INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 166, 16 July 1877, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

- ; -Blenhiemj Saturday. - At the General meeting of the Marlborough Teachers' Association to-day, ifc was resolved,' re economics and Bible-readings-_rr_chooi_~ "That the energies of the public school ',te,achers die sufficiently taxed by 'fche rfequirs- \ ments of secular instruction,' and 'that the introduction of other- subjects into school work .will-give aaexcuse to parents and others fdr: neglecting their", peculiar and important functions, Wellington, Saturday. A new draft petition has been, drawn up by the committee appointed to do so by the Temperance Conference, and on Monday next will be laid before the Conference, with a view of being laid before Parliament shortly. The alteration? which it suggests in the licensing laws, are chiefly in the direction of placing in the hands of the people the power to decide by vote whether any new licenses pr renewals of existiug licenses shall be granted. It; is also proposed to make the .licensing districts very small; also, for any 'breach of the licensing law, a publican shall not only be fined, but be liable to lose his license; Applications for licenses only to be made at theannual meeting; that written notice of ah intention to apply for a license be given fco the Resident Magistrate, and that it. be also advertised twice a week for four weeks in some newspaper. Breech-loading Snider rifles are fco be distributed amongst the Police at the beginning of next week. Arrived— H.M.S. Sappho, from- Auckland, at 4*30 p.m. : Auckland, Sunday. The City of Sydney arrived this morning after a fine weather passage. Pa'ssengers for New Zealand— Mrs Harding, Messrs Quick, Harding, M'Gibbon, Fergusson; Gulliver, Esber, Graham, and eighteen steerage. She leaves late to-night for' Sydney. . Monday. The Taranaki sailed South at spin yesterday, with San Francisco mail. "Passengers for Nelson— Mr and Mrs M'Cargey, and Mr Whumouth. Poet Chalmers, Monday. Sailed— Barque Marie, with 1 15 Chinese, for Hong Kong.