INTER-PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 210, 21 August 1875, Page 2

INTER-PROVINCIAL.

Bluff, Friday. Arrived: Rtfamer AWi. from West Coast. She suJs (or Dunaiia at four p.m. to-morrow. She rep >rt< that the four men who attempted lo walk trom Mrtin's Buy lo Invercar»itl, an<i whose non-appearance caused considerable anxiety, had returned to the settlement all well.- ■ . • Wanooei, Friday. Price s for all description oi Btock wire today weil maintained ; bidding for cattle was vfi'y brick. Fat cuttle, £i 15s to £10 15sbullocks, tnrea yeura old, sold for £G 12a, ani six two yeir olds at £4.2B 61; milch caws, £7 105; slieep (150) brought from 10s to Us. 3d; horses, dull. The exports for the fortnight ending yesterday were, cattle, 18 2 sheep, 1290. ; Saturday. A large meeting at Wairoa last night unanimously approved of the Government measures for immediate abolition, and considered that local administration and a central legislature would prove of great benefit to the colony, particularly to the outlying districts. Auckland, Friday. Mr Saonders reports sdea of Bank of New Zealand shares at £17 15sj Caledonian, 83a } buyer.", Colonial Bank, 275; South British, 47e; Beach, 295; sellers, National Bank, 74a; Bright Smile, 335; Fiji, 525. At Mercer the following resolutien was adopted at « ' meeting of ratepayers for the district of Tuapu, near Mercer :— •• Thit this meeting strongly approves of the Abolition of Provinces and Local Government Bills as now before the House, and advocates their being curried this session." The reeolutiou was carried by a large majority. The City- Council are taking action to secure a free public library by means of a rata. Mr Binney reports .-—Flour, Dunedin, £11 10s; Oamaru, £12; bran, ss; pollard, 7s; oatmeal, £17; pearl barley, £28; wheat, 4e 6d ; b.rley, 5s 3d; oats, 3a 3d, market glutte !; hams and bacon, Is; cheese, Is to Is ad; butter, 1b; potatori, £7 3s, rr., v> Saturday. TJieDevouport electors last night passed resolutions opposed to the Government measures being carried through during the present session. Mr Buckland reports— Fat cattle slightly advanced at 40s per 100 lbs; fat sheep 4d per lb; long-woolied with lamba at side; 19s 6d to 225. ' The first cases pf imprisonment for nonpayment of the c Jucatiou rate have occurred Tvo who were able to par, but refused, and fold their things, were sent to gaol yesterday warrants are issued for live more at the' Thftoug. At a meeting of the electors of Franklyh a resolution waa submitted in favor of immc<i .re abolition. It was followed by an amendment that the Bill should not become law. 2he amendment was carried by thirteen to seven. Donedin, Saturday. *lour, £10 10s; oatmeal, £15; brad,£iW poltord, £G; hay, £5 ss; potatoes, £6 10s ; ' curro.s, £3 4s ; wheat, 3s 6d to 4 8 3d: barley, 58; oats, 2 8 6d; butter, Is 3d to Is 6d; cheese, lid tola. . _ Tiharc, Friday. A nre at two o clock this morning destroyed Webster's store, Miller's, BickeratafPa Taylor's, Roadman's, and Redfera's shops ' The Sre'.broke out in Bickersc*ff's. Webster was insured for £800, other insurances are probably exiating. The fire brigade was powerless, owing to the want of water, *«• ™*y Wellington, Friday. Mr O'Shea reports; -Flour, overstocked, £10 158 to £11; wheat, no Bale; oits, 3s to 3s 4d; maize, 5s Gd to 6s j bran, Is per bushelI pollard, IOd; butter,. ls to Is 2d 5 hams, lOd to Is 6d; bacon, ditto. i The weather at 5 p.m. today at Auckland ! was nor Ih- west light and clou-ly; Cashpoint, north-west light, breaking; Wotlinston.northw.'Bt h^hfc, fine; Hokitifca, north-west, light - gloomy, with heavy sea on bar; WestiTort', »omh.eiist Jight, showery, bar good; Oamaru, south light, gloomy, sea smooth; Bluff, couth- ! east iight, showery.