INTERPROVINICAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 81, 7 April 1877, Page 2

INTERPROV IN IC AL .

Port Chalmkrs, Saturday. - Arrived— Taranaki, at 9-15 this morning. At 5 a.m., having run direct by patent log, she was steered towards the shore, but the weather was very thick, and oniy the hills close to the water could be seen. Shortlyafter breakers were seen on the starboard bow, and the steamer went astern, and struck once on Shag Reef. Wellington, Friday. The Government steamer Luna has been sold (though rot yet taken over) to the Brunner Coal Mining Company, for £4000. One thousand shares in the new Brunner Coal Mining Company have been all allotted to Wellington, which is to be the depot of the Company; 1800 are for Greyraouth, 1000 for Dunedin, and 500 for Christchurch. Mr O'Shea reports:— Flour (Adelaide), £18 10s to £19; Colonial, £14 to £15 10s; oats, 3s to 3s 6d; bran, lOd to Is; haras, B£d to lOd; bacon, 4d to 8d; cheese, 6d to 8d; potatoes, £4; maize, 4s 9d to ss; pollard, £8. Chbistchukch, Friday. At the opening of the annual session of the Philosophical Institute, Dr Haast, in his presidential address, gave an account of the discovery of remarkable ancient rock paintings in Weka Pass Ranges. He exhibited caraf ul drawings of them by Mr S. S. Cousins, Someof the rock paintings are sft long, and represent animals of foreign countries, weapons, and dresses of semi-civilised p'eople. Underneath them are characters like those of the Tantf language, resembling those on an ancient bell found on the North Island At the Supreme Court to-day, Pooley and Bramhall, of the English, cricketers^ charged with malicious injury to property, Were found not guilty, there being no evidence adduced against the accused. : ; : Export quotations, lob. at Lyttelton, are: Best milling wheat 5s 6d; second quality, 3s6dto4s6dj oats, 2s 8d; barley, 4s to as; flour, '£14 10s to £15 ;10s; bran, £4 10s; sba-ps, £5 10s; cheese, 7Jd- . : ■ • ; Saturday. The Board of Governors of the Canterbury College have decided to advertise for a lafiy principal for 1 the Girls? High School at a sa'ary of £450 per annum "and a bonus of 5s for each pupil; also to ask the Government £ ov an endowment of 5000 acres of agricultural land for a school, the Board to appoint a committee to select a farm suitable for the purpose of an Agricultural School. DuxEDiif, Friday. Ml 1 Bradshaw quotes shares as follows:-^-Bank of Now Zealand, £19 17s 6d; Colonial Bank, £1 17s; Standard, 14s; National, 30s; South British, £4; Otago and Southland Investment Company, 255 ; New Zealand ; Loan and Mercantile Agency (new series), 50s; Mosgicls, 445. Produce:— Wheat, 4s 3d to ss ; barley, 4s Gd; oats, 2s Id to 2s 6d. In response to a deputation, the Mayor will call a public meeting to consider the question of retaining the fever hospital on the present site. The Supreme Court continued its sitting to-day. Letitia Reid, for burglary, was sentenced to nine months. Bernard Grey, for ste ,lin<? a valuable receipt, was sentenced to five years' penal servitude. Auckland, Friday. Dr. Lee will not stand for City West, A farewell service to the Bishop of Melanesia took place to-day. The subscriptions to the All-England cricket fund amounted to £170' 1 6s 6d, and the expenses to £210 3s; £100 was paid to the Auckland Racing Club for the use of the ground. Connell, charged with stealing from the A.C. at Ttmpo, was acquitted. Jamieson and Gray, for larceny, were acquitted. Boyle, for arson, was also acquitted. , . Aeturi and Akia (natives), charged with horse-stealing and burglary, were sentenced; to eighteen months and two years respectively. The Jury Revision Court have "exempted Foreign Consuls from, serving. Mr Buckland quotes fat cattle at 20s to 26s per lOOlbs; sheep, 2£d per lb; pigs have advanced 3d per lb. Mr Biuney reports Adelaide flour at £18; Southern, £16 10s; maize, 4s 9d; oats. 3s 3d; sharps, £8 10s; bran, £6; bacon (in cloth), 10£d; jams, 8s; potatoes, £3 10s. Shares: — Bank of New Zealand (buyers^ £19 17s 6d; Colonial Bank (paid-up 38s), 40s; Thames Gas, 265; South British, 795; National, 30s; New Zealand, 92s 6d; Red Queen, 4s; Caledonia (sellers), £3; Moanatiri (buyers), £17 10s; sellers, £18; Inverness, 6s ; Alburina, 21s. Kaitangata, Friday. An inquest was held to-day into the origin of the fire on the offices of Reginald MacDonald, storedeeper and timber merchant, on the morning of the 4th. The jury returned a verdict of " Maliciously set fire to, but no evidence to show by whom." Besides the premises destroyed, a timber. store arid a produce store had been set on fire by means of Hobarton splits and a bag saturated with turpentine, but this was discovered and cxtiuguished before any damage ebuld be done. Two detectives have been engaged investigating the matter for several days. The premises and stock burned were fully insured, Onehukga, Friday. Sailed— Taupo, for New Plymouth, at 2-45 p.m. Passengers for Nelson: Mrs Southerland, Miss Kirk, Messrs Cross, Thompson, and Raine.