INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 126, 17 April 1890, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

I FSB- TTNITBD PBESS ASSOCIATION. J Welunoton, This Day. ; : it is understood Mr F. W. Frankland, Commissioner of the Government Ineurx ance Company* will shortly resign his office, and | leave for England to take up •an important position in a leading Life Assurance Company there. The approximate trade returns for the year ended March 31st show imports at £6,260,630, against £'5,908,224 for the previous year. Exports 'are valued at '49,714,518,-. against £8,218,40$ for the previous ' year. Last quarters 1 Imports were J1i685,521 and exports. £3,792,982. Y?anoanui, Ayril 16. The Ministerial party returned by the river to-day from their> trip along the Main Trunk Line. Mr Fergus and Captain Russell landed at Uponongaro aud took horse to catch the midday tram at Aramoho for WeUington. AU; speak; •highly of the magnificent country, and Mr Christie Murray declares the Wan« ganui River to be the most beautiful of any he has yet seen in the world. Gbeymouth, This Day. Robert Ramsey, a well known miner, while working a sluicing claim in lower' Taylorville was caught by a fall of earth and roots yesterday afternoon. He died a few hours after being extricated. Dunedin, April 15. Tt is now certain that the total Exhibition attendance will exceed 600,000, or more than the total population of the Colony. IJp: to the present, inoluding to-night.' when 5064 were present, the total has been 590,305.., The dosing cere, mony on -Saturday night is snre to be largely attended. Uapieb, April 15. News has been received from a Source believed to be reliable that an important discovery of gold has been made at Galatea, in the Hriwera country, between Waikaremoana Lake and Whakatane.