INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 34, 8 February 1877, Page 2

INT ER PR O VI N C I A L .

Bluet?, Wednesday evening. The excursion steamer Wanaka has arrived from the Sounds and sailed for Dunedii. )y : ' Wellington, Wednesday. Play commenced at 2.30, Charlwood took Shaw's place. Wellington fielding was very good, but "ifevertl eless Charlwood made a very 'g:o'od score, including four threes. Ullyett niade one four, three threes and a two; Greenwood made two threes and a number of singles. At six o'clock the stumps were drawn, there being "60 runs made for eight wickets. Analysis of bowling: Anson, 20 balls,' 15 runs, and 1 maiden; Garwood, 24 balls, 1 14 runa, 1 maiden; Parrington, 1 wide, 28' balls, 20 run 3, 2 maidens; Kaye, 100 balls, 1 wide, 34 runs, 3 wickets, 7 maidens; Armitage, 72 balls, 9 maidens, 14 runs, no wickets; Cross, 180 balls, 20 maidens, "5 wickets, 52 runs, The meteorological records at the Museum show the rainfall in WeUington from Friday evening-till 8 a.m. to-day (Wednesday) to have be.n 6-84 inches. The total fall for February, 1876 was 1*565 inches; and the average for the month of February during the past thirteen years was 3*698 inches. In consequence of the inclemency of the weather, the races have been postponed until Friday. Entrances and acceptances for the Marlborough races close on Saturday evening next at 8 o'clock. Thursday. The nominations for the Wellington Derby of 1878-1879, and subscriptions to the Sires Produce Stake, close at the Empire Hotel on Monday, the 12th inst., at 8 p.m. Owing to its being showery all the morning, play was postponed until two p.m., but at that hour there was a sharp rain squall, and very few spectators on the ground. Shortly after two the weather cleared, and Pooley and Lillywhite went to the wickets, Cross and Knapp bowling. At the second over at 3 p.m. two runs were made. Christchurch, Wednesday. Rain incessantly till thi3 afternoon. The weather now gives promise of clearing up. Reports from the country districts respecting the crops are very bad. The Directors of the New Zealand Shipping Company hare declared a divideudof four percent for the half-year ending December 30th, being equal to eight per cent per annum. The land sales yesterday realised £6806. -_. :' ' , Thursday. The weather is again very bad, with heavy rain falling. - Westport, Thursday. There was a heavy storm from the .Southward this morning. The river is flooded but there is no damage to the town. The new stone protective' works aire standing well so far as completed.

Dunedin, Wednesday. The rain has ceased and the flood is subsiding, except on the Taieri Plain where the water has risen considerably to-day, and for _diles the plain is under water. A well-known settler named Barrie was drowned to-day. A newspaper runner was fined to-day for selling the Vnilg Times newspaper on the platform without the consent of the Minister of Public Works. Messrs Reed and Fen wick obtained the sole right of selling literature on the railway platform and have excluded a*l local papers except their own; hence the action. For the defence it was urged that the travelling public complained of not being able to obtain copies of the Times and Star. Thursday. Mr James Green has been appointed a member of the Otago Waste Lands Board, vice the Hon. D. Reid. In consequence of the late fall of rain, the Oval will not be fit for cricket practice for some days. The Davenport Brothers are announced to appear in the Princess Theatre in March. Mr Wilton, the Commissioner of the Otago Police, has gone to Wellington to confer with the Government re police matters. Two thousand sheep have been .drowned on the Henley estate. On the Taieri Plains a large number of cattle and' sheep were carried down the river. Hokitii-A, Wednesday. There was continuous rain' during the whole of las j week till yesterday, wben the weather broke. The river is flooded, bnt no damage has been done. The Christchurch coach came in last night. All communication with the country districts was stopped till last night. i New Plymouth, Wednesday. The rain has caused all tbe rivers to rise. At Englewood fears are entertained tha; some of the new bridges will be washed away, owing to the driftwood floating down. One of the protective buttresses to the railway bridge across the Waiwhakao was smashed, but no fu-rther harm was done to the bridge. The rainfall has been heavier than for many years.