INTERPROVINCIAL.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 24, 2 August 1883, Page 2

IN TERPROVINCI AL.

+ [per united press association.! Dunedin, This Day. Joseph Strong has now challedged George Robertson (the Maori) for the Caledonian Society Champion Belt for Border wrestling. Strong was champion at last New Year's games, but forfeited the bolt without a contest to Robertson, when the latter challenged him in March, and now tries to recover his lanreYs. Kaikoura, This Day. The Kaikoura sheep farmers have receiyed notice to immediaelly remove all rams from their sheep. The minimum penatly under the Act is £1 per diem, and the maximum £10 per diem, for each ram. It is impossible to muster flocks now, as the weather is very tempestuous, and the ranges are partially covered with snow. Tauranga, This Day. The Municipal loan of L 25.000, including the waterworks scheme of L 18.500, was carried by a majority of 61. Great interest was manifested pending the result of the pool. Christwiurch, This Day. The weather is a little more promising for to-morrow's steeplechase. Ravenswood is the favourite for the Hunt Cup, and Qunmby the favourite for the Open Steeplechase, but Ravenswood has been backed heavily for the double. A large number of visitors have arrived from Dunedin and the South. Haweha, This Day. A twice daily postal delivery was initiated here yesterday. The first meeing of the Egmont Saish and Door Company was held, and a balance-sheet was presented showing a profit during the first three months on actual working of Ll7l. The Chairman considered the prospects of the companj' excellent. Gekymouth, This Day. At a meeting of the members of the Westland Law Society last evening, to consider certain grievances of the profession against the Resident Magistrate (Mr Stratford), it was unanimously resolved' " That, having carefully considered such complaints, the Society finds that Mr Stratford habitually treats all members of the Bar while- practising before- him, with the greatest discourtesy, and his demeanour on the , Bench is frequently most insulting and that the Minister be requested to inquire into the matter." ''