INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 118, 19 May 1874, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, May 19. The Provincial Council is prorogued. , Chbistohubch, May 19. Mr Deßourbrl reports buyers of National Bank shares at 675; South British*, M9s; Shipping Cpmpaoy, 15s; Standard Insurance, 15s 6d. Sellers, National Insurance, 30 s; .National Bank, 70s; South British, Sis; Shipping Company, 20s; Standard Insurance, 16s. , : His Excellency Mr DuCane, the Governor of Tasmania, arrived here on Saturday evenit g, and after stopping a few days will proceed overland to Dunedin. Almost the entire vocal and musical : strength of the Koyal English Opera .Company performed Mozart's Twelfth Mass, and selections from Mozart's No. 1 and Rossini's Stabat Mater at the. Catholic Church on Sunday. The church was crowded, and numbers were unable to obtain admission. ' Dun*din, May 18. At the half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the national Insurance Company held today, about 150 shareholders were present. The report and balance-sheet -were adopted, and after a discussion it was resolyed that a dividend of five per cent for the half-year be declared. Proposals have been laid before the Provincial Council for the construction of several new branch lines of railway. The construction of lines already authorised and those now proposed will cost about half a million The Superintendent proposes to apply to the • General Assembly at its next session for autbotity to raise a loan not exceeding •£SOO/100, for the construction of those works, land, to be set apart as special security for such loan. The Margaret Galbraith, the eleventh wool chip of the. season, clears out of Port Chalmers for Lop. don with a cargo valued at £54,289. Jshe takes wheat and flour to the value of ■£5,219. , , • • ,; / Nbw Plymouth, May 18. The Council re-opened to-day. Major Atkinson announced that on Friday his Honor-sent for 'him and asked him to assist in forming a Government, which he had agreed to, and accepted the office of Provincial

Secretary, therefore the business of tho Council would, be conducted by Mr Standisb and himself conjointly for tbe future. Auckland, May 18 - At the Auckland Police Court Macfarlane called Mr Beckharu, Jt,M , on the bench. . Mr Beep, Harris' ounsel^ objected to proceed on the grounds that Mactarlane was closeted with Mr Beckhaoi, subsequent to laying information, and had reported whole circumstances to the Government; be was content to abide the result Mr Beckhasn said he had not seen the information when he .had the interview wilh Macfarlane, and no evidence being called he dismissed both charges. May 19. National Benk, 47s 6d ; Caledonians, £10 12s €<1; Union Beach, 19s; Sons of Freedom, 80s. Buyers: Bauk of New Zealand, £17 ss; Thames, 70s. Sellers: South British, 53s 6d; National Insurance, 32a. ■ "' "; Ai.iixa.ndba, May 18. The Eingitea have decided to leave us alone and have no communication whatever. A permanent, aukati lias teen established at the old place. Orahiri Wurnkutu, in charge, and anotherone at Otcwa, near Kihi Kihi, Te Kooti betDg in ' charge, as numbers of them have muize for sale. Gbuymooth, May 19. In the Cohdon Police Court yesteriay, Patrick Warron and John Warren, accommodation house-keepers at Ten Mile Creek, wtre charged wiih cattle stealing. Fifteen witnesses were examined, and the evidence was strongly against the accused, who were committed for trial. Bail was accepted, tbe two Warrens in two sureties of £250 each, jind Fitzgerald in two sureties of £100 each The case occupied the Court until late last evening.