LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 37, 12 February 1875, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[Press Agency.] INTER-PROVINCIAL. Wellington, Friday. The Post calls attention to the wretchedlyinsufficient and generally bad accommodation of the Supreme Court, Police Court, and Post Office, and hopes that the next estimates ■will include a vote for the erection of buildings affording reasonable accommodation 'ASRoyal Commiss : on cortestlnfe of Dr Johnston, the Provincial Sufcgeftn ana Health Officer, tHe Under-Seer.ta'y, Mr Cdbpe-, and Mr Seed, the Secretary of Customs, is sitting to inquire into the conditions under which the Berar's immigrants embarked, and the outbreak of disease amongst them. Another death of a little girl has occurred at the quarantine station from the after effects of scarlatina There are still eighty people detained on the island. v DcNEDiN/!Priday. At the inquest on the bodies of the men killed in the Chain Hill tunnel yesterday, fa ■ verdict of accidental death was returned. The jury recommenced that the tunnel be worked with a top heading instead of as hitherto. The City Coiircil last nijht adopted Mr Reeves' motion th-it, in the event of no satisfactory arrangements for the purchase of the gt\s works bring arrived at before Anril, tenders b • invited for it. The Directonr-of the City Gas Works have agreed to lease the southern part of Princes-sti eet for 21 years. Grahamstown, Friday. St D. M'Lcan his arrived here p r Luna, and wilj proceed to Ohinemuri tj complete the arrangement for opening ttiel district. It is reported that everything is favorable lor the completion of ihe arrangements. Chkistchukch, Friday. The Press this morning says that Mr Joihua Strange Williams, the Chief Registrar of Lands, has accepted the Judgeahip offered to him by the Government^ $nd will enter upon hig dutie* in Otßgo.