PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 46, 23 February 1874, Page 2

PROVINCIAL.

Christchurch, F bruary 23. Mr R. H Rhodes having resigned hit* seat in the Gtndrftl Assembly for Akaroa, Mr W Montgomery, President of the Fr vin<*ial Ex ecutive, and Mr Pilliett, ii-ru-eily Resident Magistrate of Akaroa, have offered theum-lve-** candidate! for the seat. Dunedin, Fe\ 21. The Athenaeum Committee have decided to open between two and six o'clock on Sunday afternoons. Most of the immigrants by the Mongol have elected to remain in Otago, although originally shipped for Wellington aod Auckland. The mtsj ority have already landed. The 4 Guardian' reporter has Interviewed Mr Holloway, who comes in charge of the Mongol's paesengers Mr Holloway is going to make a tour through the Northern Provinces to report to the H>me Association. He does not think there -will be any difficulty in getting a full supply offimmigrants for New Zealand He himself before coming out succeeded in getting over 800 in lt;8B than a month. Auckland, Feb. 23. A Newcastle telegram slates that petroleum springs have been discovered near Rahiu Pakekoe, eleven miles from Newcastle. [Fbom a Cokbesondeht.] The share market ia firmer. National Insurance shires, 23s 6d; Soutn British, 455; Bank of • New Zealand, JGI7 5s j National •Bank, 64b.*