INTER-PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 131, 2 June 1875, Page 2

INTER-PROVINCIAL.

Dunedin, Wednesday. Mr Reid's want of confidence motion in Mr Basting's Executive was carried at 2 o'clock this morning by a majority of live. i Christchurch, Tuesday, j The extension of the southern railways Asl-burton to Ranpitara, a ois'ance of twent/ miles, was opened yesterday. This makes /a total of 70 miles opened from Christchurch/xo the southward. The tsew Zealand Shipping Company rereived aivices to-day from London, that contracts have been made for the immediate building of five new iron ships ot the liigln st class at Lloyd's, and of extrn strength. The ships, are each to be 10CO tons register, and be named as follows : — Hurunui, Waipara, Wairoa. Orari, and Otaki. Tht-y wilt all, uirive in the colony in time for the nexti wool season. v The v ity Council have decided upon the/ general use of turfch closets in the city. Oamaru, Wedoeaday. • The National Bank has obtained the Municip il account. T enders were invited by the Corporation, who have £15,000 to depoß t. The Batik gives five per ceut for £300u for three years; six per cent for £7000 for twelve nionfhs, and six per cent for £3000 for tix months. The Bank is to charge no exchange or commission on the transmission of interest to the debenture holders, and is to al ow an ovcror.-ift it required at the s.ime rate &b that given for the deposit. £105 h;ivo ben collected towards the Euphrosyne iund here, and en entertainment is b.-iug got up towards the same fund. Auckland, Tuesday. The Hero has arrived, having left S) dney on the 26th of May. Mr Header Wood 4iaa bcea gazetted Proviucial Secretary.

Th<r« it » hrusrhold t<*x of 20s and n Wi'he or tux of ,10b levied for education for the Mnuip'g year. A Itotortia te e?rim states that a party of thrpp tr«-nt l.m "n. M cars Adams, Kemp, and GilfilUn. on thuc wav in a canoe to the Mui.apfnn Springs, (Rotorui Lake), were cnpsizfid in a ga!e on the instant. J.ihn Gilfrlan, of V^ anganui, was drownei. The other two by sticking 1o tho bottom of the canoe drifted towards Molcoia, from whence tl>e ancirient hod been witnessed by the rathe*, who made several ur.auccc-Esful nttempts to launch a canoe to po to their pssi't*nre. Upon tho canop drifting within a thort distance towards the island the natives moat courageously swam to their aFsistamie, btingirg the survivors to land, end carried them in spite of therofl D lvcs, into a hot bath whnh corn lestnred them. The Etate of the lake prevailed communication with the main land until Saturday morning, The body ot Gifillan has not yet bofn recovered. The rativesnnd Aimed Constabulary are seanhing for it. Quiie a gloom has tmpn cast over the district by tha accident, 88 GilQUsii was much respected-