INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 206, 22 August 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, Monday. Ihere wai a meeting ot the Auckland morobers this afternoon, but no decision as; to their course of action was arrived at. Sir G. Grey) somewhat abruptly left the msetfng Mr O'Rorke was.then asked to take the chair, but he declined. The meeting was, it is said, a very stormy one, The Select Committee on the East Coast election report that they consider Read's 1 election invalid, and that Morris should be the eitting member. Tuesday. Mr Smith, of Taracaki iron sand notoriety, says he has obtained from the directors of the Titantic Steel Company the use of the furnace for one thorough trial to smelt the sand. He leaves by the steamer for Taranaki to-day. Sailed —Wellington, for Picton and North. Paisengers: Messrs Solomon, Redwood, Ball, Chapman, Herri, Mace, Braithwaite, Mr and Mrs Back, Mrs Broad. ' Chbistohuboh, Tucalay. The following is ihe lootball team selected to play the Northern provinces—J. Anderson, J. Barker, &, Chapman, E. Ootterill, C. fl» Craxton, J., A.;Evan«, R. Hamilton G H Lee, W. H. Milton, P. M'Cardle, H. 'Moore! L. M. Ollirier, F, Pilling, B. Potts, A. Pott?, S. Potts, W Stringer. The Lyttelton Times says:—"Although the Committee hai been disappointed in obtaining several good players who at the last were prevented by various causes from getting away, yet the team is fairly representative and undoubtedly strong, and will 1 be certain to give a good account of themgelvts in the North." Hokitika, Tuesday. It » rumored that seven claims in the shallow ground at the Kumara iu»h are averaging three ounces per day each. ;