INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 180, 21 July 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, Friday. Sailed— steamer Hawea, for Nelson and North, nt noon. Passenger s — Messrs. Robinson, Alinur, Bordack, Simpson, H. Gun Iry, Simmon, M'lntyre. Jones, Wi Katene, Captain liai lie, Mr. and Mrs. Christy, Mrs. Malcolm and child, and eight natives. The Luna, with tha Governor and suite, left for Nelson at 1 1-30 tbis morning. Auckland, Thursday. A young man Corcoran, nephew of "the landlord ot the Greyhound Hotel, was getting out of an upst «ira window, apparent y to reach an adjoining room, whin he fell to the pavement and was killed. A Nbw Zvaland Mercantile Loan Agency produce telegram confirms the late wool reports, aod says the suppiy of tallow is less than the trade demand. Price: mutton, 425; beef, 41b. Leather market flit; 4000 aides sold since fast report; but showed a deline of halfpenny per lb. ou previous rates, and others in proportion. Wheat market firm. Dunedin, Thursday. The Union Company's ss. Taupo, was berihed aongside the Dunedin wharf this afiernoou. bhe came up with the greatest ease, drawing 12ft 6in. Mr Bradstiaw reports sales of Bank of New Zealand shares at £18 s i; Colonial Bank £1 i3s; National Bank, £3 14s ; National Insurance Company, £1 4s; Standard Insurance, 12s 3d; Shipping Company, £4 ss. Buyers National Insurance, £i is 6d; Standard Insurance, 128; South tfriti&h Insurance £2 I3s 61; Colonial B-ink, £1 l^s National _ank, £3 I2i; Shipping Company, £t 4s. Friday. The press is jubilant over the fact that the City ot New _urk came in without touching, and that tha Taupo was made fast fcr the first time alongside the Dunedin wharf. . During tbe pa s sage of ihe mail boit from Ljttehon, and when abjuc eleven miles due east of GodLy Head, and about tfwo and a half miles ofl the thore. the sea was noticed to be very much discolored. Captain Caverly had some of the water drawn up, and upoa examination it was found to be full of earthy matter, and, after standing awlrle, deposited a muddy sediment This is supp, Bed to be the result ot lhe earthquake. Chkistchcbch, Thursday. The Provincial ajcaunts lbr the quarter ending June 3mh fdiow the receipts to be £553,355; expenditure, £173,666. The receipts included £131,000 balance from previous quarter; £41,858 from pasturage rents; £187,358 from land siles; £66,870 from railways. Expenditure, includiug railway maintenance, £3833, aad railway workß, £23,545,