INTERPROVINMCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 152, 25 June 1878, Page 2

INTERPROVINMCIAL.

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Wellington, Monday. Arrived ■— H.M.S. Nymphe. She has visited the Auckland Islands, and found the food depots untouched, and there was no sign of any castaway 3. She will probably remain here about five weeks.

Lytteltoit, Monday. The sb. Albion broke her main shaft at 6 a.m to-day, about 16 miles from the Heads. She is being towed up the harbor by the p.s. Titan. Her shaft has gone close to the sternpost.

: . ' Tuesday. The Albion arrived yesterday evening. It is the intermediate shaft that is, broken and not the mpin shaft. The engineer considers it can be repaired in two or three days. Gbetmouth, Monday. A heavy southerly gale, with sleet and rain, has been blowing since Saturday night. The weatlieria terrific all along the Coast.

.;. , Waitara, Monday. News has been received that 300 natives, with 60 dray loads of provisions, are delayed south of Opunake owing to the flooding of the rivers. The meeting is postponed till Wednesday at Rewi's request.

, Tuesday Great preparations are now being made with a view to holding the meeting at one o'clock. The Waitara is crammed with Europeans and natives.

Auckland, Monday. Replying to a deputation re the central railway station for Auckland, Mr Macandrew said the Government would not incur the cost, but would carry the railway to Queen street wharf, as intendedby their predecessors, lie the telegraph to Waiaroa and Waipara, for which a vote was passed last session, he said he would telegraph to Mr Fisher, recommending that tenders be called for the work.

Arrived: Barque Thames, from Adelaide. Fearful weather was experienced during the' passage, seas breaking over the deck continually.

New Plymouth, Tuesday. At a meeting of the Taranaki Jockey Club, the dispualificaJion of M'Gee by the Auckland Jockey Club was considered, when it was decided that there were not sufficient reasons adduceu for the decision come to by the Auckland Club.

Bluff, Tuesday. The Arawata arrived at 6 a.m. She left Sandridge at 12.30. p.m. with the Suez mail, 26 saloon, and 36 steerage passengers, and 347 tons of cargo for all ports. She sails at 4 p.m. for Dunedin. She experienced light winds and fine weather until clearing Swan Island, when the wind freshened until the 23rd, when a heavy S.S.W. gale was met, together with a high breaking sea and heavy squalls. The gale moderated at mid-night on the 24th. Passengers for Nelson : Mr Webb, and 2 in the steerage.