INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 69, 10 March 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Welt ington, Thursday. Sailed — Hawea, tor Nelson and North, at midnight Passengers— Messra G. Dudlev, Matheson, G Lag, White, G Capper, Dodd, Mrs GiltH and chi fl, Mr end Mrs Knight, Mr and Mrs Usher, Miss France, Mr aid Mrs M'Millan ancl four chiliren, and Mr» D die. The demand lor oate has been » Utile b.-ttf* ' during the la-st few days. OM aro worth ls 9 i t;; le lid for feed an! milling; but very amidl parcels are coming forwaid, nwi/ig to tbe peop' e being busy har*«?Biing New ate worth Is 6d to Is 8d; wheat, ,verv little uf old crop in the mt^et. It is difficu tio quote a p-i e tor new grain but tht figure tor the best quality— say j.rirae Oama-u -• ma begiven »8 ahout ls 61. Timaru wheat is b ing lun !ed here at a shade over 4* 3 i. Christchurch, Thur-day. The Heatheote regtta, which toon pbice yesterd»y, ws.B fairly successful. The principal, four-oared race waa won by th© Kaiapoi crew. The theatrical season closed last night. At the conclusion of tho performance, Sir Cracroft WiUou, on behalf of the subscribers. . presented Miss ColviUe with silver tea and coffee se* vices worth ahout a hundi ed guineas. Three nv-re railway officials have bten dis* , missed in conseque ce of what i ransipred during the re< tnt enquiry. At a meeting of t e Senate of the ' New Zealand University yesterday, the report ot the Beserves C mtuittee telegraphed yest rday was approved of The following report from the Committee appointed to coutiiier the failu eof undergraduates to pass examination, 1875, waß read :— Your ■Committer report (1) That by regulation 20, | elau e2 (Ist calendar of 1875), ail ttudents are r quired to pass a University examination each year, but as the regulation hHS betn misunderst od, tbe Committee recommend •» that no special term be required for btudentß who fulflded the term t>y passing yearly college iexaniin itions ; (2) That notification he made to certßin of the a.uiients who were '. gazetted on August 6th, 1875, as having failed to pass the University examination in any capacity as candidates for schoarship; (3) That it is advisable that in future the Dames of candidates who fail to pass be not Tlw report was adopted.

Dunedin, Thurs lay. The Superintendent, in answer to a deputation from Clntba, rtquetting the Provincial Government to mak" 3 a pifceof road urgently required, ullude.l to the very large number of public works in the province which might be pronounced absolutely nf cessary There would noc be f uniis to carry them all out, and indeed 'o do so wouli require £300 t OOO. instead of which they would have, perhaps, £100,000. The large requirements for public work 8 indicated the enormous progress the province had made. He and the Executive ba<i bad under their consideration an estimate of the works that ought to he executed, and he was sure they would not be able to undertake a fourth of them. The Taiaroa case is net yet concluded. „ Friday. The final payments have been marie for the Dunedin Cup : Guy Fawkes, Templeton, Korari, Daniel O'Korke, King Pc-illip, Tadmor, Rory O'More, Fishhook, Tattler, R ; ght Bower. Cloth of Gold, Atuohia, Pungawerewere, Merry Monarch, Gamecock, Sir William, Seabird. Acceptances Publicans' Handicap: Guy Fawkes, Parawhenua, Rory O'More, King Phiilip, Tadmor, Hercules, E'fin King, Flying Fish. Haphazard, Cloth of Gold, Ariel, Sir William, Jack the Flat, Nelly King. Acceptances Handicap Hurdle Race : Tommy Dodd, Theodore, Kildare, Auckland Kate, Banjo, Coquette. Acceptances Dunbdin Jockey Club Handicap: Templeton, Guy Fawkes, Korari, Daniel O'Korke, King Phillip, Tad imr, Hercules, Rory O'More, Tommv Dodd, Fishhook, Elfin Kmg, Tattler, Right Bower, Punga were were, Cloth of Gold. Ariel, Gamecock, Merry Monarch, Sir William, J*<ck the Flit, Seabird. Acceptances Handicap Steeplechase: Tommy Dodd. Theodore, Kildare, Auckland Kate, B^njo. Native. Entries Newmarket Stakes: Wee Lad, Tommy Dodd, Steamer, Nnra. Entries Maiden Plate: King Phillip, Guy Fawkes, Fishhook, Tattler, Daniel O'Rorke, Korari, Amohia. Pungawerewere. Entries for the Selling Race: Lymion and Reclwioieri. Entrhsfor the Ladies Pubse: Rory O'More, Tommy Dodd, King Phillip, Guy Fawkes, Merry Bird. Entries f r the Maiden Plate: Auckland K**te, Glengarry (late Kangaroo), Seamstress, Merry Bird, Nora. Auckland, Thursday. A singular case of bigamy was heard in the Police Court to-day. William Kelly was charged wiih marrying EmiU Corrignn, his former wife being alive. Thfi difenee was that the first wife, Matilda Joues, bad a husband livine when tbe marriage with Kelly wae performed at Taranaki, which marriage, therefor?, would be invalid. The husband, it is stated, is believed to be now at Patea ; his name is Andrew Guttermau. The case Ins been adjourned to ascertain the trulh of his statement. A death from typhoid fever is reported, and the Board of Health threaten proceedings on account of its concealment.