INTER-PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 55, 5 March 1875, Page 2

INTER-PROVINCIAL.

Wet.t.inotok, Friday. The Post says :— " Wo believe that the resignation of Sir George Arney, as Chief Justice of the colony is in the han<2s of the Government and that a commission appoiutMr Jbmea PremJergast his successor, has received the Governor's signature. The commissions of Mr T. B. Gillies and Mr Joßhua Strange Will'ams, as puisne judges <i the Supreme Court have nlso been signfd, and notifications of all these appointments may be expected to appear in the Gazette " Wangaxui, Thursday. At the settling for the races last night, Mr Jackeon receivert £171; Mr Quinlivan, £57; Mr Palmer, £47 ]ss; Mr Day, £47; Mr Gowcr, £38 ; Mr Wilkie, £23 9s. Total. £423 3s. In the rifle match with Nelson, Wanganui scored 4.90, out of a possible 600. Neteoa did not fire. CiißisTcnuncH, Friday. An Inteiprovincial boat race has been arranged for ihe 20th of March. Another lensth of 20 miles of the Southern Railway, frorrTAshburton lo Bangitata, will be ready for opening on the Ist of May. A Snider carbine match between ten of the Cava'ry and ten of the Artillery -was fired yesterday, five shots at each range of 150, 200, and 300 yards. The Aitillery scored 446, and the Cavalry 437. Sergeant Fox of the Attillery made 57 out of a possible GO. The fo 1 lowing are the grain market qiio'ations, f.0.b., st Lyttelton : —Wheat, best millling, 3s 6d to 3s 9d; oats, 3s to 3s 3d; barley, I 5s to 5s 6d; flour, £10 10b to £ll 10s, nominal; ! butter, Is to is Id; cheese, hams, and bacon are out of the market. | The cattle market yesterday was" well atI tended, and there was ■warm competition. | Beef, 27s 6d per lOOlbs; fat sheep, 2d to 2£d per lb; mcrinocw.es, Id to lvjd perlb; cross bred ewes, 7s to 13s each, fetors cattle sold at an excessive rise. The entrits for the fair to-morrow comprise 1990 rams and 1320 eweß. A statement appears in the Globe from a reliible correspondent, whom, however, the Globe does not vouch for, that a moa's tracks were discovered at the Oxford bush. 40 miles from Christchurch, on the 2nd of Maich. Three people oro alleged to have seen the foot-fiints, eacli of which measured six inches. The distance between each footprint was from seven to nine feet. They followed the trailer for ha'f a mile At the Philosophical Society's meeting last night, letters were read from Mr Woodfield, of Oxford, respoefng the supposed moa footprints. Dr Powell said he had seen the casts made by Mr Woodfield, and hal no doubt the footprints were those of a wallaby. ' Edmund Hayton fell into a Avell at Adding- I ton last night, and when taken out was dead. Nai'lei?, Eiirfay News from Tovaty .13 >y says that Pou lprain's stven-roorocd house was burnt, also Mulloley's Hole', Tologa Bay. Nothing was saved. _ j "Auckland, Thursday. Mr Robert Graham and Mr Shec-han j>rocceeed to Kawau to-day to present a requisition to Sir George Grey to stand for the Superintendent;)', »nd to ask Inn to express his views. , The line of the s-am of conl has been struck in the drive at the Wangarei mine, which las been in process of working for 18 monllis. It is 1920 ferr long. The drive, which was value! by ])r Hector us worth .£2OOO, has been rarriel out wholly by working men on tbeir own account. The Lunn, which Joft yesterday for Wellington, will call at the various East Coast atttl nients on ihe way. Tf:c D phne, from Levuka, brings later Fiji papers, but nothirg of importance. Mcaslts are very prevalent here amongst the natives. A discovery of coal has been made at Rewa. Two informations were sworn to-day by Capla'n Pmrges', the pilot, against the cap'uin of the imn.i/rnntsliip India, charging him wilh interfering with him "n discharging his du'ics, an! a'^o wilh calli g him a d el liar, axd tbtcntening to punch his head. _ /