PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 252, 23 October 1872, Page 2

PROVINCIAL.

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Aticklakd, October 22 The General Government bave purchased the Island of MotuiM:,for £3000, for a .quarantine station. _ "?'^tV rf(l^ledo%Wiis r^Bti^ers^ai, sellers £ 15. SMpef 1 tn'arket duly. » ~" |?| £-| I S The half-yearly jmeetin'g of the Bank of ||pvg| Zealand wra'g held'atjioon to-day. Tlie di^ectors^ report that, in consequence of the slack deman-.i for money in the colony, the profit is less than Jaafe.-jyearr.-:-£T-hey-:express:a hopet lTafethederelop^= raent of commerce will make the profits greater. The f 'profit f(©theTJiaTf-yeaf ending: ber 30, afrer making provision for doubtful dtbts, ~wa"s~S3B',7^ol~llielialanlcp^rirndivi"de"d""pn March 30 was 6.(^0,. m»kjuig a .total for division of £46,360. They rcco'mitferid the" appropriation of -£3T,SW~ia' "diyidenxl B'r^viTiclri"s""cgritv i atefft"to" l^.lperjcftnt.'thu's 16aving'.i bailafacelto profic and' loss account. The dividend; will be payable tomorrow. . . , f> . . : .r. rrrrfr --j., r ( -^ T NA.Pi;EKi Qcto.ber.r23. #. . : ih_e ; rumored r Chatham-,lslßfldj-. ontbrfeak- origin, nated i%,ar : nnsapp.r t ehpßsion;iof j,he:are.£ult:Of the Native meeting. f _ r , . rpr . ...., v „ .. f ..., Ciiitf'TcmJKcrij October 23. The Press has f.pubHshesb a= rseries of articles condei.Bnatory of the Governor's treatment of MnStaflbrd; U;. says. that his.cooduct:wa«underhanii and rcrvid.ip.ußi- and .■pY&yiag.. into •the'/hftiißs of the .Opposition ; that Mr..?taffocdidid'ndtiirose office fairly, bu.t,.by^a:Co£nlsinadod i.r-of nth^. iGov'e'ri nor and Opposition, and the .Governoif/ by; doidg it, has confidence ? of' -tlibae who, had wpr>Qiwith.hirn. „, " w.'r) :-.r*i') i A- meeting has. been, .held aAJMount Ida- to con- ' sider the tramway .question^.;;'-! :■, rtr.rv}' ~ rrii^. ! "• '_'' | --■ Invebcaboill, •Odt6]ier;'2Xj At the "inquest on-the bodies 'of'tfie'lihree droWned ctiildi-en, a verdict of- wilful ''mnr'der 1 was returned fflgainstr the/Woman;W-hittiß*giY/ •*.-.;< vrr.yT i - : " ;;: . [ .■';:;:■'■•■'• r^'HoKYTdci^O'cT^er'S 1 *: \ Arrived : -. ! -Rangitot6 r and Abbriglde^fronF-Mel-'bourne, ,>■'•:^-- r^ .-ysw.- '. ■' .-^;ot>h;;'.>