INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 83, 10 April 1877, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

_, . elmkgtos, Monday. The Government have givenMnotice to bmalley, contractor for reclaiming" land, to remove all buildings now e^cted uooi the land which is in course of reclamation, except those required for the purpo-es of the contract. Amongst the buildings are a number of workshops and places of business, and the contractor was under the impression that he could grant permission for the erection of buildings until such time as the contract was completed and handed over, but he has been given notice to have the buildings removed. lhe outward 'Frisco mail cons ; sted of 3130 letters, 2060 newspapers, and 88 book packets. Mrs Hcott-Siddons closes her season, which has been one of the most succesfut ever held here, to-night. The new Civil Service regulations, regarding the hours of attendance, come into force to-day. (■'" , .--". Tuesday. Charles Hillsden, custodian for the Theatre Compapy, and business manager for th.e lessees; brought a criminal action for libel against a person named Powell, formerly connected w£th the. theatre, for having, written an anonymous .letter to one "of the' Public. Hall directors,;in which he insinuates- , that the directors ofjthe conipauy and lessees ■ ;of the; theatre were being defrauded W-^ Hillsden. The case was heard -^before the" Resident Magistrate, and Powell; w,horeserved his defence, was committed to'take his. trial "at next criminal sittings .of the' Supreme Con*rt. " ! -,-.: - ?~"> : Dr Scott, M.B.CM. "of the Edinburgh TM- •'• ! versity, 1874, and at..present toenionstrator , of Anatomy at tha University" has been appointed Prof essorof Anatomy at the Otago ' University. Mrs ' Scott-Slddons last night concluded the most successful season in every respect ever played here. She and Stcele leave for Christchurch to-morrow. The Davenports 1 also closed their well-attended performances ' last night. They leave for Napier: The LydiaHowarde Tro.upe are to be caterers for the public amusement for the next few nights at the Theatre Royal. CiiiusTciiUßCir, Monday. In the Supreme Court, R. A. Buchanan late Clerk of the Akaroa R.M. Court, was charged with embezzlement. Erom the evidence ■ given it.appeared that Buchanan received for acting as.Cierk of the Court, Customs officer; and Pfts'tajaster theijsmn of i .£l2O per year. The books or" the Court showed that they had been kept in a very curious manner. The jury' returned >,a "verdict .of Not.Guilty. Judge Johnston, in 'discharging Buchanan, took occasion "to" refer fo the loose manner in which" some of the Government departments are conducted. iii the country districts He said it would 'be well if a stricter supervision were kept over them • than generally appeared to be the case at pre- < sent. His Honor this could' be done by a periodical visit of inspection being made by an officer,of the Government. Nathan Powell, for horse-stealing, was sentenced to' three years imprisonment. .' - Oakauu, Monday. Feeling dissatisfied at the decision of the stewards at the lat'erace meeting, when the horse Fishhook was disqualified, Mr O'Brien to day sent a letter to the stewards asking them to re-consider their decision. A meeting of the stewards thereupou took place' to ' consider the letter, and after considerable discussion, in which it was pointed out that even though O'Brien could show that his jockey was to blame he must be held responsible for the acts of his servant, it was re- i solved that the stewards did not deem it necessary to reconsider the decision arrived at on the course. ; Duxevvs, Tuesday. An official enquiry will be held this morn- , ing in reference to the Taranaki having struck on Stag Reef. The railway line is about to be continued from Balclutha bridge up to the township. The report that Sir Dillon Bell is to have a seat in the Upper House is gaining currency. Auckland, Monday. South British shares, ex dividend, 77s to 795; Moanatairis, £14 10s to £15; Kurumri Hill, 32s 6d to 355. ': ' In the Supreme Court, William Gibbons, aged 18 years, charged. with, committing an indecent assault, on a girl aged eight years, was found guilty; sentence deferred. Petpr M'Grath, for brutally beating hi3 wife, wias sentenced to three years penal servitude. Eliza Simmons, charged with receiving stolen property, was acquitted. During the proceedings a juryman named Benjamin 'M'Kerrah escaped, and was fined ,£3. The ninth -half-yearly meeting of the South British Insurance Company was held to-day. The following is the report: — " The Directors have much pleasure' in presenting ;the shareholders with " the-.-folloiyitfg Ireport"1 report" and statement of accounts, ,for the half-year ending July 28; 1877i ' Sum received on proinium account, .£57,908 12s, 3d;., interest received and accrued, £3790 12s .transfer' fees, £17 15s; .losses ;and re-insufanees account, £37,019. 13s 2d; agents'' -commission, salaries, printing, and 'general, expenses, £10,105. 12s 7d; arooimt standing "to credit of investing account, £110,84* i^sjiodt balance standing to credit of profit aud log's #ceoii»fc | at close of books, including interest and J amount brought forward from last half-year, £20,962 Is 3d.- Insurance companies being constantly lialjj? to extraordinary losses, your Directors feel that it is necessary to gradually strengthen the reserve fuud; they have therefore" earned to the reserve fund £10,000, making it £40,GM. Thi? ' leaves a balance of £10,962 Is 3d, from wbicb, the Directors recommend the payment of a dividend of two shillings per share, being at the rate of ten per cent per annum on the paid up capital of the .company. The shareholders, will be glad to leara tbat £ho Hew offices of the company at Dunedin are completed, aud the business of the agency is now transacted therein. It-is a handsome and commodious ■ building in a first-class position. The plans for the office of the company afc Christchureh have been approver! of, and the erection of the building will be shortly commenced: The . .company are much indebted to the Dunedin and.CJpr/g/pJjurch Boards of Directors for the trouble tafceu jn fegaM tg securing excellent site.? f°>" o'fiices, T)j'e Bjri.sl^e qttfope, ft is expectea, will be completed anil occupied before the c'.° 50 °£ tlie present ijalf-yeaf." The report was a^°Dted. Votes of thanks were passed to the'Dunediri /md Christchurch Directors. The retiring auditors were reelected. The dividend will be payable tomorrow. The Kurunu'r Hill Gold Mining Company have cut a gold-carrying leader jn rich patches at a depth of G-iO feet. The leader is a small one. Long Drive shares rose to 50s, but fell again to 30s. Taupo, Monday. At 9'35 this morning, two sharp shocks oi' earthquake were experienced here. Ton°-a---nro was covered with snow during the storm on Saturday night.