PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 47, 24 February 1874, Page 2

PROVINCIAL.

Wellington, Feb. 23. -The booths gate,! snd correct card of the races to be held on the Hutt course were sold for £2 0. Ihe revenue for the pact week was £3372. Mr B.>mith has resigned the appointment of Provincial Auditor. Much inconvenience iacartsetJ to tradesmen in consequence. The foremast hands of the Albion struck last night just before her sailing South. The cooks and stewards had to assist to take the vessel oiit. • The following horses have accepted for tbe Wellincton Cip: Mr Watt's Hatred, Mr "Watt's Batter, Mr Campbell's brown filly by Traducer, Mr Brown's Lochinvar. Auckland, Feb. 23. -wTbe;City Council parsed a resolution »p---proyi g of the Western snringn recommended by Mr Moriarty as a source of water supply. , A deputation to Mr Vognl urged the new s city for the Legislation allowing tbe use of darns to drive timber down the creeks Mr Yogel sgreed, and said he regretted the Legislation last session was influenced by personal disputes. . -In answer tb a deputation, Mr Yogel stated that the Government were anxious to extrnd the railway to the south as rapidly as possi ble 1 hey had offt-red £500 per m nih ior completion of the Wnikativ tiie within contract time. : He said that tht Kaipara railway to Kiverhead would be finished tbis year, and that the construction of the ca'deto AuHtraiia Wutdbq., belayed owing to the Syoney Governmintnothaying presented the proposal to Pailiamtnc whie in session There is a considerable exolus of miners from the Thames find Coromandel for the Palmer Rv: r digging*, Queensland, t'Mr Yogel witl be entertained at a banquet at the Tbainea to-morrow. The Superintendent was enthusiastically received by the natives at Rotorua, who presented a memorial urging that steps be taken tb stop travellers from disfiguring the natural terraces by writing names and the breaking of specimens Mr Alex. Saunders reports sales .of South British at 455; Golden Calf, 245; OldWhuw, £3 17s6d; Aiburnia, 5s 9d; City of London, 21s. Buyers : National Insurance, 23s 6d; bouth British, 455; Golden Oalf, 23s 6d. Sullivan remains in Auckland. He was sent to Onehunga to embark in tbe Phoebe when he declined going, in consequence ot which tbe keeper remained with bim Tbe Auckland authorities are said to be puzzled to know What to do with him. .:. VY.-'-L , Grahametown, Feb. 24. , -The Sapdrintendtot and party will meet Mr;Vogei at the banquet this eveniDg. Mr RfchardbOn, Minister of Public Works, and Mr CarratberS, Ebgineer-in-Cbief, are visiting the Waterworks. ■ r A large party is expected •Übe^guet. * - •