INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 47, 18 February 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

'■' Wellington, Thursday. following produce telegram was received from the New Zealand Loan Mercantile Agency Company, London. Ist February: — Up to date 73,000 bales of wool have arrived The tallo.w m.arket is quiet. Mutton, £49 per lonj beef, £46. The leather market is flUt. 1 he Gazette this evening publishes a letter from the Colonial Secretary at Fiji, requesting masters of all vessels sailing from any port in New Zealand to Fiji to produce clean bills of health. Friday. The Yogel banquet last nJghfc was «n unprecedented success- A l*rge number of people who purchased tickets were unable to sit at the tables, and they hid to drop in afterwards as they could. About 330 sat down. One fire brigade attended in fu'l uniform. The Mayor was in the chair, and the sitting members and members of the Ministry siit at the right hand ot Sir Julius Yogel. Upon entering the room. Sir Julius was received with the utmost applause, also all through his t-pech, ani upon sitting down he ro-eived 'teafening and prolonged applause. He touched upon what he had d ne at hf-me, and on the question of nbolition he paid that, though it was not an unmixed good, the credit and finance of the colony rendered it necessary that it must be carried out, and in order to do so effectunUy he sincerely hoped that the ablest men on b ;th sides would join hand in han i-1 in working out the details of any scuMne to take the pl-«ce of provincialism. On the whole, the speech was of a most conciliatory character. New Plymouth, Thursday. Mr Davies, chief engineer of Brogden and Sons, is now Iving^dangerouaty ill. 'Jhe Cavalry nWd lor district prizes yesterday P Curtis scored 58; G. Sampson, 48; F. Sampson, 42'; S Barriball, 35. In the competition for the choice of representatives, the scores were:— Klder, 183; Gilbert, 182. Elder tied for the championship la't year. Auckland, Thursday. " The Governor and Lady r»ormonby were received at the station by the Mayor, the Volunteers, and a lar*r« number of citizens, who welcomed him c rdiallv. He intimated his intention of remaining three months. Seventy-nine steerage pisspngers left for Australia per Hero .to- day. They are understood to be mostly unemployed Thames miner?. , . The Luna leaves to-night, for Nelson, to assist in the cable operations.