INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 292, 20 December 1879, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[PBKSB AGENCY.! Wellington, Saturday. % It is rumored that Mr Sheehan is about to join Mr Whitaker in bis practice at Auckland Pokt Chalbikrs, Saturday Arrived— French barque Kerohlson from Foochow with 250 ton3 of tea, 58 days out. Captain Sanco reports encountering a Violent gale in lar. U5 ST.. which set in from the north-east and backed to the north ; attended by a mountainous aea. The gale lasted 56 hours. .„ _ Auckland, Friday night. All Dempsey's men obtained judgments against him to-day, with £1 costs in each ase. A meeting of machinery owner9 passed a tesolution condemning the tax on machinery as property. J The fire risk in the New Zealand Office in California taken over by the California company is greatly over stated. The New Zealand Insurance Company continues to write in the city and country of San Francisco, Arizona, and Washington Territory The proposed imposition of a deposit of 500 000 dollars in the United States will probably have the effect of driving away many of the English and the whole of the Colonial and German companies from California. The New Zealand Accident iS/nce Company have completed important negotiations with the New Zealand Insurance ConiP. aDT - , T *| e l a "« is to represent them, giving to the Accident Company the use of tneir branches, management, and staff of officers in the New Zealand and Australian Colonies. Shareß in the Auckland company are in demand. Justice Gillies goes to Auckland on two years leave of absence. fe The sale of racing privileges realised high prices. s Mr Buckland reports fat cattle ship-borne 25 per cwt ; fat sheep are worth, wethers 2s 4d and lambs Is 2s better than last week Eewi is recovering rapidly. He holds a meeting Of tho Ngatimaiiiapotos on Saturday. The steward of the s.s. Tangihi named George, was drowned at Aratapu by falling Overboard,

The schooner Southern Cross has arrived from the Islands after an eight months cruise. She left Bishop Selwyn and party at Norfolk Island, all well. Passengers : Revs. Codringtou and Cummin.