INTRPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 117, 17 May 1878, Page 2

INTRPROVINCIAL.

[PREBS AQEfcCY.] .- - - " Wellington, Thursday night. Arrived — Uuo, from Nelson. Mr George Thomas reports produce prices as follows:— Flour, £13 to £13 10s; oats, 4s 3d; bran, Is Id; wheat, 4s 3d; hams, 9dbacon, 6d to 8d; cheese, 7£d; maize. 6s 3d' butter, Is to Is 3d. ' Friday. Considerable anxiety is felt, here regarding the steamers Stortnbird, Tut, and Government steamer Stella, which left here on Saturday and Sunday, the Stella for Taranaki on Saturday, the Stormbird for Wanganui on Sunday, and the Tui for Foxton the same day. Neither appears to have reached its destination yet, though the St. Kilda and Manuwatu have left for Wanganui since. As a vessel has arrived from Queen Charlotte Sound and reports having sighted no steamer taking shelter, anxiety has naturally been aroused. The Carnatie cleared for London with a cargo valued at £41,770 and 20 passengei-3. She leaves to-morrow. Bdnedin, Thursday night. The northern line from Moeraki to Palmerston will be opened for traffic on Tuesday next. It is expected that communication between Christchurch and Dunedin will be established on the 25th June. Mr Seaton, the member for Green Island, addressed his constituents last night. He defended the action of the Otago Representatives against the charge that they sold the rights of the province, and said that they had made the best bargain ever made for Otago. The proposal for manhood suffrage he regarded as " buncombe," but he would perhaps be forced to vote for it to prevent the Atkinson Government getting into power. He thought the only way out of the present difficulties was to have a County or Board of Works for each Island. A vote of confidence in him was carried unanimously. Wheat is quoted at 4s 6d; oats, 3s 4d to 3s 6d; barley, in good request, at 5s to 53 fidMr Bradshaw reports Bank of New Zealand shares at £24; Colonial, £2 13s 6d; National, £3 16s; Standard Insurance, £1 3s; Union, 14s: National, 28s cum dividend; New Zealand Insurance, £4 8s ; Mosgiel Factory, £3 7s ; Guthrie and Larnach's woodware factories, £2 10s: Albion Brewery. ss. Oamaro, Friday. Although grain is being delivered freely, the breadstuff's markets is inactive. Prime milling wheat 4s ; oats 3s to 3s 4d; good malting barley ss; flour £11 to £11 5s f.0.b.; oatmeal £18; pearl barley £20; pollard £5 ss ; bran £4. Balclutha, Thursday. An inquest upon the fire of Sunday was called by Dr Smyth, the coroner, for noon yesterday, but in consequence of a telegram from the insurance company to the Government the inquest was postponed till it could be conducted by Mr Carew, R.M. To-day it has been commenced at eleven o'clock, and the evidence goes to show that the fire originated in the back dining room. The inquest has just concluded, and the jury returned a verdict that there was no evidence to show how the flre The case has caused great excitement here. Auckland, Thursday night. The Government have determined to stop the sale of native reserves. Seven were offered to the Government during Mr Sheehan's recent visit to the King country, but declinad. He informed the natives that it was to prevent them becoming landless. A large number of reserves hare been parted with during the last few years to private speculators. Hawks, a sailmaker on H.M.S. Sapphire, during her passage here, jumped overboard and rescued a man named Beagley, who had fallen overboard. Hawka held him up for 37 minutes till the boat picked them up. Beagley was insensible. This is the seventh life Hawks has rescued. He holds the Humane Society's medal. New Plymouth, Friday. The Stella, with Judge Gillies on board, has left for Wellington.