INTER-PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 300, 19 December 1874, Page 2

INTER-PROVINCIAL.

Ddkedd.% Saturday. Malone, formerly rider of Captain KutchinBon's race horses, in a letter to the Guardian, denies the Captain's statement to the Jockey Club that he dismissed him for wilfully pulling his colt in the previous race. He says that he only dismissed him b caus • his services wee not required daring the winter, and that he asked him to go back. He demands a piblic apology, otherwise he will have recourse to legal proceedings. Wei li>~gto2t, Friday. Mr O'Shea reports :— Flour, stationary, at £13 10s; wheat limited, no sal? ; oats, shoft supply, 6s 3d; maize, scarce, 7s 6d; bams, sc-.ro-, ts4d; bacon. Is Id to Is 2U: cheese JOJd to Is. The Wanpanm Cu<tomß returns for the fortnight were £1410, which is aa unuaually larse amount The Times and Pott strongly condemn the appointment of Sir Arthur Gordon as Governor cf Fiji The Post gays it is currency reported that Mr Traversas declined tne appointment of Attorney-General, offered him by the Government, contingent on Mr Pr nd rgast's elevat on to the Bench. The alleged cause ia said to be in co .sequence of differences of opinion with the Government as to the position which the Attorney-General of the colony occupies under the Act regulating his appoint mem. Queesstowx, Saturday. The dinner given last night to the American observation party was a great turcess. Professor Peters spoke twice, and predicted & grand future for this is and. He stated that the resul s of iho Germ n expedition to the Auckland Islands would complete the full observations. Blvfp, Saturday. The Albion with the English Mail left Melbourne at 2 3o p m. on the 13th, and arrived at the Bfaff at daylight this morning. She brings 46 saloon »nd so tteemge passengers, aod 40 tons of cargo for ail ports. She sails for Dunedin at 4 p m.