INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 252, 21 November 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timabu, Tuesday. Prices of grain here are exceptionally high, wheat being 6s to 6s 3d, f.0.b.; oats, 2s 6d; and barley, 3s. Large quantities have fceen shipped for exportation, which accounts io.t the present scarcity. The plentiful rains fof the last few days have done much good, •and. the srops are very promising. A comnpittee has been appointed on behalf <<if South Cau.teri.ury to get up a testimonial to Mx Eolleston. Great dissatisfaction j$ caused hy the nonpayment of money due hy th 0 Government, and contractors and others' ftre gjuch embarrassed-!

. . , . . • Donedin, Monday. A deputation from the unemployed laborers warted on Mr G. M'Lean, Commissioner of Customs, to-day. Work was promised on j YV aikouaati railway. \ The Harbor Board have decided to invite! tenders for cutting a channel from the city wharf to Port Chalmers, seventy feet wide, and sixteen feet deep. - ' The Superintendent of the Industrial School s version of the girl's escape is that she is incorrigible* that she has been sentenced to fourteen years altogether for larcenies of various kinds, and has several times escaped, necessitating her being fastened to her bed with irons. On this occasion she split the , board, to which her irons were attached, and bro-ve away through the window at ten o'clock at night, walking home with the chain on her to her father's. An enquiry is to be held. ,_ _ . Tuesday. Messrs Cargill's wool telegrams, under date November 2, state that there was a large attendance, and that the competition was spirited. On scoured the average rise was l_& to 2d, and on grease Id over the closing rates of last series. A later telegram says trade is improving and sales are l£d higher than the opening rates of the present series. Prices are as high now as they were in February. A public meeting re the Bulgarian atrocities was held last night, when there was some splendid speaking. A committee was appointed to collect subscriptions. . ~. yr . . Christchubch, Monday. lhe Kaiapoi Rowing Club intend sending a four-oar crew to the Nelson Regatta. Ao ckland, Monday. bhare report:— Bank of New Zealand, £18 15s, buyers, £18 9s- National Bank, 645 : Colonial Bank, 325, buyers, 325 ; New Zealand Insurance, buyers, 85s 6d; South British Insurance, buyers, 625; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency (old), 90s; Caledonians (double), sellers, 12s. The following are the weights for the two principal races at the approaching Summer meeting declared to-day:— Auckland Club Handicap— Guy Fawkes lost; Templeton, 9st 9lbs: Fishhook, Bst 7lbsAriel, Bst 41bs ; All Steel, 7st loibs; Elfin. S ng \l"L 7 . bs; Ncro ' 79t Gibs; Perfume, 7st 4 bs; Middleton, 7st 4lbs ; King Fisher 7st 31b S ; Sprig of Shillelagh, 7st 31bs ; Isaac Walton, 7st ; Rangi, 6st 12lbs ; Tui, 6st 12lbs; Maroro, 6sc 12ibs; Songster, 6st 12lbs ff ™ y ' t St -. °j bs . ; BeUa > 6st • 7lbs ; discord S *__ 7 L * s^? lle l? rlne -' 6st 71bs ' Fann 7 Fisher colt, 6st 71bs; Wrangler, 6st; Doncaster 6st. Auckland Cup : Guy Fawkes, 9sfc lOlbs; Templeton, 9st slbs; Fishhook, Sst 51bs I .i',_ st -£ lbS} Tadmor * 7st I2lbs ; All Steel 7st lOlbs; Danebury, 7st Wlbs; Dan, 7st 71bs ? . l^ V 5i 7lbs; Ncro ' 7st 7lbs - Kingfisher 7st 2lbs; Middleton, 7st albs; May Moon, 6st 12 bs; Isaac Walton, 6sfc 12lbs; Songster, 6st lOlbs; Maroro, 6st.io.bs; Rangi, 6st 9lbs; Bella, 6_Blbs; Tui, 9st sibs; Foliefarine, 6b. 71bs; hallacy, 6st 71bs; Discord, 6st 6lbs; Aerolite, 6st 4lbs; Fanny Fisher colt, 6st 41bs; Wrangler, sst lOlbs; Doncaster, Sst lOlbs: Ladybird colt, sst lOlbs. The Spiritists at Auckland are mustering m the alleged haunted house formerly occupied by John Lane, who committed suicide. All the paid commanding officers of Militia and Volunteers of the Middle Island have got three mouths notice that Government will dispense with their services afc the expiration of that period. Colonel Reader, m the North Island, has received a similar notice. m - _ _ ' h °kitika, Tuesday. Iwo lodes have been struck on Hudson's five hundred acre block on Mount Rangitoto now named the Virginia Silver Mining Company one of fifteen inches, and the other five feet wide, a specimen from which is estimated to yield 800 ounces of silver per ton V - A , com P ari 7 is being floated with a capital of £40,000, in 8000 shares of £5 each. Although the company is only just in the market, 4000 have already been taken up. Grahamstown, Monday. Sir George Grey's meeting on Saturday mght was .largely attended. In the opening part of his remarks he referred to the great T work m which they were all engaged, viz., that of building up a nation. He ■ proposed to lay before them a sketch of the action he had taken in the Assembly, and to leave them to judge whether his proceedings had been right or wrong. He alleged that he had been unfairly reported by the Wellington press and referring to local works, he said nis bill for the construction of a railway from the Thames to the Upper Waikato had met with flic greatest Hostility in the House, and had fallen through owing to the bad faith of the Government.. The Ministry had acquired land for themselves and their friends, and we c the enemies of the country, as they impeded the settlement. The cumulative voting principle in the Counties Bill was utterly bad. He wished to educate the masses in political and to give equal voting power to all classes. Referring to the Education Bill, he said he had secured a fair provision for education in the North: also for gaols and lunatic asylums. He had tried to obtain land for settlement, but had failed owing.to the monopolist party influence in the House. The Native Department should be abolished. He referred to the Canterbury run system and tb the efforts of the runholders to perpetuate, alleging that there was a conspiracy be.ween them and the Government for that object. He dilated afc great length on this subject, ond said the system might be perpetuated to 1894 and even then there might be great difficulty in abolishing it. He referred to his efforts to obtain separation of the two Islands and tbeir failure He thought that the Upper House should be re-formed. He said that if separation were in future obtained one House would be sufficient and if a second were required ifc should elective. He then referred to the subjects of triennial parliaments and the nomination of Governors. He concluded hy j saying that he would again meet his constituents, and confer with them on other topics A resolution was passed expressive of confidence in Sir G. Grey, and approval of his action in the late session. An amendment of an opposite character was rejected.