INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 163, 1 July 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wbclington, Friday Fourteen goldflelds members convoked by MrPyke. met to-day. Mr Tribe proposed that the Government exempt the goUflelds revenue from any but departmental charges. This was carried and it was agreed that until a reply be received to the proposal the reduction of the gold duty te left, o en. Mr Woolcock's motion to tbe effect that eff urts be made to reduce the special taxation on gold -miners, was curried. A Gazette notifies an offer of £600 reward for auch information as will lead to the apprehension of WinUta. the murderer. Chbistoborch, Friday. Export market quotations f o b. at Lyttelton : —Wheat, 4s to 4a 7_ J; oats 2$ ld to 2s 2i; barley, 3s 6<l to 4s Sd; butter Is 3d; cheese, 9. «-, flour, £io io* to £11 10s; bran and sharps very scarce at £5 lOi to £6 10. : wheat market Grm. New Plymouth, Saturday. Benny receive, his first fifty lashes this morning at seven o'clock , Dosedint, Friday. Bradshaw's Monthly Guide for July was published to-day. Saturday. The police have commenced a raid oa the horsey fraternity, anl two have been charged under the Vagrant Act with having no lawful me ids of support. The Bench hold that they ; must prove that they got their living by ' honest means, and that it waa not for the police to prove that they did not. On oae of ; them " crooked " d cc were found. Invebgargill, Saturday. , Met tings are being held in all the farmingdietricts. at' which resolutions are passe I that the farmers are quite able to cope with the evils re3Ulting from the spread ;of rabbits without the aid of epscial legislation on the sut jict. The repeal of the duty on powder and sliot is suggested, as also that every settler be allowed to keep one dog free from ; tax. - • „ _. -Auckland, Friday. Mr Binney report* :-F<our r Dunedin, £12 10s- Christchurch, £11 IOs; oatmeal, £i4pearl barley. £24, glutted; whsat 5a 21; oata, 2s 4d; potatoes, £♦ LOs, hams, and bacon, 10d; butter is 3d; maize, ss, __. Bluff, Saturday. lhe s.s, Rtngarooma left Melbourne on the 26 h uit, pissed Swan la'a-id at noon next day. and arrivei at the Blaff at 7 o'clock this morning. Experienced strong southerly win*ls for the first two days and fine weather for the remainder of the passage. She brings 18 salo a and 15 steerage passengers and 28 tons of cargo fur all ports. She sails at 4p m, for Dunedin. Passengers for Nekon— Messrs bmith and Collins; cargo— 9 tons. The Alhambra sailed "for Melbourne at 4 p m. yesterday.