PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 256, 24 October 1873, Page 2

PROVINCIAL.

■:">'":'.'. '■']].' " T 'Napier; October 23. All. the immigrants arrived per Paterson are engaged. The sheep brought by the Claud for Messrs McLean & Kinross are regarded by competent judges as the beat lot ever arrived in the province. "'They are in every respect tbe same sheep , which sold at the Skipton shew for £211 each. ' -The wool is nnsarpassea for fineness, dvennees, and density. The Herald state* on authority that since Tawbiao's visit to Alexandra communication between 'the King, the settlers^ and the . Natives is.more frequent and cordial. . A large Native meeting will be held at Tauranga in a few days to consider the effect of the session. - - -. ■/■ '>/." L "... ' -V Wellington, October 23. At a meeting of the City Council to-day it was resolved to spend £5,000 on a new hall, to be built as soon as possible. The City Surveyor is to prepare plans, and agedflcationa are to be submitted to the Council atf the next meeting. : The prospectus of the New Zealand Times Newspaper Company has been issued. Tbe capital is to be £l0;000; in shares of £2 eacti. Mr Vogel's name is amongst the directors. Mr Moorhenae .is to, be solicitor.,, ..It is intended to (jntße Ice paper, ai .Tept eseatativ<s one -for the colony. The prospectus Bays 3,509 shares have already been applied for. . ' •-,• „, . ■.•: October 24. ; Mr Henry Anderson, a Provincial Government clerk, started up $o the West Coast to-day to • collect facts, with a view to the preparation of the Wellington portion of the Immigration bandbook, which Mr Vogel will edit ; All the single girls per E P. Bouverie were engaged Instantly ,at rates varying from 7s to Us a week. .. ' ' ' /t - '" '' ' : The' Growers' assistants are determined to make a stand for early hours. UTte/Mlowfng " cld^artinents^are 'transferred from the Colonial Secretary to the Minister o* Public .'» Works:— Public domains, public buildings, and .Coloqial-^pch^eqt a - rf . The Colonial Treasurer takes Tthe control of the Government Annuities, with an alteration of " -houip of oißce" attendance afierthe Ist November, Qfroni 9.8b «^ni- ! to 4SO p m ./and off Saturday sto 2 p.m., half an hour to be allowed in the middle .< o| thejlay; |op. luncheon. : Arrap^enjentai y£\\ be made* so that* .the pfltees.will not be |eft^mpiy: ThV N^wPaper Company is trying to purchßse 7ji({tptkdtiit. " v> " -Wanganui^ October 24. Arbngemente are being made for a day's racing at' Wanganni on Kew Year's Day, to sup- ,. plonent-the Begatta attractions, ih x consequence <A ihe' postponement o^tbe Bangkikei pracet. 1&4 Charles EdwardTsas arnved. Thq Go-ahead, cattle laden for Auckland, is detained by the weather. ' "_ _ Christchurch, October 23. ri^sOTt&>glmea' f "do not think the Auckland .. handicaps unfair to the Southern horses. * {^.If has been decided to give a ball to the Governor doring his viait. him .- ;" - ; . . October 24. The Ucited Boating Clnb decided last night tbtt the Jtaterprovindal Eestatta is to be be held in' the. river Wainiakariri, at Eaiapoi, in the latter • end of March. ..The carpenters and joiners Society last night ' resolved to demand an increase of wages of Is ind^ if refused, to discontinue work on "If',.': ;, . Dunedin, October 24. -"AfAr&t. ?agaie, schooner, from San Franjdic&JJMie left on the 3rd September. Great > r qasrrels are taking place in the New York labor market, and the police have been called in to pro- ' :tect the non-sodety men from the assaults of the •odsty.men. . ■y\\ Sixteen Catholic ecbools have been' opened at Brooklyn^ wi& 30/100 scholars. The priests are ctamoring for moie echool*. There is a breakdown o£ ftetomiaoßwhoQlayrtem.

•^ A ehip is off Ocean Beach, supposed to be the Lady Jocelyn, • . '•'-..;., ...; s •]": - Alexandra, October 23. ■ A large meetiDg of Natives was held at Kuiti, at Tawbiao's house-warming {yesterday. ,Mr Mackay meets iheKingitea thereon Friday. ; ; \ w ,i=., October. 23. Sj£Th'e Goveraor'tllreception was.not equal to Sir G, Boyen'e. Tli£ majority of the shops were open. The "Voluateershidtuiod a Guard of Honor. The Governor ihapSecfed the Volunteers, and thanked the people for turning out so well at such abort notice. . The affair was very taoie altbf gether. . : The Hydaspes immigrants are obtaining employment rapidly. All the single women were . engaged immediately. Mr M'Kellar, the Collector of Customs at Auckland, is to be trans erred to Wellington. The Mechanics Institute have resolved to hold an exhibition of Fine Arts at Christmas. Arrived: Mission schooner Southern Crosa. v October 24. I jMr Buckland reports fat cattle at 30s to 33s per lOOlbs; wether 8 in wool, ssd; shorn, 4d per lb.; lambs, 12s to 21s ; merino wethers, Us to 17a. Mrßihney reports hams and bacon coming forward freely. Good salt, 9d to 9Jd; cheese, inclined recede at 8d; oats, 5b Id to 5s 3d; Canterbury flour unsaleable, as the bakers do not care to use it. Eeefton, October 23. The Golden Fleece, from 409 tons of stone, yeilded 2,250 ounces of amalgam, estimated to give 750 ounces of melted gold.