INTER-PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 303, 23 December 1874, Page 2

INTER-PROVINCIAL.

Wellington, Tuesday. Mr Samnel Herbert Cox hasheen appointed assistant geologist for Ne»v Zealand. It b notified for general information that the Colonial prize firing will commence at the Thames on January 25. It is in contemplation to start another evening paper at Napier. A new morning penny paper is talked of. At a meeting of the Jockey Club hold last night it was resolved to hold an autumn meeting on the Hutt Park course to consist of four races, namely, The Grand Stand Stakts of £60; the Autumn Handicap of £75; the Flying Stakes of £40; and a Ha;k Race. The races will come ofl' about ttn days after the Canterbury Autumn meeting Wednesday. The Customs revenue for last week was £&60. No definite resolution is ytt arrived at alout the proposed ball to his Excellency aDd Lady Normanby. According to the vital statistics for Nov., the lowest death rate for the month was at the Thames and Hokiiika. The higheßt «as at Dane3in, and next, Cbriatcburcb; Nelson and Wellington were about the same. The total amount realised at the Fielding land sale »a« nearly £10,000. The Marquis of Normanby presided nt the disteibation of the Wellington College prizes yesterday, and after a few kindly remarks he presented the prizes to the scholars, A meeting yesterday afternoon appointed an influential comorittte to make arrangements for the commemoration in a suitable manner, of the arrival of his Excellency. They decided to gire a public ball the first week in January. Tickets 10s 6d. A great success v anticipated. Tjie Post publishes Mr Travel reasona for declining the appointment of Attorney. General. He states that when he accepted the offer made to him he was not aware that the Attorney-General was "under the direction "of the Minister of Justice, and, in effect, treated as being a civil servant within the provisions of the " Civil Service Act 1866," and that, unless the position be admitted by the Government ta be such as was evidently contemplated by the "Attorne--General Act, 1866," he should cot feel himself justified in makiog the considerable samace of income which his acceptance of the office would euttil ap )n hi m . Theshipj anil immigrants forwardel to htyr Zealand by the Agent-General durin~ the month of September were: -Assaye with 419 souls, and the Cospatrick, with 420, for Auckland, Geraldine I'aget, with 39b, and the C/irader .with 374, for Canterbury, Clarence, for Hawke's Ba 7 , wirh 348; Canutfc, fj Mariborough, with 397. ■ir 1 * rr Gbejmootii, Tensday. Volunteer Beaphy, of tbe Greymoufch Ranger?, bavme nude the highest acore, 89 win represent Wetland at the forthcoming Colonial Prize hmug. Dcnedin, Tuesday. The firing for the selection of five renreseatauves h*s resulted hb folbws :— M'Kenz-e 94, Marshall 92, Wihon 91, M'Lareii 90 Goidie 88, Riclwrd.on 80, Nightingale 85,' ChrUtie 83, B!atch 83. Two of tbe companies fired undtr protest, having to shoot in fh P w- { ? rain :- W £- I i three Jrom the Wamouaiti Eifles retired «fter making good reeulta at 200 and 400 yarda, for the ■ame reason. The shooting this y ear ha 8 cau«d general dwsatisfat tion Severe floods h.ve occurred at Arrowtown interlermg greatly with the Christmas wash- i Mg up, and lit ;ig feared that there will be no Christmas holidays for the Arrowites. r«^* 5 meeting last nierlit a commUtee*was formed lor collecting subscrjption«for a testimonial to the hon. Mr Keynoldg. Isvbboaboill, Tuesday. At tho Supreme Court, John Brennan, who pleaded guiiiy to tbe charge of murderous y a«,al«,ng the girl Mary Hall, was sentemel to penal servitude for lite. Namer, Wednesday. There is good new* from the PoTerty Bar ofliprings. Theahaftia down 45 fe/t, BD "d

during tha interval bttwren the men ieaving work «t night and 10 o'clock next morni'g three feet of oil had accumulated. It U estimated that from eight to ten barrels per day are cow being obtained without puwp'iisr.&ivi that twenty times that quantity miy be obtained by pumiiug. Wellington', Tuesday. Measles are very preva cut, many adults haviug been attacked. In consequence of the recent Supreme Court decision making mail coache3 carrying passengers Jiab'e for tolls, the toll-gatekeeper has presented a long bill against the coach proprietors for back tolls. The debt is aJmittcd.