INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 169, 19 July 1877, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, Thursday. The Hawea sailed for Nelson and North at2'p.ni;' Passenger^ Bowler, Roy, Smith, J. Leeson, Blundell, Mrs Johnson, three children, and nurse. : .:,..■; :Cuhißtchi7jrch, Wednesday. : 1 he resolutions passed" by the Road Boards Conference were to the following effect: That the existing Acts relating to Road Boards are in the main satisfactory; that the )^to^ejti uient be . requleaje^f :.tb .embody the Canterbury. Roads Ordinance as largely as possible- iuth,e", r cb6tSmplated Roads! Act; that there" is w necessity f otCqunty Councalaan^J£oa4 Boards, to have .Concurrent ppwais}. jthat the latter, with extended powers,] would Keabletiosarry but'econonifcally the functions .of County Councils; that,, in lieu of (jlountv . Co^ncilSi one, member, from each Roadißoard in every Provincial District should meet together at some central place at; leaafctwice a year to decide general questions of administration which aifecfc the whole Provincial District. . ; , ■ . • ,_ [ ,i._ j Gaptain M<Latictilie, who has returned f roni the-Bluff, state* that when the- Gazeile left on the expedition to obtain the gold from the wreck, of the^GeneraJ §ran*; ■ B %bad-.i;hre,e experienced divers, with complete apparatus; also, that the latest news from the scene of the wreqk,was that the outline of the latter was.^lElatiyjj seen in ifif.watet afcnp gce^ti depths ■■ ' "" Thursday. The system of selling tickets on the raU"wa^ "trams has been established here, and nineteen travelling ticket-sellers have been appointed; '. :-, ■ 'ljhe working hours of the Christchurch employees on the irail ways, which previously , werje 930 to 43i) p.m;, have been altered to nine to five, without extra pay. Farther advices from London speak most favorably of the Canterbury marble, and say 'that it would find a ready .;rnarket at ;'a reasonable price.; The Marble Company have ascertained that they can ship marble at aJ nominal cost as ballast, and so 'expect to open up a trade with England,- i. t r.Mr Aloorhouse, AtH.R., addressed his qohsfcitjients to-night: -■ i ..'.'. r~" j ; ■ DctHedik, Wednesday. The Ntiw ZealandjColpnial Bank(announce a dividend for the last half-year of "six per ceut per annum; add £2000 to the reserve fund (thus making; it £12,000), dn& carcy forward J52023 to Jhe next half-year." " 1 I . .."'.; '"' ' Thursday. Ajdetennined attemptto suppress gambling in this city is about to be be made, the police having received instructions for that purpose. Calcutta sweeps in publichouses are understood to come within the meaning oi "gambling." , r ' iKVEBCABGiLtj Wednesday. ! "esca^^ P^STiswre^a^te£?S3 owu^r of the property for £250. '• ; . i , Auckland, Wednesday. • At a meeting of the creditors of Aieasrs Barnett and Levy, it was. resolved that the estate be assigned to Messrs Lamb, Brown, and lonks, as trustees, the bankrupts being allowed their furniture and dwelliughouses. ihe Loan and Mercantile Company held theu annual meeting to day, and confirmed the annual meeting held in London on the 2nd of Frebruary. Dr Campbell, chairman, cougratulated the shareholders on the prosperity of the institution. Mr Gc. B. Owen and Dr Campbell were re-elected directors, ,and|M.r W. Jas. Taylor was elected colonial auditor. City Council have agreed to reduce the water supply tariff: They propose to consohdate ; the city loans by getting an Act passed for a final municipal loan of £300,000, l in6luaing £155,000 already raised, but allow•ing no further loans to^ beiraised exceptfthcSse 'already authorised ; the loan to be for fifty 7 ear f » and interest not to exceed 6 per "cent. MoaaaUiri shares dropped to X6 2s 6d to-day. • , The boat race between the Brothers (anil - tne Pet resulted in a victory for the Brothers 7 j K ee len S^s. There was a good breeze; and the Brothers got a good lead in the first beat down, which the Pet never reduced.