INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 189, 11 August 1877, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[PRIiSS,AGENCir.] \V e llington, I ]?iridaVThe enquiry into the 1 runuing:?iuto..the ketch Quiver by theTaranaki was cWclude'a-,. to-day. The enquiry was held before Mr ' M'Uonald, lUL, aud Captaiu VVorster, .Nautical Assessor. -At the close of the", evideuce, the Bench, complimented -Me Anderson, the chief officer of the f arauaki," upon the maimer in which he had giveu hu evidence, aud returned his certificate, spying that there Avas no blame to be imputed to him. The formal judgment will be delivered to-morrow. The Tarauakiis exonerated. Saturday. Ihe Government are calliug- for teuders - for a four-weekly steam service between Fiji and Port Chalmers by way of Auckland, -VyeltrngtoTv-aud Lyttelfou foc-aTpeHod^of two years, the service to coumiencebn or about the sth oi October next. x : Bishop iiedwood writes to the Tinfei'on' behalf of the claims of the Catholics in the matter of -education, lie fvaufcsf by sapple-~ mehtary legislation to give to CathaUcs grants in aid; of , schools oa the principle of result and members. The last paragraph of the.letter sayis^Bufc it is argued if they giveCatholics what they want, others will demand a similar arrangement. The answer is plain and obvious; either the majority is in favor of a rttafie ays tern .or if is" uofc. If the majority"; be in favor of it there is' no f eajr of such a demand being made, aud if it be nbt then the Jiduoation ■Bill does not reflect th<S wishes of •the. community airkrge, and ohghi ' to lfe" modified. - ; The Taranaki sailed for. Picton, Nelson and North Passengers — Messrs CuuliUre, buck, Chalmes/ Mrs "JBettany, Mr 1 and Mrs Solomau. Chiustokuech, Eriday. Wheat saleable at 7s ad for best milling; oats, 3s 6d for feed, 3* 9d for milling; barley dull, 9d to 4s i)d; potatoes, £3, stock low; flour, £17 to £18; . bran, £4I0 S ; sharps, £5. 1 us;. -cheese, 6d to 6|d; butter dull, aud <j[ notations nominal. The iirst phiuo made in tfevv-Zealaud will shortly beinished by a Christcliurisii'firui. " ' The animal meeting, of-^shai-ehokbr-a-in-the New Zealaud Shipping Company will be .•held on the 1 7th" iris taut. = The directors in their report state tfiat during "tie period under revision the Company has had to contend with the keenest competition, and the directors deemed ' it "-prudent" somewhat tcT : restrict its operations. The insurance fund had been commenced, and thore is to its credit £1348. The new ships Upawa, Piako and Wangailm, JJen Bolt, aud Pareora had •.been purchased, aud added to the Company's •licet. All the .vessels were' in an efficient israte. The constituents" were ■.steadily lucrpasing. The directors are satislied that the establishment of agencies- at all jtne important of trade is a Isquud ipolicy. The balance to credit of profit and iloss account is £17,106, out of which it is {proposed to declare dividend qf 8 per. cent., iism'the term dividend of last January. '-„,- J>t'NEDiN-; J ThJrsday. : Ihe /aO/e«-to-da^- characterises the'Education Bill as a most tyranical 'measlire, and says that:it will have the.effcefr oJ closing the Catholic schools in Duuediu| jialess 'exemption certificates from the 4iucTition Board, masters, or inspectors, who sffe under no obligation to grant them " .— . '• ':■ ■ ' Mr Bradshaw repprts:— Bank of I«ew---Zca-land shares, £22 ss: Colonial, 435; National Insurance, £i 13s ; Standard 17s- South British, 8 -a-, New Zealand," lOus; Mosgiel, pas; Shipping Company, 78s. '£ he : number 01 shares applied for in the Uiiibu Insurance i up to the Uato in Vnucd'm is one hundred , thousand. _ Applications are still coming in for Guthrie aud Laruachs timber factories. ; Produce Quotations— \Vheat,.-6a 6d to 7s Cd prime quaiiiiesj oats, 3s '7d to 3s 9d; barley, 3s to 4s 6d; brau, £4.155; flour, £18---batuieal, £i8; r pocatoes, (ids; hay, £5. ' ! AucictA.VD, -Friday. , Oanterburypotatoes, 63s to 645. Mr Bucklaud reports— .Fat cattle advanced 3s to 4s per: lOOlbs, realising 82s to 84ssheep, 3id. - , ' i WEs-rroRT, Saturday. . • A sea chest with contents iutact, belongiiig to Mason, third mate of the Queen Bee was picked up by the Kennedy.