INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Volume IV, Issue 281, 31 October 1867, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

The Colonial Geologist, Dr Hector, is shortly about to proceed across the interior of the island, to the gold-beam» districts of the Auckland Province, which have of late excited so much notice. The Doctor will take Taupo and the surrounding country on his way, and, unassisted as is his custom, he will endeavour, to visit the various localities where it is expected new food for scientifically disposed minds will be obtainable. A Wellington contemporary of Oct. 14, gives the following account of the accident to Mr Justice Johnston : — An accident, which might have been followed with the most -serious consquences, happened to Mr Justice Johnston, while dm r ing from Porirua -with a party of friends on Friday last. One of the horses of the carriage having got his leg over -the traces began to plunge furiously, when It Hector, who was driving, endeavoured to extricate hirr. The ladies descendet 1 , while two gentlemen kept to the horses' headsyinit notwithstanding their efforts, the two animals, which seemed to have been rather restive and not thoroughly broken in) got. away at a furious pace taking away Mr Johnston who still remained in the vehicle^ Their mad career was soon stopped by the carriage being dashed to pieces down one of the precipices bordering the road, at that spot very Uneven. ■ The Judge managed to scramble out in time; escaping with no further damage than a few contusions and bruiser .. While the horses were running away at a terrific pace, Mr Johnston had the presence of mind to throw, " overboard*! various weighty parcels, which he wisely conjacthred might have added to the unpleasantness of the.. sma.sJx he sajy w.aa immii «:it. j A correspondent of the Tvmaru iferajJ gives the following account of a bush fix at Waimate, which has occasioned col siderable damage : — il There is very liflr doubt that the origin of the fire wH^ broke, out in the bush on Tuesday 2nd instant, about mid-day, may beffl laid to the charge of a gang of thnflf; at work for Mr, Smith, the contraoj the road skirting on the east sidjr bush. The men in question werjf close to where the fire commence^ 6 is supposed that a fire lit by thepvpurpose of boiling their billy ojpb, municated with the. dry f enjcnd which abounds in that locjpread nor'-wester blowing at thejflßxteni and increased the flames to Jteir pr° that it was impossible to ajf -the fir' gress. Fortunately the cjpthe bus 1 has been through that poj[it up, a n^- \ which has been considerjf '\ oss of the 1 previously burnt, so tufi c fire wouW I timber is not so hea-^ ae vhas e en indicate. Still muc«£ firewood and done, and large quanjt" have been posts and fails, slajr ' ence d in the destroyed. The fiJKUion 4312,* north-eastern P or Mr aOX i section. No. passed through flr\ B UC kley a» d 4310, through »° x seve nteen acres, M'Lean's. :.sectigP )I nl. e f Messrs through the ce S u P S section tffc, Rhodes's sectiqjf o - is the conr. Atnongat the * s^3j S« 6f posts prepare* o^ x r v ■ ralShpw Ya#v ■-.:;.. ■ '■■'