INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 57, 7 March 1879, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

fPRUSS AGENCY.! Napier, Friday. Owing to the want of rain the Parangahau river has dried up, aud the settlers in consequence are placed iv great straits, having to take their cattle and sheep two miles to water. Wklmsctos, Friday. Grace Nicholas, who lost a portion of her skull and brain by a buggy accident at Ilorokiur, is recovering rapidly. The butchers are agitating for a half holiiiny every Wednesday afternoon. They say they work 82.^ hours "per we ek. Mr Ludlau's Ilutt property of 35 acre?, with house and greenery was sold to-day for £6,000. The City Council has instructed their engineer to write to Melbourne to the Minister for Public Works with a view of ascertaining whether the filter basins in connection with the water supply have been found to answer. John Kay, who arrived by the ship Lorraine, has been committed to the Asylum on a charge of lunacy. A Wellington firm of solicitors expect by ' the next mail £70,000 for investment iv the colony. The Upcle Tom's Cabiu Troupe perform to-night in aid of the Kaitangata relief fund, j The City Council has granted the Tramway Company permission to extend their line to Newtown. The City Council Drainage Committee recommend that compensation be given to I owners of property, through which dra inage out-face pipes would be laid. The date for holding the Circuit Court, Nelson, has been altered, and the Court will now be held on the lGth of April next. The Nelson Botanical Garden Reserve has been brought under the " Public Domains Act." The following persons have been appointed Rangers of Crown Lands for Nelson : John Temperley, Thomas Dollman, James Carruthers, James Englis, John McMynu. Auckland, Friday. Binney and Mason report business quiet. The day after our last report the millers reduced from 20s per ton in consequence of the arrival of a cargo from Adelaide which has gone into store as the importers will not submit to buyers' value, we quote Adelaide at £13 to £13 10s; Southern best brands £10 to £10 10s; seconds £8 to £9 10s. The local mills sell at £10 to £12 ; bran £6 to £G 10s; pollard £6 ss; to £6 15s ; wheat 4s Gd; fowl feed 3s 9d to 4s ; maize 5s 3d to 5s 6d ;' oats old 3s 9dto.°,slod;new3s 10d; hams and bacon are in good demand and prices firm, in cloth Bh, bare 1\ ; butter is enquired for at Is to Is Id; cheese BJd to 9d; potatoes £5 10s; baulk timber 6s 9d. We anticipate a better supply as we are now having a steady rain. Westfort, Thursday night. The search after the body of the alleged murdered man Costello has" proved fruitless, and the woman Sibree's statement is not corroborated in any particular. The girls who, she said, witnessed the murder deny all knowledge of it. * Friday. Charles Sibree was brought up at the Police Court this morning on a warrant for the murder of Costello in 1873. Mrs Sibree did not respond to the invitation of the police to be present. The Inspector said the investigation he had made showed not the slightest ground for believing the statement of the prisoners wife, upon which alone he had been apprehended. Prisoner wa9 discharged. Hokitika, Thursday. Mr Karanbach, of Diedrich and Karanbach, butchers and settlers at Ross, has been missing in the bush for three days, and great anxiety is felt with regard to him. Auckland, Friday, A Committee has been appointed to bring under the notice of the Government the disasterous effects of the abolition of the timber and grain duties. The Maori Parliament concludes to-day. Amongst the resolutions agreed to was one not to return any more members to the House of Representatives but to have a Maori Parliament instead. The next Parliament is to be held on the ground where the Waitanei treaty was signed and the following ' one at Kaipara. Cheistchdrch, Friday. The Harbor Board has resolved to have a graving dock with 26ft. on the sill at high water in spring tides. In consequence of the numerous fires throughout the colony the Insurance Companies offer £200 reward for the conviction of any persons maliciously setting fire to premises. Mr Montgomery addressed his constituents and received by acclamation a vote of thanks and confidence in him as their representative. Dunedix, Friday. Mr Bird, the Manager of the Fernhill Club, has been fined £25 for having in his possession a salmon trout, contrary to the provision of the Act. The police are laying informations with a view to testing the legality of Calcutta and monster sweeps.