INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 153, 30 June 1874, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

; : . 7 . -, -., ; Auckland, June 29. MrW. & Birirey ; reports, the provision 'and grain market firm. Oats, 5s 6d; barley,' 6s; wheat, 6s ,4d to 6s 6dj flour, £14 to ' £ \ 4 10s; bran, £10; : pollard, £i0; peas and beans. 'ss 6d ; ; cheese, Bd per lb; butter, Is 3d; .Jia'mS-and.iacqri, lOi to lid Of maize the . ißtoek in "first handsls very low. ;;V >The.Uhamber of Commerce has adopted a memorial to the General Government pro- : testing against _ a . pamphlet issued by Dr Feaiherßt«n,Jn.wliich_.Auckland is compared mtftvypjnbly with the other provinces. V_.,t;T/he Victoria has arrived from Sydney,, "which P^rtshe left,cn tl>e 22nd. She brings 86 passengers and a full cargo. Sales of National Bank 675; Fiji Bank 555; .^CroWii .'Prince 29s 3d; Queen of the Thames ."7ij.buyifs.South.Briti?h:4Bs 6d; City of London: 263} Cure 12s 6d; sellers National insurance 30s; South British 50s. ■ ■ <;; Dunbdin, June 29. :t ':At a .large meeting of the Waterworks ' Cs6mpaiiy''held yesterday, the conditional liagreeme.nt between the Directors and the • .Corporation for the Bale of the works was r .ratified..,, ' „-., " ' Ltttelton, June 29. — The Stonehouae has arrived from London •after a passage of eighty days; she haß 446 • boulb, all .well. The, Rakaia has cleared for ■■■'•■ 'London. :..-.. , •'•<.<:'.. Gbahamstown, June 29. The meo working on the Pumping Associa-"-tioh's shaft have struck for „ nine shillings a '• day.- The Manager acceded to their demand. Wellington, June SO. "''■ ' H.M.S. Challenger has arrived, after making a long passage, having had to put back to Sydney after being two days out. -"•' She also had rough weather on reaching tbis coast, and took shelter in. Port Hardy from Wednesday last till Saturday morning. The . deepest soundings taken across were 2600 ifathoms. The bottom was Band and mud ' until almost within sight of New Zealand, T*hen it became rocky aod shallowed suddenly. j: .About ten miles from the port one of the crew, named Edward Wilton, who was stands' ; ing in the chains, waa washed away by the eea. Be was not missed for a few minutes, /but the vessel waa soon rounded to, but no n Sign of biro was visible. Her date ot departure ia not decided yet. Alter leaving Wellington she ia to go to Auckland, unless the Otago people induce the scientific staff to pay them a visit, as they will make every endeavor to do. After a week's stay bt Auckland she goes to Ngatoboc and the Fiji -Islands, and after cruising some time iu Polynesia generally, she will proceed to Hong Kong, which she will. make her main station , fjr coaling and re-fitting. The rough pastage & prevented soundings being taken as eatisP»factorily as could be wished. vY^Upwards nf 5000 shares have been taken up . "t^T the new Colonial Bank. Tt ia expected tn^t the. whole number of '20,000 will be taken: tip, as they are being applied fOr freely in j-jhe country districts, especially Wanganui. '.'■"■. . . CfIBiBTCHUROH, June 29,. Mr De Bourbel reports as follows : — Buyers of National Insurance, 295; National Bank, 655"; Sourh British, 48s; Shipping Company, 14s ; Standard Insurance, 13s. Sellers: ■ National insurance, '30s ; National Bank, 66b 6d; South British, 50s ; Shipping Comra pany, 15s; Standard Insurance, 13s 6d. ' <^ Council to-night Mr Maskeil will move that trains be run on all a the branches of the railway on Sundays. - * ihe' 'Mi&eum continues to be visited by ; immense numbers of persons on Sundays, j

A meeting of members of the Kaiapoi public library is called to consider the question of opening the library and reading room on Sunday.

Napier, June 30. A crowded meeting was held in the Council Chamber last night. A resolution was Unanimously carried that the town of Napier be constituted into a Municapality. The Superintendent occupied the Chair.