INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 242, 9 November 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru, Wednesday. The shearers refuse to take less than 20s per hundred sheep. The farmers have combined to^give only 16s 8d The police have made a raid upon light and unstamped weights, aud a number of tradesmen have been fined. Auckland, Wednesday. For the cattle show to-morrow there are 50 ■» exhibits. The horse stock is the best ever shown in Aucklaud. The English Crfcketers Committee have den-fed Sir George Grey President, and Mr Whitaker and the Mayors of Auckland and tho Thames Vice-Presidents. Jishn M'Garrigle issues a writ against the Standard Insurance Company for an unpaid baiaace on the tire in Queen-street. The Fire Brigade have collected £58 towards the expenses of a team to Dunedin. Ai; a meeting of the Harbor Board to-day, tho tender of James Dempsey for the reclamation works was accepted. DcxfcDiN, Wednesday, Auckland has determined to complete at the irire Brigade demonstration. Last night the Synod resolved to request that the Synod in ay" be moved to adopt as the future name or title of church as that suggested by Sir W. Martin, viz., the English Church of New Zealand. t The Town Clerk's salary has been raised to £300. The City Council has resolved that the Mayor should represeut them at the Convention. The Hon. G. M-'Lc-au addresses his constituents before returning to Wellington. The Convention assembled to-day. Between 80 and 90 invitations were represented, and about 1.50 of the public were present. Mr Macandrew read his speech —two columns and a half iu length. After explaining the obji'.jtof the convention he said that abolition coul.l only be characterised as a gigantic swindle, having for its effect the absorption by tae colony of our local revenues, under ti'ic plea ostensibly of localising the expendi t lire, in reality for the purpose of enabling the colony to continue to live beyond its means. The colonial expenditure was so extravagant that only the Middle Island land fund could enable the colony to carry on upon the same reckless state of extravagance. The expression of opinion that the only panacea for the great wrong would be the proclamation of Otago an independent colouy, with supreme legislation of its own, was received with applause. He had no desire to go back to provincialism. He advised an appeal to the Imjcrial Parliament. Iu conclusion he slaied, as showing he had no personal end to serve, "I pledge my word the day Otago hoists her own ilag, I shall retire into private life."