PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 223, 16 September 1873, Page 2

PROVINCIAL.

Wellington, September 15. The Immigrantg Lands Bill provides for granting land to the value of £10 to the head, and each member, of a family paying their own passages to the colony. Blenheim, September 16. The ketch Kestrel is totally wrecked, Auckland, September 15, TheCity of Auckland haa arrived from Lon- - don, ninety-nine days out. blie brings twenty saloon and twenty-three steerage passengers, all well Mr. Hewlett, the third officer, was ilrowr.e 1 on the passage. Grahamstown, September 16. A great fire occurred here last night. Tookey's mine workmen escaped with difficulty. The fire was extinguished by the Jb'ire Brigada and Pumping AMotiation^MaHgHjßgflHjHH

7 The extent of the damage done is unknown. The Immigration question is regarded as the principal one of the session, and the test of the • stability of the Government. A strong attempt will be made in tho Upper House to throw out the Provincial Loans Bill. • \ Christchurch, September 15. The demand. for National Insurance shares continues. \ The early closing mbvement is a failure. . Dunedin, 16th. The Taieri river is heavily flooded.' i •■. Lieutenant Muir, Gunner Reid, Captain Goldie, Lieutenant Wilson, and Privates Miller, Lacey, and Christie will represent Otago at the Intercolonial Firing at Melbourne. The Jockey Club decided that £200 shall be run for on St Andrew's day, and £1500 during three days in March.