INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 118, 10 May 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland Wednesdnr. A large fire occurred in Quoin-street at 2 o'clock tliia mor'ninsr. It was discovered m a small occupied house at the rear of the wooden block of buildings at the corner of Victbria-stre t and Queen-atreet, opposite the Greyhound Hotel. The fire spread with great rapidity, and destroyed the following premises ~in Queen-street ': — Cook's furnitureshop, stock insured in the Nor wish Union for £ 1 00 ;»,Cloae' Brothers, grocers, insurance on Bt^c'tt, £1000 ; Payne, watchmaker ; Hyras, hairdresser ; Tipah, fruit home, unoccupied ; Welamen, chemist, stock Insure i, .£l5O ; Bennett, draper ; TurreU's music shop, stouk insured, £450 Ih Viotoria-sireet, the Bluo Post dinina-rooms buil Hng, insured for £500 The fire was stopped by Montagu's brick building, wllich is damaged by the intense hiat. 'lhe losses BUBtajned by the variou* insurance companies, so far as yet ascertained, ate as foltows: -tfeWiZealaad; £1750 • Victoria, £750 ; Imperial, £500 ; Norwich Union, £600. The orlgiuof the fire i& unknown,, but the surrouading circumstances look very suspicious.

'i. •: •-!'-. Wellitngton, Tuesday. ,The Corirt of Appeal wa> occupied again today with Brjgden and Sons v Rsgina. Pleadings of counsel- are concluded. Judgment U reserved. ;|1 by case comes before the Court in the form of a demurer to defendant's pleas. ;lij. answer to,;a, petition under the Crown "Kedrefi'Acfc, 18? b> JobnßrogdrnV and Sons to recover £23,335, alleged to be due to supplicants under the Waitaki and Moeraki railway contract, Biosden's contention has been that the agreement made by Featherston under which they contracted to send out immigrants wes bad inasmuch as the Governor had no power to delegate to- Featherstoh the authority he used, and that, therefore the Government cannot in respect of the immigration c infracts detain moneys owing to Brogden aad Sons on account of contracts for work, The case will turn upon *hat construction is put upon certain clauses of the Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870 and 1871. -- - Wednesday. - The report; regarding the seizure of Stevenson's goods for evading the Customs' duty at MelbqurHe proves to.be untrue , '} Saijeaj-f Taranaki, ; for "Nelson ahft; North"/ ; Paßsengers— Messrs Williamson, ABhwoVth, : Eayles, Maley, W. A Murray, Murphy, Absolbm, arid Mackerry ; Mr and Mrs Baker, Mrs Forest, and Miss O'Connor; .'!■' ' • ' ' Chkistchuroh, Tuesday. . The North Canterbury News, published at Rangiora, hap ceased publication; after an existence of six months. ' : . ",;.';; : NApieb, Tuesday. A meeting was held to establish an Acclimatisation Society. A committee has been appointed to prepare ( rulea &c. A considerable amount has been subscribed for the purpose. ! : •■:.-.