PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 87, 13 April 1874, Page 2

PROVINCIAL.

Bluff, April 11. The Gladstone has completed her loading, and takes 2?50 biles and 1350 bags wheat, and 500 bags flour. She sails for London on Thursday. April 12. The b.s. Otago, Captain M'Lean, arrived at the Bluff at 2-30 p m. on the 12th, having left Melbourne at 545 p.m. on the 7th, making the passflge in 4 days 17 honre. She brings the English mail. 250 tons of cargo, 39 saloon, and 50 steerage passengers for all ports She sails for JDunedin at 6 o'clock this evening. April 13. The William Davie, 85 days from London, arrived on Sunday. She brings 185 immigrants, all well. Nine infants died on the passage. New Plymouth, April 13. The agent of the N.Z S.S. Company has received notice that no more cargo will be brought by the Company's steamers. The Herald says it is a foolish act, as the southern merchants will ba the sufferers, because the storekeepers here will remove the trade to Auckland, and other steamers are obtainable. Auckland* April 13. Mr Meikle, the engineer of the Murray, has tested the coal Irom the Whangarei mine lately opened, and reports it equal to the Bay of Islands coal. It burns more frrcely, with a clear flame and less smoke. He believes it will be found equal to any in New Zealand. Minnie Qarrick, a Woodlark im migrant, charged with infanticide, was fouud guilty of concealment of birth only, and was sentenced to twelve months' iroprisonmenr. Mr Alex. Saunders reports sales of South British at 49a; Watchman, 7s 6d ; Old Whau, £7; Coleban, 8s 91; Cure, 10s; Alburnia, 355; Hero of the Thames, 57s 6d; Fiji Bank, 48s ; Small Standard, 12s 6d. Buyers, Standard, 12s. Gbahamstown, April 13. The gold returns for the week reached nearly 5000 ounces. - The shar? market is active and a good deal of business is doing. A petition has been got up, and is beicg numerously signed, praying for tho release of the Thames manager, convicted of a breach of the Quartz-crushing Eegulations by the " machinations of the police." Chbistchurch, April 13. Mr Debourbel reports eellerß National Insurance, 32s 6d; National Bank, 77*; South British, 48s; Shipping Company, 22s; Standard Insurance, 15s. Buyers: National Insurance, 328; National Bank, 765 ; South British, 475; Shipping Company, 20s ; Standard Insurance, 13s. The damnge done to tho Christchurch and West Coast road by the late floods is very great. Several miles have been entirely destroyed, and several thousands of pounds will be required to effect the ne; essary repairs. Dunedin, April 11. Mr Hullir delivered a long address on emigration last night; a large number were present. Ho said that until all the lands liws were^ altered in Otago, ho could not advise English laborers to corns out here, as the squatting interest was too strong. He blamed the people themselves for this state.of things, and spoke very strongly against the way immigrants were treated on board ship. His address, including the answers to questions put to him, lasted two hours. A man named M'Pherson was present, who tried to interrupt the proceedings, but was not allowed to address the meeting. Commercial. — Kerosene, Is lOd to Is lid; hay, £7 to .£7 10s; straw, £2; oatmeal £23; ne\f hay, £4; flour £11 16s to £13; prime wheat 4b 3d to 5s 8d; good feed oats, 4s 3d to 4s 6d; maize, 5s Id; bran, £4 10s per ton; new. potatoes, £7 to £8 per ton; onions, provincial, £8, imported, £14 per ton; bacon, M ls„d; ham, lid; cheese, £3 Is 2d to £7; butter, Is 4d to Is 6d; eggs, scarce; pollard, £5 per ton; beef, £1 5b to £2 per lOOlbs.;

mutton 3d to f>d; veal 4d to 6d; turkeys, very scarce; fowls, 5s to 6^ per pair. [from correspondents _ Auckland, April 13. The sharemarket is improving. "National Bank, 7fis; Nntionnl Insurance, 81s; South British 495 ; Standard, 12s 6d; Auckland Gas, l!e; Eiji B.uk, 48s. Reefton, April 8. The flood here wai very heavy, but the damage is inconsiderable. A hundred pounds will replace everything.