PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 69, 21 March 1874, Page 2

PROVINCIAL.

~.'.-.\- Auckland,March 2'. Mr Alexander Saundors reports Alburnia shares at fin 9d; City of London, 225; Sor>s of Freedom, £5; Union Beach, 26a. Buyers: Na&fcnil Id&uuhmkjj£&Os; Bright Smile, 655, jJpSSPlwnwoTaeley has received the envoy of"thp King of Ashantee at Folmanch, and eenttiirh back to Coomassie with a draft of the treaty of peace The King of Adamese leaves Ashantee and becomes an ally of Englarid. Nafieb, March 21. The confiscated block at Patutabi, Poverty Bay, is to be cut up and ■ old by auction in sections; on the flats, 40 and 100 acres; on the hilh, 500 aud 1000. The total acreage is eojodo;. Tenders aro called for the reclamation of fifteen acres adjoining the new wharves at-Pott Ahuriri. r.■.■••--■ Hokitika, March 21. In the Supreme Court", the case of Iteqina v. T.eyy, for attempting to murder the overseer,'.Fergus n, broke down through a flaw in th^indictment. '_.■;..' Christchuhch, March 20. •The nomination for the Superintendence for the elect'on takes place on Monday. The present Superintendent, Mr Rolleston, is likely to have a walk over. A general holiday is to bs proclaimed for tbejnterprovincial Rrgatta. The banquet to tbe:visiting crews takes place on Monday, Mdrch 30tb. the Superintendent in tho chair. Royßej'Stea'J, and Co. report wheat firm at 4? 9d to 4s lOd; barley, 5s to 54 3d; oats, quotations nominal; flour, £11 10s to £12 at the mills;.butter, 11 Jd to Is; cheese, 6d to 6Jd. '«.,,-. Dunedin, March 20. The bitting for tho Dunedin Cup is—Lurline, 3 to 2; Terapleton, sto 2 ; Atlas, 3 to 1;? Calumny, 3 tol; Earl of Lyrine, sto 1; raraw'lienua, 6 to 1; Timbuiioi, 6 to 1; Gossip and gpritsfli', 7 to 1. (jittle.per lOOlbs of medium quality, 15s tol'7s6d; sheep, half breds, Us 6d to 12s; fat Jambs, in wool, 9s 6d; shorn, 6s fid; store cattle, .£2 5» to £4 10s; store sheep, 6s to Bs. Grain—Prime whea+, 4s 9d to 4s 10d; old oU«, scarce, 4s 3d; new crop, 3s 8d to Ss 101. The inquiry in reference to the sickness on board the Scimitar is now going on. It is conducted with closed doors, in order to repor *»to the Government. The reporters are not admitted.