INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XL, Issue 195, 8 August 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, Monday. Much dalay and inconvenience ha9 occurred respecting the 420 German immigrants who arrive! a few days ago per Fitz Heater. The Government are unable to recognise them as Government immigrants, but at the reqnesG of the German Consul, Mr Krull, they have consented to receive them into the depot, and will assist the Consul in their location and maintenanca. They will be landed to-morrow. It appears that in 1874 Dr. Featherstcn took over Sloman.s contract with the Qusenshnd Government for the supply of free Government, immigrants, and that Dr. Featherston further engaged with a Me Kirchner who was acting as agent for the New Zaahnd Government that on the completion of the said contract within the time specified he (Kirchner) should send out 4000 more free immigrants, the remuneration to be one pound per head. This latter arrangement was entirely cont'n-' gent on the Queensland contract being carried out in contract time, viz, tha I4th of November. This was not done. Subsequently ins. ructions were receivrd by the AgentGeneral from New Zealand to stop all further Continental immigration, and the several agents were advised accordingly, bat they immediately professed to have promised free passages to some 3000 persons, and to hare engaged the necessary shipping. The AgentGeneral refused to accept such an arrangement, and it turned out that no such agreement or promises had been made; in fact it was subsequently admifro I that the immigrants per Ft z Keuter constituted the entire number to whom free passages had been promised. TII9 AgentGeneral demurred, however. to even these immigrants being sent out, alleging that it was done directly in opposition to hia instructions. The question of who is to pay for their pas-' fages will have to be settled in Europ?. The Lowry Bay estate was put up to auc'ion to-day, and withdrawn at £2700. Iti original coat was £9000,

Tuesday. The p.s. Wallace, vith the football team arrived early this morning. Play commences at 2 30, and a dinner will be givea to the ■visitors this evening.

CHBiSTCHoacH, Monday. It has been decided to establish a Press Club here.

The io:>tbaU team will leave Christchurch about the 24th August.

Ddnedin, Monday. The verdict in Robert's case wns that the decease took poison whilst temporarily insane. The Chess Club held tluir annual dinner last night.

Whe'atißenquir.dfor frejly, and saleable at an advance on late quotations, but little is offering. Good ordinary, 4s 5d to 4s 7d; prime, 4» 8d to 4s 10.1; inferior, 3a lod to 4« 2d. Oats, improved demand, stocks on hand ■very light; fair to Ko~d feed at le IOd; milling Is 1 Id to 2s Birley, pr me malting is enquired lor, acd would command 4s 6.1.

Auckland, Monday. Mr James Watt has beeu app> inted director of the Bank of New Zealand vice Mr Wilson deceased.

Hokhika, Tuesday. The Otsgo arrived lasc night, having left Sydney on the 2nd instant. She experienced light winds and fine weather throughout. She has 230 tons ot cargo for all ports, and 18 pastengers She brings no later news thin that already received.

Mark Sprott and Co sold the Freight Company's boats to-day. They realist the following pr.ces : —Circe, £1420: Sarah and Mary, £970.

Sailed— Maori, for Jack^an's Bay. Grahamstown, Tuesday. At a conference of local bodies last night, the Borough Council ani Waitapi District B; ard were repret ented to discuss Sir George Grey's keparstion resolutions. Resolutions were carried almost unanimously |affirming the desirability of preserving the unity of the colony into Counties and Municipalities for the purposes of Jocal self-government, to be subsidised irorn >he consolidated revenue, and that such local governments should hive full control over their own affrirs and revenues.