INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 12, 14 January 1878, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

X PBESB AGENCY.] • <•-'-■; Wellington, Sunday, The City of Sydney at San Francisco on,Jitnuary 10th, with the New Zealand December mails. \ ' .'■ , ' ' ',\. ; . ,i,\ ;i -\ , The Zealandia left 'Frisco on December 31st days before contract time), with the London December mails. , • Monday. For a long time back a Committee ..of Inquiry has been, investigating certain matters in connection with claims for extras by the contractor for the waterworks, and in respect of which he was paid one cheque for £2970 j on account.. During Mr Blackett'sexamination he took exception to one item of £1011 I ;set down as an extra, saying that it belonged to the original contract, and ought not to be an extra. The contractor thereupon enclose! the cheque in dispute to the Mayor pending the conclusion of the investigation, remarking thaif he did not wish to be paid a penny ;more than he was entitled to. Very kten interest is taken by the public in this enj quiry. . „ ./ '•..... i The Wakatipu left Sydney on the Bth inst, ; and arrived last night. ' ■ ; Sailed: 'Wellington, for Nelson, at 3 p.m. {Passenger*: Messrs G;Webb and Goodall. j r . • Auckland, Saturday. I The explosion of a kerosine lamp last j night led to the destruction of two cottageß , at Onehunga. j , Blenheim, Saturday. [; The acceptances for the Marlborough Cup are Lara,' Treason,. Strangbovr, Septimus, \ Doncaster, Orange, Lightning, and. Mamma. ]■-■-■'- DnNEDik, Sunday. , The cricket match, Australian Eleven v. I 1 Otago Twenty-two, commenced yesterday, ; when there were about 2000 persons on the ; ground. The weather was cold and squally, : with a heavy thunder and hail storm in the afternoon.' The Australians took the field, I and the Twenty-two were put out for 124 runs in their first innings. When time was called, the Australians had lost three wickets, ; for 53 runs. Play will be resumed on Monday, ' ■ •• ■ • Monday. The game was resumed at noon to?day and at 1.50 p.|a the Australian team were all out for 92 runs, leaving the Otago twentytwo 32 to the good. . ■ • Bluff, Monday. Arrived — Albion Shipping Company's ship Timaru, 1316 tons. Captain, Stewart, 79 days from -Glasgow, with 240 immigrants, all well. There was no infectious disease on the passage during which there were two deaths and three births... Sixty of the immigrants are for the Bluff and the remainder for Dunedin.