INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 89, 17 April 1877, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, Tuesday. Southerton, of the All-England Eleven, in a letter to a private correspondent at Marton, gives his opinion of the best rren to represent New Zealand in intercolonial cricket contests. He says at such places as Taranaki, Nelson, and Greymouth he could not find anyone to recommend except Morse at Greymouth, if hard up for a left-handed bowler. At Inververcargill there is only Reade, who is good at both at bowling and batting. He thinks Cross and Anson are the only ones at Wellington who showed that they were likely to hold their own on a good wicket. The best at Auckland are Robinson, Tracy, and Buckland. The first can bat and bowl, the second is not a very stylish bat but his resolution is likely at any time to pull him through, and the third is a fair bowler but no bat. Dunedin has good bats in Dixon, Nicholls, Fulton, ■Millington, and Spring, the latter being the best wicket-keeper he saw in the colony, Dixon andMilKngton also being good bowlers. ;He has no_ doubt that Christchurch must form the nucleus of any team, as there he jfound the -best all-round cricket, — Corfe, Leech,, andf .Stevens being first-class bats, ,-vvith plenty vof others, whb are good bowlers too, like. Frith, Sweet, iind Ashby. There rare also good fieldsmen,' and the best longhe recognised in Alpe. He considers them the club of the coloriy. They only want •a better wicket to play on. ; ' . . . Arrived: 'Easby, from Sydney, i ;- ■ All -the shares in the Te Aro- Theatre have been taken up. Plans are -prepared, ard tenders Avill be invited forthwith. ■-■■ , ■ "; ... .;.. ; '■_ '-• , f , .". : OirisHUNGA, Mon3fty> Sailed — Hawea for South. Passengers 'for Nelson; Mr and Miss Slater, Miss Winneth, and Mr. Campion. -■' > llokitika, Monday; . At the nomination for the seat'in the General Assembly ior tre district of Totara, Jose'pb. Griminond, John M'Gaffih, and the Hon. W IGisborne, Ayere proposed. The show of hands was in favor of Grimmond. A poll was demanded for M'Gaffin. ' TiMARD, Tuesday. Trade is very dull, and small bankruptcies are numerous. CnitisTCHuuctr, Tuesday. The Mayor has been petitioned to call a public meeting to consider the advisability of adopting a scheme of drainage prepared by the local engineer in preferenqe to the one prepared by Mr Carruthe'rs. : The Autumn meeting opened to-day, the weather being fine, and the attendance moderately good. There is not much speculation".' ' ■ ' •■■ ■ -' . j StLeger Stakes,. of. IQO soys, added toV Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each: Mr Redwoqd's" Puriri, 1; Mr Logan's Dead Heat, 2. Daneburgh and Middleton were scratched. Betting: 6 to 1 on Puriri, who made the running, atfd opposite the Stand led by several lengths. Jn going round the course Dead Heat gained a little, and in the straight ran up to Puriri' s quarters, but the latter came away again and won by three lengths; hands down, Dead Heat-hard ridden. Time— 3mins 38£secs. ! The Great Autumn Handicap starts at 2-45 p.m. - ' '■ ; - ' : ;;o ' Ddnedijt; Tuesday. > , The Hpn D. Reid leaves for Wellington this week. ! The Chinese on the quarantine island are to be admitted to pratique as soon as arrangements can be made for thoroughly washing them in water and carbolic acid, and for burning and fumigating their clothes. Gold has been found on a Government reserve at Outram. About 100 men are on the ground. An experienced miner can make 15s to £1 a day.