PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 229, 23 September 1873, Page 2

PROVINCIAL.

Wellington, September 22. Sailed : Luna, for the North. A detachment of Armed Constabulary are passengers by her for Waikatb. The argument regarding the William Tapscott's prisoners was continued to-day, The annual report of the New Zealand Institution shows that during the past five yearß 445 communications were read. Of these, 286 were printed at length in the Transactions. The members of the Institute number 563. The accounts show a balance in band of £181 13s 3d. Captain Moresby, R N., has lectured to tbe Institute on New Guinea. The tender of John Beaton, of Wellington, for the erection of tbe Taranaki Steel and Iron Company's furnace has been accepted. Amount £3219. Cablegrams sent home for prices of firebricks. September 23. The Independent to-day alleges that there was a disposition on the part of the Government yeßterday to allow the proposals for Provincial borrowing to sand over until next sefsioD, and a canvass was made amongst tbe Government supporters to induce them to agree to this course. The Government has now iteteni.ined not to depart from their programou, but will submit to the House a series of bills authorising certain provinces to horrow under the terms and general conditions contained in tbe original bill thrown out by the Upper House. Napier, Spptember 22. The eea is very rough. Communication with the fthippiog in stopped.

Christchurch, September 22. The immigrants perPunjaub have been landed on Ripa Island, the quarantine station. The fever is now abating. Rees, a Dunedin man, won the handicap flat race. Fox wants Harriß to make another match, over hurdleß. Grahamstown, September 22. James and David Sampson, charged with specimen stealing from the Golden Crown mine, have been remanded. Lyttelton, September 22. The Schieballion drove from her anchorage yesterday, and narrowly escaped wreck. She was rescued by the steamer Maori. The Schiehallion had cleared for London. New Plymouth, September 22. The Parikia meeting is ovsr. Tairoa promised that roads and telegriphs should be made: Auckland, September 22. Caledonians, £12 53; Bank of New Zealand, £16 12s 6d; South British (sellers), £2 ss. Alexandra, September 22. Purukutu is showing himself again between Wharepapa and Kihikihi. Christchurch, September 23. The applications for National Insurance shares here have reached 55,000. There are twenty-three cases of fever at the quarantine station, amongst the passengers per Punjaub, eight of which are considered dangerous Dunedin, September 23. The final selection of representatives at the Intercolonial Rifle Match has resulted in Richardson, Lacey, Goldie, and Reid being chosen.