INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 9, 10 January 1877, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

v: -WELtiNGTOw, Tuesday. ; At the Primitive : Methodist Conference '• the following Ministerial appointments have been made:— Auckland first, W. Tinsley; --: Auckland second, B, J. Westbrook; Thames, i J. Nixon ; New Plymouth, J. Standrin and ■;■ W. Glover; Foxton, P. W.Jones; Wellington, '-'. J. Dumbell and A. jeyners; Christchurch, : t W. Harrts; ! Greendale. W. S; Potter; Ash;V'lbarton, J. Sharp; Timara ,CE. Ward: Oamaru . from England; Duuedin, J. Ward; In- ,'■'; rercargill, W. J. Deane. y~. ]..■ >.. .. Wednesday, J?; . A deputation from the Corporation waited i. upon the Premier to request the Government | to hand over the reclaimed land, when the | ; contract was completed, upon certain terms. | r ;: The Premier replied that it was anticipated, >:: whea fche accounts were made up, that the :WeHingtanj>rovincial district would, be jndebted Uf J th& General Government about j640,Q00, and that it was exceedingly pros' liable that the land would be flold,.and"a ptirp chaser found immediately. . 1? '.■■-? ?-^, CHBtSTOHOBcii, Tuesday. !&¥& 'rStepA are being taken to establish a public |v^eh'eßa;,Club. "^■^ i : '\ x . Ift^Tne Drainaga. Board Tare becoming im1= of the delay in the receipt of detailed p;jpijuai iroQiMr Carruthers for the drainage of Sj?-~^iV,!=7.--' ■■•'=.' ,:■;. ■",',y*\---- J - ■ ■:'•■ •■--■■>■ .<•»•-. . ■

Chnstchurch, \ It pw very-x important that something shonld^&done uxdrainage matters betoren,ext winter; . >. ■ I-. r h \ v The^Local jßoard of Health are going well ! to w.ork. They. ha(ve appointed kn Inspector j flf Nuisances ;at a salary 0££275 per year, and j ■have decidedito appoint a? medical officer ati \ ..^^ . " j !: . SoKiTiKi^!wiclnesday. * Mr Henry Young has purchased Lear-s; month and party's six hundred u .ac£e lease a^ Mount Kangitoto for £500 cash, and £5000 in paid up shares on the formation of the Company. The lease adjoins the prospectors' mine, and is betweei that/aiift Htedsoiik ? The Company is called the bJTew fZsaland Silver Mining Company, to be registered under the Joint Stock Company's Act; -<»pitab£4(>,ooOi-'i[!r-86O^8hares of ~£6- -each, , The promoters, fifteen in number, reserve" •2000 paid up shares and £1000 cash on the formation of the Company. Mr Young has engaged. the services of .the original prospec"torl. 'and atafts f 6r~tKe mine in'&t e W'days: ; " Donedin, Tuesday. Miss Christina Clark of Havelodk^near Lawrence, was committed for trial f oft wilful murder by a,.cpEQne>'s jury. She gave birth to a child on the 2t7th nit, and three; days after the infai^lrwapi wrappe^Tnp in flannel. in her bMroom < by. : t)ne, of heir-jaeigh-bors. Medical evidence testified to the* child havfagbeei^bjjrja^lire^^^i f pv.-i. -•■- z_ AuckLand, Tuesday. The Auckland >Volunteers intend . to^resent L Major Qordon ■ witKj.%. tegtimonia:!^. ■■•• ?' The Rev » J. Cross, of Sydney, has refused a B callifrSih tfi«^Pres6yteriana of ftemuera. ( " ? Tjhe^AucklaridKand ..jhames barsfpen, to comjpete at f the Nelsonjjcegatta, j letiffi th€ Hawea*. The Auckland men take a baits wing, pair.oared boat, and ths. Thames ! men'*.four^ oared outrigger. i?v- • .J j )- ' ' :-. , The Grand j;Eodge of Good Templars was formally opened to-ddyr Mfity-one . repre" sentatives '. -wer.e r i present., and; thiriy-twO visitora. The Grand Chief Templar's annual rep^rtsxwere-tatiafactory. ?;■'; i '?■ •->•-- p. At a meeting-, of thepden County Cpuncip: to-day, Dr/ Waiiis moved : that the : );hird schedule of : the Act ibe not brought v into. operation. An amendment for adjournment till to-morrow week wag carried. ? v &', "' The trial of.;; enrtain>for_.the murder of Dennis" bhanaghan is proceeduig. Mrs Shanaghan gave evidence that: t#p'imonthaf"Mf ore the murder she and £ gTrl' ; named .Annie McDonald, ,dn their w%y from church ! went into Curtaifi's A aiifl had tea. „,,^, . At a meeting of the Waste Lands Board a letter from-M^Jajnes Mackay enclosed returns of 79 1,433' acres at the Thames Vnder negotiation. The lands actually acquired are - 42 blocks comprising 27 7 T 857 . actes,, r an4^of... this 22Q,610. acres _have been transferred to the Board, i .The jßoard. parsed sesojutioas; . requesting the Governor to glace under the Board's admmstration all lands purchase of which had Been the] Thames. - Telegrams were ije£.eived froni Mr BroomfiaU ,\ approving of the conditions offered by" : Board Excepting a few initforpointaoniwhich he promised to.-^vrite» , . A leter .was.received^ -from Mr Priishard approving of! J the terras proposed subject to the approbation of the association; jnjs England:; Af 'letterf £waac;re:ceived from the, tTnder Secretary of Crown Lands transferring to the Board'theJPatntuhi rblock, PoyertyJßay, of 20,000 seres.. ., . , . . . .:• l ! - ' Wednesday." -;■; jThe. ;thirty-sec6nd half yearly : Tepdjii" : fbf the Directors of; the^New Zealand Insosanfie) Company states that the nett.pcemiumg. received Were £73,389, 15s 6d; ; interest, 1 rent, and transfer fees, £9,504 3s gd; which !f withi the amountxeceived f rom lasttialfiyear make.! a total of £89, 1 93 16s. The losses paj^d and provided forare r £S3,5 JO 18s 6d, and after, carrying £35,000 to the reinsurance fund' which now stands at £70,000, there, remain* a balance to profit aqd loss of £19,660 12s lOd, which is recommended to be" appropriated to the payment of a dividend of 3E1j5,00Q and can-ied forward to next half year, £4,660 12s lOd.- The accounts 6f the old, 1 company are closed, the amount of paid up capital being £2OO,Oiioi, MrL. Wilsoh was appointed to the vacancy caused by the death of Mr C. Wilson. \ ; ■ ._ ;. -j : The ; following are : the passengers peir Hawea for Nelson:— Mr and 1 Mrs Embling, Mr Iftng and. family (4), Mrs Ward, Messrs SJoaue, 'M'Ewen, (2), M'Duff, Marshall, Master! I/opk»e^ Cook, Gdlds\vorthy (2), Newdick, Gavin, Hendfipson, audDacre.