INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 15, 17 January 1878, Page 2

INTE RPROVINCIAL.

j Invekc.vrgill, Thursday. ■• The Waikola Station, comprising 14,147 acres freehold, and .7,762 leasehold, with,, stock at a valuation, has been sold by Mar-' tin Maitlaud and Co., auctioneers here. The price is withheld but is said to be favorable to the purchaser, Mr McLaughan of Wantwood. Blenheim, Thursday! The valuation of the Borough this year is £16,131 against £14,427 last year. Christchurch, Thursday. During a thunder-storm yesterday, a horse was killed at Raugiora by lightning. The Mayor has requested the citizens to observe a half holiday during the' two days of the cricket match. During tho past few day3 20,000 voung l salmon have been liberated in the "rivers ' Waimakariri and Rakaia. The Supreme Court has been occupied in hearing the divorce case of Heney v. Heney, in which the husband applied for a divorce on the grounds of adultery. He is a aiiddle aged man witb seveial children by a former wife, and married the respondent when she was quite a girl. The evidence has already proved adultery between the respondent and a nephew of the petitioner. ! Mr J. E. Fitzgerald, the Commissioner of Audit, and Mr J, Currufchers, the Colonial Chief Engineer, are now here for fche purpose of enquiring into the alleged grievance of the railway employees. The latter hold a public meeting to-night for the purpose of explaining what it is they complain of. At a meeting of the New Zealand Shippiug Company resolutions were adopted repealing clause 5 of ths Articles of Association, and empowering the Directors to borrow ou debentures any sum nofc exceeding the amount oi the uncalled up portion of the capital, the debentures to be a first charge on such uncalled up portion of the capital. The Chairman announced that a dividend of four per cent would be declared for the half-year ending December 31st last. A furious gale from the N.W. commenced ' early yesterday morning with heavy rain falling at intervals. Towards six o'clock the wind abated a little, and the rain ceased, but a boisterous wind still prevails, and considerable damage is done in town. The crops in the country districts have suffered severely, and in many cases where the grain Was ripe the wind threshed ifc nearly all out.