INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 303, 31 December 1878, Page 2

IN TER PROVINCIAL.

fPBESS AGENCY.] t,. . TnrAHu, Tuesday. The two most southern bays of the Eangitata Bridge have sunk three or four feet and are careening over. It is impossible to cross, and traffic of all descriptions is stopped, even the mails not being allowed to ie taken over. Ashburton, Tuesday. An inquest has been held here on the body of a man who was found drowned in the Upper Kangitata on Saturday last. Williams, who worked the ferry, attempted to ferry two men over, but somehow fell overboard when in the worst part of the river and was seen no more till the body was found. Chkistchtjkch, Tuesday. It will be several daya before through traffic wiil be resumed on the railway and great inconvenience is felt in consequence. The mails and passengers are conveyed by road. A large gang of men are repairing damages on a portion of the railway.— A man has been fined 20s for fishing without a licenses and though his lawyer contended that as he afterwards took out a license which gave him the right to fish from before the committal of the offence, the Bench held a different view. t • •* t. Wellington, Tuesday. It is said that imperative instructions have been issued by the Minister for Public Works that all free passes on railways are to cease after the Ist January, except to members of the Legislature and officers of the railways

ana ruDiic works Department travelling on public service.— The Resident Magistrate's Court will be removed to the old Provincial Lmldingg the second week in January.— lheJV. Z .stmes says it is whispered that considerable difficulty is experienced in the administration of the Land Tax scheme, particularly in the way of getting information as to the value of the land. The expenses, too, are said to be in excess of what was estimated. Mr Henry Anderson, of the Chronicle, waited upon the Government this morning to notify that a deputation would wait upon them shortly regarding passes for the press on the railways. The Government promised to continue for the next twelve months a system of allowing one free railway pass to each newspaper. The Government estimate that the expense of the land valuation for the first year will be between £10,000 and £12.000, but that as subsequent valuation will only be made every third year the expense will be comparatively light. „,, Auckland, Tuesday. .The meeting between Rewi and Mr Sheehan will take place on the 4th January. Pout Chalmers, Tuesday. Arrived last night, the New Zealand Company s ship Wanganui, 89 days from London, with 1900 tons cargo, 20 tons of powder, aud 50 passengers. Mr James Paton, late of Christchurch succumbed to pneumonia on the voyage.