INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 14, 16 January 1877, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, Monday. At a meeting of the Trade and Labor Council of Auckland, there were six delegates present, reprsenting 1 000 members. i •-; A deputation of ..the Thames County and Borough Councils wailed on' Mr W;hitaker' to-day -respecting the maintenance- of the Pamping Association Works. - After a long discussion it was ; agreed that .the :f ollowing . revenue should be. appropriated for a period of two yeara:— Reyenuesfrpm • waterworks .and gold duties, arising within the Borough,, and gold duty generally as far. as necessary. CHHiSTCHuhcir, Monday; ; For the Interprovincial Cricket Match, the Canterbury team is in a better position than was expected a few days ago. Corfe. and Leach, both first-class batsmen will now be able to play, but Baker, Fiek, and Godley, . all good men, will. not Fuller, one of the. hest howlers., was taken ill on Saturday with low fever. He will be a serious loss to the team. -which is weak in bowling. H, -W»Moorejjs, expect, to take •Fuller s-place and he i 3 .considered one of the best all round cricketers .in Canterbury. At present Canterbury $•, the favorite. „ „..,'-. . Th% heavy rain yesterday and this morning has rendered the ground sloppy. The Otago men went out to practise, but could not do much. . ; .,.,' Wanganoi Tuesday. The Wallace sailed at 10.3 >. with the following excursionists.— Mr and Mrs Batchelor, Misses Bett, Bush, Symes, Messrs Crampton, Anderson, .Bennie, Budge, Brewer, Bain, White;' Pq.well, Murray, Sy'mes (2), Herroh, Jones, McLel Inn, Patterson, Rawson, Brown (3), Fisher,' Baruicoat, Campbell], and 6 others. ZX Wellington. Tuesday. Batbs add HOward, who havehad the management '* of ' the Theatre Royal during the .past twelve months, concluded last night with a benefit; to. Bates, who was presented with a tfah'dsbmely illuminated address! He and SfrsVßates leave for Sydney. The ;£ingards,<;Emmett, and others are engaged .V for the fnew- season, Howard being the lessee. V. The Taranaki sailed this morning. PasA sengei^jh Messrs yiucent, Russell, E. Birch, : : Mrs! Cemiub,. (Misses, Craig, Tygood, . and 220 excursionists for Nelson.