INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 179, 20 July 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Christciihcii, Welnesday. A severe shock of earthquake was felt at 4.24 this morning. Mr W. G. Brittain, one of the pioneer settlers, and many ye-.ra Chiel Commissioner of Lin>>s i3 dead. Dr. Turner who haa been travelling through th<? colony lecturing on hydropathy, was brought up at the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day charged with stealing an ovfrcost belonging to a passenger on board the steimer Wellington. He was remanded till FriJay. Weilington, Wednesday. The Directors of the New Zetland Shipping Company hiive issue! their report to be presented at thegeneril meeting on the 2nd of August. The oper>it : onß dnse Ist of January, 1875. show a ne^t profit of £-13,177, which they propose to appropriate, first to liquidate the balance at debic of profit and lons account on 3 1st December, 1874, £14,360; second to transfer to a reserve fund £20,OCO; third to p»y a dividend for the half-year ending the 30th June, at 8 per cent, per annumn, ;£SGQO; and to carry the balance £3817; forward. Napier, Wednesday. At 4 25 this morning an exceedingly sharp shock of eartl.q'iake passed ovi r Napier, traveling ajpirenUy iroin souih-west to north-west. It was the severest shock experienced for some time p^et. No damage ia repoitai, exo>pt the throwing down of the upper pnrtof a chimney at the boiling down establishment ot Cuve. Dunedin, Wedcesday. Tho half-yearly report and balance-sheet of the Colonial Bauk of New Zealand, to bo submitted to the meeting of shareholders to be hold on WeJneßday next, sliowa thit the position of the Bank continues steadily to imp'ove. The capital lias advanced to £322,296. Tho net profits for the half year, afier deducting all salaries and expenses of management, rent and other charges, as well of miking ample proviion for bad and doubtful debts, and interest accrued on doposits, amount to £6434, to which add balance of profit and 1 si account, carried over from 3 1st December last, making a total of £10 OH to be dealt with fit the present meeting. The directors sirongly recommend that it shall be approppiiited as foltawß:— ln augmentation of the merve fund, £6433; to be carriei to next half-year. £365'. Mr Alex. Renuiehas withdrawn from the contest for a seat oa ths directory. Messrs Cargills, Gibbs, and Co. have j received a telegram from Messrs iielmuth, i Schwarl2G, and Co., dated June 21st, as folio* s: — The wool sales opened with a moderate attendance of both home and foreign buyers. The total arrivals comprise 407,f0i) b:iles The market is very depress! B)th home and foreign buj era act with much reserve. Prices for flesce, washed and scoured, show an averwge decliue of 2Jdto3J, and greasy 2d; crossbred* show a le>s mtrket decline compared with closing rates of last sales Prices expected to rule without futther change during the remainder of the sales. Naw Plymouth, Wednesday. A public mesting was held this afternoon re the boundaries of counties ia this province, when the following resolution was unanimously passed, " I'hHt it is undesirable to divide the province into two counties (as proposed by the Counties Bill;, as being financially unjust, and being ca'culatei to produce financial oiffiuu!tie3 and complications; that theform'ition af the whole province into one county would avoid this, and is calculated to work rquitably and to fairly adjust the various interests concernr-d" Tho resolution is to be forwarjedo the members. Blenheim, Wednesday. This morning, sbou^, 4.15, there was a very strong aud prolonged ehojk of earthquake here, succeede 1 within a minute by other light shocks; direction, north to south. There was also a slight shock at 7 45. Hokitika, Wednesday. Arrived— The Alhambra. The Waipara goes out to-niuht (o tender her, bat will not return till morning. A smart shock of earthquake was experienced here at four o'c'ock this morning. The steam r lias returned af'et having landed the ltilian immigrants at Jackson's Bay. All were well pleased with the appearance of fieir future home. Grey mouth, Wednesday. A shock of earthequake wa3 felt at three (?) t'lis morning. An important public meeting was held to protest against tlm proposed b mndaries of the Count? of Ahaura by the exclusion of Kecfton from the county. Resolutions wore unanimously passed thit the Government be requested to make tho c >unty tho same as the eiec:oral district ol the Grey, ai the commercial intereat3 of Reefton are identical with those of Greymouth.