INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 293, 11 December 1874, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

' : .. 4 Napieb,Friday. The proclamation creating Napier a Municipality has been received. Mr Routledge, M P,C., has been appointed secretary, and Mr A. F. Sutton, M.P.C., treasurer, of the new Jockey Club. The races wil probably be he'd next March. , Wemjkgton, Thursday. Dr. Hector is informed by MaaAPalmer thatP.ofe-sor Peters, the Ainqmtr astronomer at Queenstown, t ays that'he^ft^ood obserrations of the first and second contact in the ingress of Veauvbnt lost the egres^ The Presbyterian General Assembly has passed a reso ntion that in order to facilitate the completion of the union of the churches in Otago and Southland, the parties should nave the right of appeal in cases of discipline and doctrine. Messrs Drausfield and Moorhouse are both candidates for the Mayoralty of Wellington. It his be^n intimated to the Government that the Governor desires to land in .Wellington as quietly as possible. The Mayor and Corporation, and several members of the General Government will meet hia Excellency on the wharf, and an address of welcome will be presented, to him. Be will thertylrive to Pin rniiihjo^T inn 'In the Court of Appeal, judgment was delivered this morning ia the case of the Hokitika and Greymouth Tramway Company eeriiu the Westland County Council. The Court unanimously held that the tramway wea not a work of public -utility in the meaning of the Act bnt was a matter of private enter* prise for "private profit, just as mirth as baker's sbopr also might be called of "public utility" in a sense. (2) That such a body as the County Council, possessing such limited powers could not charge the future revenue, first, because no similar body had the power of dealing with future revenue; and, second, because it was clear that the General GovermnentyJiad no intention of conferring any suchypower; tnerefoMyjfrcpntracY on which the action in'the NS^fi^mfcjfaa brought was clearly ultra vire;aA the Connty,^^kil had no power to any cSmkaot/ti The appeal was disaitsed Tritb co4s.'-lt was deemed unnecessary to review the other grounds of appeal. Thnradsy .evenin g. A proclamation in to-day's Gazette declares the following provinces to be brought under the operation of the inspection of Micbincry Act: —Auckland, Taranafci,^ fuelling ton, Marlborough, Canterbury, Otsgo) and Westland. Mr Joseph Naecarrow^ gatetted chief inspector of machinery. . - - In the Court of Appeal t>day Judje Johnston snnounced that judgment in the Mariwbeun* gold-mining c&e woull be delivered at the nest sittings—ny one of the three judges who had taken part in the arguments and it sbonld he regarded as the decision of the Court if fiere were no objections. None were raised HtThe Presbyterian General will conclude its sittings this evening when the Moderator, will deliver hij closing address. '■, Friday. It is advertised that the reclaimed land baa been withdrawn from mJe-ia consequence of amggapd&ts entered ltdb\y the l-'roviacial Governmedt with the Municipal Council. The Presbyterian General Assembly prorogued last night. A.'resolution hai been passed recommending that steps be, wiken with a view to increasing the ttfpenl to country clergymen. It wss aho resolved that the flret week of next year be agreed upon as a time for special effort throughout the whole of the New Zealand Presbyteriaa Church, witli a view to arising a spirit of religious revival &c in Scotland at preetnt. The next meeting of the General Assembly is to be held at Cbristchurch in December, 1875 Aucklahd, Thursday afternooD. The Governor is bar bound at Manuakau, the bar being too bad for the Luna to cross it She will carry the mail. :' Thursday evening. The Luna leaves to-morrow morning at eight o'clock. The mails are not sorted yet, all tbe mailß for the colony beingvmixe^ up, owing to tbe want of a mail agent. ' The Cyphrenea has sailed. V Mr Ssunders reports sales of Queen oK the May at 6s 6i. Buyers: Bank ot' New lanl, £18; City of London, 263. Seller*: National Bank, 70s; Fiji Bank, 52s 6d; South\ British, 495; CtiledoDians, £5. Bldfe, Friday. The steamer Claud Hamilton left Melbourne at 6 p.m. on the sth, and arrived at the Bluff at daylight this morning. She brings 34 faloon and 35 steerage passengers, and 280 tons of cargo for all ports. She sails for Dnnedin at 5 p.m.