INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 63, 14 March 1877, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Christchorch, Tuesday. The Drainage Board have replied to the deputation from the ratepayers. They, sav they intend to carry out Carr uther's scheme of sewer3, but would not dram water closets' into the sewers. Lyttelton^ Tuesday. Phe Ringarooma left for VVellington and Nelson at 4-45 p.m. The Taupo also sailed for Northern ports. Passengers for NelsonMiss O'Conor and Mr Elliott. Auckland, Tuesday. bailed— Rotorua, for Sydney, with eighty passengers. Arrived— German war-ship Augustus. She steams fourteen knots, and carries. ten Krupp guns. A large number of passengers are booked per City of New York, including Emmet and family, and the Chinese Giant. Considerable damage has been done to the Bay of Islands railway by the late rain. Mr Thomas Russell remains only a -- short time iu Auckland. Thomas Newton, a Waterloo hero, aged 77, died in the hospital to-day. The question of hanging up the Coonties Act is exciting considerable public feeling. In the Eden County, at the Waste .Lands Board meeting to-day, Vesey Stewart intimated his acceptance of the Board's terms for the purchase of 10,000 acres adjoining the Rati Rati settlement. The Board consented to extend the time for payment to the Ist September, if required. Returns show that 78,539 acres in the Thames County are under the administration of the Board. The first trial of waterworks, made with rain water accumulated in the Newton reservoir, was made to-day. A jet of water was thrown by the Eire Brigade over a three storey warehouse in Queen-street. Mr Tole, M.H.R., addressed his constituents last night, and received a unanimous vote of confidence. J . The Acclimatization Society have agreed to recommend the Governor to fix the time for commencing the shooting season in the North on the 24th of May to the end of July. Wanganui, Wednesday. The races were well attended. ' ' Wanganui Derby: Queen of the Vale* 1; Maruia, 2; Lucifer, 3. Queen of the Vale was a strong favorite, and won by threequarters of a length, Wanganui Stakes: Elsa, 1; Perfume, 2; Parawhenua, 3. Opawa lost considerably through a false start. The race was won by four lengths. Scurry Stakes: Won by Flora M'Donald. Railway Plate : May Moon, 1; Flora M'Donald, 2; Parawhenua, 3. Elsa, Glenary, and Matipo were scratched. Won by several lengths. The Ladies Purse was won by Opawa. Dunedin, Wednesday. The City Conncil have decided to have double lines of street tramway, and to alter the gauge to four and a half feet. Dunedin, Wednesday. The Corporation has been served with a writ for £6000 at the instance of ;Mr Pritchard, for damages sustained by him during the recent floods. Afc a meeting of the University Council ifc was resolved:— "That whereas ifc has been alleged that proposals are being made to the Senate of the University of 'New Zealand, now iu session at Nelson, that the standard of examination be lowered, this Council is of opiuion that any sueh proposal, if given effect to, would be subversive of the objects for which the University was constituted, and would be a direct breach of faith with the University of Otago, which agreed to affiliation on the understanding that the standard would be sustained." Lt was also decided that the present Otago University buildings should be advertised for sale, and that the meetings of the Council should be open to the press in future. Latest Cup betting: 5 to 1 agst Puriri off.; 8 to 1 agst Fishhook tk.; 8 to 1 agst Maroro off.; 9to 1 agst Dead Heat tk. ; 10 [to 1 agst Bower, Templeton, and Pungawerewere tk., and agst Elfin King off ; 100 to 8 agst King Phillip and Beppo off.; 100 to 7 agst Fallacy tk.; 100 to 6 agst Danebury tk; 100 to G agst Guy Fawkcs off. For the Derby: 4- to 1 agst Puriri tk.; 5 to 1 agst Fallacy off.; 6 to 1 agst Dead Heat off.; 7 to 1 agst. Hippocampus off.