INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 19, 22 January 1879, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

fPRKSS AGENCY.] Auckland, Tuesday night. The We3leyan Conference met this morn ing, when, in addition to the ministers, 100 laymen were present who were welcomed by the President, who thought that everv circuit shonld avail itself of its privilege and elect representatives, and he trusted a resolution would be passed making it compulsory on circuits to elect representatives. The first question was " Do wo sanction the division or alteration of any districts or circuits in this Conference ?" and the answer was that the name of the Greytown circuit iu future be Wairarapa ; Chertsey be called the Chertsey and Rakaia circuit. Second :— " What circuits are under an obligation to take a married minister instead of a single one ?" It was decided that the Rangiora circuit be relieved from its obligation to take a second married man on coudition that thev pay £20 to some mission fund ; that the Rangitikei circuit also be relieved of its obligation to take a married minister for one year. It was agreed to appoint a second minister at Kaipara. The New Plymouth circuit asked for the appointment of a second man and promised to take a married man at the end of one year; granted. The Wellington circuit asked for the appointment of a third minister to reside at Adelaide road where there was a good opening and a wide sphere for a good and diligent pastor : granted. The Rev. Mr Richardson renewed the application of the Wairarapa circuit for the appointment of a man to reside at Masterton : granted, if a man be forthcoming. A new minister was appointed for Gisborne A second man was granted for the St. Albans! Roxburg asked for a minister instead of a Home Missionary : granted. Resolved, That Mornsville become a Scandanairan Home Mission station. Mr Crastolferson to be agent. Mr Buckland's sheep fair continued to day Mr Maclean penned over three score Leices ter and Lincoln hog rams breu from imported stock. Messrs Joseph May, Buckland, Selby Kerr, and G G. Graham also brought forward first-clas3 specimens of Liucoln ho"---rams from imported stock. ° Wednesday. lhe Hamilton Borough Council have sent a telegram to Sir George Grey reminding him of his promise to give £3000 towards the new Hamilton Bridge. They have also applied to the Government to send an engineer to report upon the bridge, it having been said that the piles are not driven on a sound foundation, which would render the work useless— Thomas Williamson Brown, of the Cora Val Vose Company, was fully committed for trial for attempting to commit a rape on Mrs Evanson, wife of the landlord of the Seotia Hotel. Bail was allowed. —Captain Marks has discovered a new channel at Tauranga, through which he took the Wanaka last trip.— A new seam of coal has been discovered at Whatawhata, about a mile from the Waipa river. It appers to be of excellent quality.— The Oddfellows in Auckland celebrate their anniversary by demonstration on the 29th inst.— The contractor for the new Catholic boys school now being erected under the direction of Father Henneberry, is making considerable progress with his work. The building is of wood, 60 by 100 feet, and it is expecfed to accommodate 1200 children. The work has been in hand two weeks and is expected to be finished in about four weeks. The total cost, including fittijgs &c. will be £1500, of wbich only £1000 has been raised On the adjoining allotment St James' Presbyterian Church is having a splendid brick building erected as a Sunday school which will accommodate 700 or 800 scholars at a cost of 6omethiug like £2500. ' Wellington, Tuesday night. The journeyman printers in Wellington are endeavoring to induce the masters to join them in their efforts to establish a Trade Protection Society.— Extensive additions are about to be made by the Government to the old hospital.— A microscopical examination of the water supplied by the City Waterworks shows that its impurities are dangerous to the public health. On examination the sediment was found to consist largely of dead insects, minute fish, and various fungoid growths, all being considered conducive to dangerous diseases. The construction of a filter bed at the distributing basin is recommended—A supplementary Gazette to-night notifies that the Government of New Zealand will be prepared to receive acd forward to Sydney any articles for exhibitiou which rauy be prepared by persons resident in the colony. A Royal Commission will be appointed immediately who will prepare and publish the regulations under which they will receive exhibits for transmission. All expenses of transmitting and exhibiting approved articles will be defrayed by the Government. The Collectors of Customs at the various ports have been instructed to receive exhibits and forward them to the chairman of the Exhibition Commission at Wellington who wiil transmit them to Sydney. After the close of the Exhibition the exhibits will be returned free of expense, or otherwise disposed of at the wish ot the exhibitors, but the Government will not be responsible for damage in transit or the safe remittance of the money. Persons wishing to exhibit should communicate with l)r Hector without delay, as articles should be shipped from Wellington not later than June next. Earnest Wagner, a local architect, has been committed for trial on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences. Ihere were two charges against him — Superintendent James, who takes the place of Superintendent Atcheson, arrived here to-day. The iatter officer will not leave for Nelson till the end of the month.— The New Zealand Rifle Association's general meeting is to open at Nelson on the 3rd of March The arrangements are completed for the supply of targets, &c— No charitable aid from Government sources has been distributed in Wellington since the Ist instant. This arises from the Benevolent Society refusing to take over the distribution from the hands of the police, and the latter having been instructed by Government to discon tinue it. Much distress is said to exist in consequence. Wednesday. In consequence of the Native Minister's reported denial of the truth of the Press Agency telegram from Alexandra, the proprietors of the Ageucy sent the following telegram to their Alexandra correspondent: — " Native Minister states your report about Rewi's negotiations is absolutely without foundation and false in every possible respect. Pray at once explain and give your authority for its publication." To which the following reply has been receive 1:—" Report perfectly true that such are Kewi's ideas of settlement with Government as far as I can believe the words of three thoroughly reliable and Natives who had it from Rewi's own lips,"

The Government are contemplating the establishment of an Educational Museum in connection with the Educational System of the colony.— Dr Hector has received a letter from the Azores Islands asking for all particulars regarding tha dressing of New Zealand flax, the people there being inclined to engage iu its cultivation.— A man named Hamilton in the Wairarapa, who has been inquired for, is said to be heir to £40,000 per annum. — Government has formally decided to issue one free puss over the railways of the colony to each newspaper with the condition that it is to he used exclusively for reporting purposes, with the understanding that it may be cancelled if the privilege is abused —To day being the anniversary of the Province is observed as a general holiday. At the New Zealand Primative Methodist Conference it was arranged that the following should be the stations of Miuisters for the nextyeir :— Auckland, Ist, Joseph Long; Auckland, 2nd, John Nixon ; Thames, George Smith; New Plymouth, Joseph Sharp-, Manawatu, P. W. Jones; Foxton, Home Missionary; Wellington, Daniel Dutton, F.R.A.S., and William Spotter; Christchurch" James Clover; Greendale, Alfred G. Haines; Ashburton, Crownlaw; Timaru, John Dumbell; Oamaru, Charles E. Barley; Dunedin, Josiah AVard and James Grew; Invercargill, Charles E. Ward. General Secretary and Connectional Editor, William J. Dean. It is a beautiful day for the Regatta, but the attendance is smaller than usual. For the four oared outrigger race there were three entries, the Torpedo, Dolly Varden, and Wanganui. The Dolly, which led and apparently would have won an easy race, was fouled by the Good Templar sailing boat and so much damaged as to put her out of the race altogether. The Torpedo came in first by over 100 yards, Wanganui second. 1 he Ships' gig race was won by the Hermione rowing 6 oars, Neptune 2nd, 5 oars; Pleiades 3rd, 4 oars. A protest was entered against the Neptune on the ground that they were not a bona fide crew. Christciicrch, Wednesday. By the barque Times from London there arrived a number of combined threshing engines, also another locomotive for the Railway Department.— The rateable value of Sydenham this year is £43,765, being an increase for the last twelve months of £4946. —Mr Varley held his farewell meeting in Christchurch last night. He left this morning by tbe express for Oamaru, and goes from there lo Dunedin.— At Raugiora on Tuesday a case was heard in which the Bench held that although in all ordinary cases claims against the Railway Department must he made against the Minister for Public Works, yet where an employee exceeds his powers iu causing unnecessary delay in the delivery of packages he is liable for damages. Gbeymo.th, Wednesday. John Cordrick, on old resident, was killed yesterday while falling a tree at Maori Creek. Oamaru, Wednesday. An accident occurred near Ngapara yesterday, by which an old Hampden settler named Thomas Howie lost his life. Deceased wa3 proceeding to the tables with a load of coal and when a mile beyond Ngapara tbe horses shied aud capsized the dray which fell on deceased, killing him instantaneously. New Plymouth, Wednesday. The Surveyor General has countermanded the Survey Department here to send surveyors to Mokau. The garrisons at Opuuaki and Waihi are being strengthened. Oneuunga, Wednesday Sailed— Wellington ior South. Passengers for Nelson— Mr and iirs Vickerman, Mr Haggerstone, Mr J. O'Shea.