INTERPROVINCIAL.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 1, 12 June 1883, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

+ [PBB UNITED PBESS ASSOCIATION."] Gbeymouth, This Day. Some miners of considerable experience in the Barry town district are back from the new rush, and they are not sanguine that it frill turn out much. While they say rich prospects are washed, they say also that there are others from which nothing better than a few grains could be obtained Opinions are much divided. Auckland, This Day. A species of low fever is prevalent in Hokianga and other places north among the Natives, frequently resulting in death. It is doubtful whether Sir George Grey will go to Waikato before the meeting of the Assembly, owing to dissensions among the leading Ngatimaniapoto chiefs. Chbistchubch, This Day. Being incensed at the Licensing Committee granting licenses for two new hotels, the women of Sydenham purpose holding an indignation meeting. At a meeting of the provisional directors of the Meat Freezing Company it was resolved to fix the capital at £100,000, in £5 shares. Wellington, This Day. With reference to the cablegram from Sydney respecting the annexation of the New Hebrides, the New Zealand Government have wired to Sir Dillon Bell, the Agent-General, instructing him to communicate with and »ct in conjunction with the Agent-General of Victoria. This reply was sent the same day as the invitation was received from the sister colonies, Dunedin. This Day, At the Police Court next Thursday an action will come on, J. G. Maitland v. James Smith, barrister, in which aa attempt will be made to recover the penalty imposed by the Land Board for Mr Smith's failure to attend the recent inquiry on " dummyism" to give evidence.