait upon his Honor the Superintendent, and present the lame. The scheme was a few months ago reported on by the Provincial Engineer. . Grahamstown, May 6, Ih® Union Bank wag insured in the Royal for L2OO, and in the Victoria for LgOO. The strong room has been opened and the books and papery found to be sound. The assayer’s loss is LSO; the bank’s loss is L 1,200. The damage to the ‘Advertiser’ office was covered by insurance.

.The local Roman Catholic priest refused the rites of burial to the.remains of Mi M'Auliffe, because the deceased had not been at the Easter Communion and attended his other religious duties. After hunting' over the town for EpisPresbyterian, and other clergymen, the Rev. _Mr Crump (Wesleyan) and a friend proceeded to the cemetery and read the service over the grave. Some indignation was expressed amongst the Catholics at the conduct of the, pnest, this being the second occasion during less than a month that Church rites of burial have been refused. Wellington, May 6. The Cyphrenes arrived here early this morning. She leaves immediately, and is expected to reach Dunedin on Friday, early. The Court of Appeal sits on Monday. A fresh case of scarlet fever broke out in quarantine. The case has been isolated.