INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 38, 9 February 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wem.inqton, Tuesday.

The names of a number of ,the leading citizens have been placed upon the Yogel KeceprioW Committee, and aVout £ 1 50 have been subscribed for it. It is intended to have a ; public holiday if possible, and receive Sir Julius Yogel on the wharf by a lar(je turn out of people, and if at night escort him to his housed by a torchlight procession — iv any case there will bi a torchlight procission by theiirernen, then*. a grand banquet, at a price ; ofadmission tbat will enable all clasiea to be present. Should the funds subscribed be -inßulficient.tO' defray, the expenses incurred, -several 'gentlemen have promised to contribute towardsmaking up any deficiency. '■'■■■■■■■ At a' meeting- of cricketers it Irs been deoided,that ;the Nelson men are to fix the date of the ihterprovincial cricket match beNelion and Wellington, 7^'Z& X^ :/ - ' ; ' '-: : : : :i '•'*'■".■ .

Wedn- sday. It is learned by the Arawata' that Sir Juliui "Vogel had a long conf rence by teleg'aph with the Prem^r and Po'stniaster-Gooe-ral of New fSduth Wal b. Instead of alt- ring th*v nature of the mail ssrvice it was a.aread to, required ron»\ New Caledonia and Fiji jesotto" each' for the .carriage of nulls'* Thia win reduce the subsidy of the amount Specified by r solution of tbe As<embjly, whilst loaving, the Souih boats and coastal serviie as by contract. Tho cibe by the Hibernia as well as by the Edinburgh has arrived in perfect orders Both Bte<mers we-e to start oa S<turday Jaafc, andis expected to re--cb New Zealand about tho 18th. The Hibernia lays the deep water cabin west from Sydney, and spli es to the. Edinburgh at sea. The latter lays the heavier cable towards Cape Farewell to buoys off the point, and lays from Taßman Island the short tnd and intermediate cable to her buoy. Sir Juli >8 had arrnngel with the officer io charge of the cable tbat if the Crolc Straits cable was not repaired on arrival of Bteamer they would repair it, and if necessary supply a temporary cable irom the surplus cable. Lytthm'on, Tuesday. Arrived— Otaki, thip, from London, -98 davs out, with immigrants, all well; Crusader, ship, from London, 98 days out, with passeugers, all well. The Jessie Osborne's immigrants were auded from quarantine to-day.