INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 55, 26 February 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Oamaru, Saturday, A severe shock of nirthqu&ke was felt at 3-25 this nioroing, direction, B. to W„ follow. d by a Flight shake at 4'lo, and a severe shock at 8 25. Several chimneys were destroyed, and stone buildings were much shattered. Welii^gton, Syilney, Sir Julius Yogel will visit Wanganui about the (ith of March next. Tt ia understood that the objections of the Minister of Public Works to sireet tramways having bf-en met, the work will shortly be pro :efded with. The General Government have agreed to advance the Provincial Government of Wellington £30 000 required for the execution of certain urgent public works. I GuBYMorjXH, Friday. A public meeting was held last night re the Harbor Works, aud great dissatisfaction was expi cssed at ths apathy of the Government in not undertaking the work A deputation consisting ol Kenned.' and Woolcock M.H.R.'s the Mayor, and Smith. ex-Mayor, proceed to Wellington to interview the Government about the matter. Tne mail bag lost off the coach on the i©th inst . was found this morning at the bottom of a steep bank in German Gully, about 70 feet from the main road to Reefton. It was lying back behind a large tree covered with scrub evidently planted. The conteats were undieturbed. Auckland, Friday. The survey of the Kawa Kawa railroad, necessary to enable the Government to carry out the coal line, is complete, but arrangements for the undertaking are not finally made. Various Masonic lodges have reoeived information of the appointment by the Prince of Wales of Sir D. MLeau as Grand Master of the North Island. Mr Binney reports— Flour (Dunedin), fll j (Christchurch), .£11; (Oamaru), £\l 10b; bran, £4; po lard, £6 10s; oatmeal, £15; pearl barley, £22; maizo, 3s 6d; oata, 2b 9d; wheat, 4u 6d; cheese, Sd; ham and bacon, Is; butter, ls. The ketch Agnes, of Lyttelton, has gone ashore at Manukau. Christchuch, Friday. The quotations f.o.b. at Lyttelton, are a*. follows:— Wheat, 4s 3d; oat*<, is; barley. 48 to 4s 3d; flour, ,£lO to £11; bran, £4; sharps, J. 4 10s; cheese, 9d; ham and bacon, 10 Jd; butter, lid to ls. Thrashing operations have been retarded by the damp weather during the week, but deliveries will come forward pretty soon as tlie weather settles. At a meeting of the Heathcote Regatta Committee, last night, it was resolved to hold the regatta on the date originally fixed, viz. , March Bth. Dunedin, Friday. The Bank of New Zealami shares, new issue, buyers £1 Bs, sellers, £1 10s; National Insurance, buyers £1 4s 6d, Beliers £1 ss; Standard Insurance, sellers lis 6d; South British, buyers, £2 14*-*. Good samples of wheat are scarce at ss; middling quality, 4s .3d to 4* 6d; oats are no better and quoted at 2s for best milling, and Is lOd for leod; flour is quoted at £10 to £11 10s; maize, 3s 61 to 3s 9d*j barley, 2s to 3s; bacon, Is; ham, la to la 2d. At tjie wool sale to-day Merino sold at PJd .per lb; mixed, n{-i- locics and pieces. 2£d to «>*Jd; greasy, 7d; cro<s-bred, 9£l; sheepskins, 6Jd ptr lb; hides, 3£d per lb.