INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS
[PER UNITED PBESB ASSOCIATION.] { Auckland, Norember 3. ; ' A disastrous fire occurred ■'■ the town* •hfp of Wangarei about 2 o'clock tbii morning in the Exchange buildings* the property ef Mr E. Calf it.' aid occupied by Clark and Walker, merchants, and Hughe* and George, solicitors, were totally destroyed. ' ■ A letter was read to-day at the Harbour Board from L. D. Nathan and Co., agents, announcing that the. Shaw; Saville, and Albion Company's steamers would not make Auckland in future a port'olF call till provided with a suitable depth of water at the wharf, as the steamers when loaded and coaled drew 26ft. The letter was referred to the works committee. ■ I November 4. The official inquiry into the Wairaripa fire is to take place at Port Chalmers, to} which pert the steamer sails t«x4n»rrowi. WsLUXTOif, November 4. I Bishop Redwood and the Her. Fathers Genteneire and Sauseau left fer Sydney to-day per Te Kapo. | The United States corvette Enterprise leaves for New Yerk, via Valparaiso, tomorrow. The Wairarapaand East Coast Pastoral and Argieultural BhoW was opened at Carterton to day. and was attended by unfavourable weather. The total number of entries were 488, being 100 in advance of last year. The show itself was rmr suocessfal, but the attendance limited; r 'V Arrived — Barque Easteball, Captain Evans, 108 days, from 1 LtverpooL -■- :■ DyxJti**, November 4V '■ \ The iNationa]! . Insurance Cempany'i annual report shows the premium to, bf L2U.QO6; interest, L14.590 .j. losses 163.967 ; Working expepses. LSB 703. Th« loss is 103,55 per cent, to the premium in* ceime. llavinf paid a dividend in March last, absorbing L7354... the directors d« not recommend a further distributi*B, be* liering such a policy will gyri better results on future operations. \
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Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 63, 5 November 1885, Page 2
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