INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XL, Issue 199, 14 August 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Hokitika, Monday. A fire occurred at Robs veeterday morning, destroying M'Beath'a drapery store and M'Lean's tobacconist shop. M'Beath was not insured, «nd his loss is" between £2000 and £3000. M'Lean is insur _d for £200. Wellington, Saturday. The Government steamer Luna has returned from surveying Cook Strait in view of laying the second cable. C_ptains Johnson and Fairchild have made a complete survey in a zigztg course in the neighborhood of the proposed line, and have carefully mapped out the result. : The greatest depth found on the course was one hundred and fifty fathoms. New Pltmodth, Saturday. The Simonsen Opera Company, after playing a successful Beaion here, leave by the Hawea for Auckland this evening, Chbistchdbch, Saturday. The nomination is announced for Augnst 21st for a member of Provincial Council for Rakaia district. The Times says that this .hows the Superintendent is determined not to abate one jot of dignity of Council until that Assembly is. definitely abolished. The Acclimatization Society propose to send for a lot of salmon ova independent of that ordered in conjunction with the Auckland Society. A letter from Mr Bennett, agent of All England Eleven, expresses satisfaction with the terms on which he can have the Christchurcb, Dunedin, and Auckland cricket grounds, and information respecting Nelsoa and Wellington ground A meeting to-night for s.ating riuk. Produce quotations f.o.b. at Lyttelton— wheat, 4s 9d to ..s; oats, 2s 2d; barley, 2* 6d nominal; flour, £lO to £12; bran, £5 IOs; sharps, £S 10-; potatoes, £1; cheese, 9Jd ;' butter, ls 2.1; hams and bacon, 9Ji Dunedin, Saturday. Messrs Guthrie and Larnuch received a telegram from Messrs J. H. White and Co.', of Melbourne, agents for the proposed new Intercolonial fcteamship Company advising them thnt at a meeting of the promoters of the company, it was decided to issue a prospectus forthwith Wheat, his b;en in good demand; stocks in first hands are almost nil; quotations are nominally lor prime Northern, 4s 9d to Ssgood ordinary. 4s Bd to 4s 7d; inferior. 3s lOd to 4s 2d; oat*-, have been largely inquired fjr at Is lOd and Is I Id for good to fine feed, and 2s 2s Id for middling and seed samples; barley, is a dru? in the market, only the best malung qualities meeting with auy demand at 58 6 1 to 5s 9d. Land iv allotments at Selwyn, four miles from the city, brought at the rate of £400 per acre at auction. A ook t and, Monday. Ths Zealandia has arrived.