PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 267, 6 November 1873, Page 2

PROVINCIAL.

,w> t November 6.' An extraorditfary^geWßloD^of the Cbuneil opene<flo«day, The ~Su permieridenY re-' viewed._the_Beßßlpn_pf_Parliftment as regards Wejlwetpn, and referred, with ."sattafactiod.'tp.the payqieijt' p'f ;£|S,OQO 'fc>,the Colonial Government, for which a portion of the^ unreclaimed harboir'land was hypothecated; On &c release ofjib£ said land, contrary <o general predictipK, 'the Executive decided to make an application for a losorof JEIOO.OQO on., the same security, with'-tWe iigention of deyoira^' the remahiMg'£7s,ooo^ pafpAaes of Tecla-^ mation, inclading;a scheme for the exten-'; sion of the fairway from Pipitea to th« reclaimed land. He was happy to qtate that the money cdnld be raised without difficult^ from a local company —- the Wellington Truat, Loan, and Investment Company,.witfe.; every. prbipect: that ihe Bcbei&e'.mll yield the province a profit of £50,000,, .Iffter , paying tba borrowed £100,000/ It was" gratifying aho'to be able tp'irepprfc the ready acquiescence 1 of theßan.k.qf New ia, an application for an :6ver^r§ft of JSSO.QOO, being proof of -tlje.liigh credit which prudeat of their financial affairs bad given the province. An Act will be sob-

mitted without delay authorising the construction of certain roads and bridges. The Provincial Government had already selected six additional surveyors and four engineers, to enable the works to be carried out vigorously. The Court of Appeal sits here on Monday . Mr Justice Johnston arrives from Wanganui on Saturday, the Chief Justice per Ladybird. Mr Justice Chapman is not expected to leave Dunedin till the 13th instant. The compositors are about taking steps to establish a Typographical Association. The death-rate for the last few months has been unusually low, only nineteen having died during the month of October. Christchurcb, 'November 6. The Calcutta sweep for the Jockey i Club Handicap attracted a great crowd last night at TaitersaU's. The value of the sweep was £204. The prices fetched were as follows: — Tambourini £66, Gossip £51, iTraitor £18, Kakapo £18, Mabel £15, Malabar, £4. " The banquet last night was largely attended. The Superintendent lays the foundation Bto!je of a handsome stone Congregational Church to-day. The Superintendent has been elected to represent the Institute as the Governor of the New. Zealand Institute. The Governor is expected to arrive on -Monday next. He desirea that there may not be a processioij, but will hold a levee. He w^li be eßcorted from the station by the Cavalry. The City Council will present an address at the levee. Dunedin, November 6. The next meeting of the Otago Institute . will nominate the Governor as a member of the Institute. The Synod passed a resolution regretting the prevailing intemperance, and resoived to do the most in their power to abate it. Port Chalmers, November 6. The Lady Jocelyn waß towed up and anchored at the quarantine ground at tfaree o'clock this morning. Sickness is still raging on board of diphtheria and scarlet fever. Nine deaths occurred on the voyage out, and six are now ailing. The Quarantine Board of Health visited her at noon. Arrived: Solid, brigantine, from Melbourne, after a passage of eight days. ■i '.'■ Tauranga, November 6. ! . Mr Williamson's committee are actively canvassing down the coast. They state : that nearly every native vote is secured, and that Mr Lusk and. Mr Dargaville are almost certain to be distanced on the East Coast. • Auckland, November 6. The Basilisk has arrived from Tauranga. No business doing, everybody busy electioneering. Betting, 2 to 1 on Williamson. National Insurance buyers, 28s, sellers, 80s; Caledonians, £14; Moanatairi, 455 ; Alburnas, 40s; Tokatea, 28s; National / Bank, 47s 6d; South British, 46s to 47s 6d ; Bank of New Zealand, £16 ss.