INTER-PROVINCIAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 194, 5 August 1875, Page 2

INTER-PROVINCIAL

Port Chalmers, Thursday. Arrived : Pho.be, from North. James Ai<ot F'eming, 89 days from London. She lias 15 passenger, in the cab : n, and 312 in the steerage. There were 3 deaths and 3 births. The ship is remarkably clean, and the i asscngers are abore the average class, and »re in g. od health. She lands 17 partr dges out of 30 shippcl for Mr Cargiii. Hokitika, Wednesday. Jhe fate of town sectiors at Arawatu, Jackson's Oay, look pince t --day. Thirtysix sections sold realised £1 too. . Lyttelton, VVe inesi'ay. A fire broke out in the Mitre Hotel at B*3o p.m- It arose from the servant's room, and is suppoeed to h.ve originated through a oandlri being left alight aod catching the curtains, thus communicating with the roof. The Fire Brigade and police worked nobly! At on<i time it was thought that the fire must proceed op Canterbury-street, but owinr to the great exertion, used, snd the blank space between the Mitre Hotel and Bad lea's its p-ogress was ehe.ked in that direction Meanwhile a number of pcop'e had been emP oyed in pulling down Mr Robinson's s *ilma_*er'_. _b.p, which was en fire. Dr Donald's house,, next door, had a very narrow escape, end was on fi*e several times, but owing to the Blrennous exertions of the brigade and others assistiog, it was saved. Had thn wind been m any other quarter or a little stronger there _s no doubt thefire must have .p-ead. liie stock and lurniture are insured jointly by Mt ws Saunders, Ward, and Co , for J.650 in the National office, but it could not he Lsesertaioed if the building, which ie the pro-

rerty o. Mr J. T. Peacock, was fully irsured. The e was an imusin e glare which illuminated aM Lyttelton. Hail. it not been for the con sta tiles and 'fire police, a great deal of valuabl . property wou'd have been stolen, ami as it whs there w .<•. much d» m*ge through breakage, .1 c The Mitre and Mr Robin .oas shop were utterly rle-'roved, hit no other damage was done. The Mitre was the oldest hotel in Canterbury. It was built in 1853, and es.ap d the great fire of October. 1870. Newly every inhabitant of Lyttelton was present. The Chri.tchurch fire engine was sent for at 8.5, but the ord.r was countermanded, all danger, being over at 10 r.*". The estimated damage is £6000, parti. Ily covered by insurance the National and Sou'h British b.iag the sufferers. (railed— Pho.be, for South. CHBifsTcuußCH, Thu«d .y. At a preliminary meeting, held at Christchurch last night, the following resolution was adopted far proposal at a public meeting re th. Abolition Bill, to 1 e held to-night :— '• 1 iiat this meeting Vordially approves of the prop-sils contained in the Government Bills for tbo abolition of tne provinces and f-r the construction of districts throughout the colony, 3 hav T ns the control cf local revenues, and be ieves that, if carried into efle:t, th y will be conducive of tjreat and 1. siiog beneflt to the country." Opinions were also expressed that the Abo'i i m Bill ahou'd be carried through thii session. A prospectus, with a very influeathl directory, hns been issued for » Loan and Investment Company of New Zealand (Limited), with a capital of jgfOO.OOp, in £30 ahar. s. Dnring a quarrel at the Caver. ham Hotel, last ni?ht, Rob.rt Brevas, a seaman, stabbed James Butz.r, chief n ate of the ship Star of China, in the arm. Wellington, Wednesday. It is understood thai Mr F.nton, Chief Judge of the Native Land Court, will temporarily uoder-ake the duties of District Jndge and Resident Magistrate at Auckland, pea. ing permanent arrangements'. Thursday. Eliza Smith, on who.e evidence Cameron, charged with rape, wai sentenced at the last sitting of the Supreme Court to ten yeira' imprisonment aiid two whipping?, Was to-day committed for trial f r perjury. Auckland, Widnesday. The Star aays that the Hero is likely to be purcha-td from Bright Bros, by the A.S.N. Company. The surveyors of the latter ixamined the engines while the _t amer wa*. last in Sidney, and a-e about to make a full survey. The price is stated to be £24,0.0. Ju-fge Gillies Je't per Taupo f.r Nels.n today. Mr Saunders reports siles of Caledonian shares at 80s; Tairua. fißs; Nat'onal Insurance, 2.*.Sj National Bank, 765; South B itiah, 68s. .■ {■: '■-■•. . Chbist chdkch, WeJn sday. A meeting v ill be held at Christchurch on Thursday night, to consider the question of the abolition of province. 'Ihe feeling here app; ars strongly favorable to tbe Abolition Bill. At a rae tng of the City Council Inst n ght the Mayor r ferriug to the Bill, said he . thought the whole Council would support it, seing that the.Goverom.nt desired' to endow Municipalities so liberally. At a meeting ot the electors of the Selwyn • di.trict .l.st night, ifc was resolved to ask their representative (Mr Reeves) to strcnu ou.Jy object to passing the A»olition Bill until after the r ext general election, and to oppoip to the utmost section 27, and al: other sections _iving arbitrary and unlimitf d power to ths Gov<ratnent of the colony. It was ftho decided to c.ll Mr Reeve s' attention to the necessity for _u<.h a large and important district, as S.lwyn hiving an additional member. Reefton, Wednesday. Th. Abolition of Provinces Act gives i general sntisfacthn Public feeling here hss be n longing for a clnng<». The . nangahua Herald advocates abolition. ""■"■ — ■ — — — *— "-f