INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 62, 12 March 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Pkess Association. | Chkißtchdrch, Thursday. There are at present 102 children in the Lyttelton Orphanage. On Tuesday evening the Methven train ran into a horse valued at £50, and broke both its fore legs. As the midday goods train yesterday from Ashburton to Christchurch was Hearing the Rakaia bridge, where a temporary loop line has been formed during the lowering of the permanent way, the engine with eight trucks ran off the line, the latter being capsized. The engine ploughed alone; the ground, burying itself in ashes. Only a slight shock vsraa felt in the single carriage attached to the end of the train which consisted of forty trucks of grain and sheep. One truck of sheep was capsized but none were injured. A relief train was quickly despatched to the scene of the accident, and repairs were speedily effected, the express train being delayed only two hours. The session of the Native Lands Court at Kaiapoi opened yesterday before Judge Symonds. On the application of Hone Paratene an adjournment was granted for the arrival of one of the principal claimants. Friday. The sitting of the Kaipoi Native Lands Court is adjourned sine die, as the reserves over which the disputed rights exist are not surveyed, and the evidence of Justice Fenton is considered by the natives indispensible. A match against time was run yesterday in Hagley Park, when T. J. Simkin backed himself to run a quarter of a mile in sixty seconds. Simkin won, doing the distance in 58£ seconds.

The NV2. Shipping Company have received cable advice of the arrival of the Mataura at Londou from Port Chalmers in seventy-nine days ; all well. The quarterly general meeting of the Railway Employees Society was held last eveuing,, The financial statement showed a balance in hand of £335. The number of members is now sixty. Dunedin, Thursday. The expenditure of the Dunedin Hospital during the year 1879 wa3 £5740. At Kempthortie and Prosser's meeting it wa3 stated that, of 10,000 shares sent to London, 5855 had been taken up. After floating the remainder no more will be issued. Letters were read from some Lyttelton shareholders disapproving of the entire good will beißg written off the first year, and suggesting that £2500 only be treated in that way, aDd the declaration of a 7 per cent dividend, but the proposition was negatived. The retiring directors were re-elected. The rain of Sunday and yesterday has done I a good dteal of good and the City Council have cancelled the order stopping the supply to machinery. The Acclimatisation Society has raised the coursing fee to £2. Friday. Captain Thomson, harbor master, after 20 years service, has applied for leave of absence to visit the Home country, and briDg out the Board's honper dredger. The Harbor Board have appointed Mr Simpson, engineer, at a salary of £500. Reports were read from the Harbormaster, showing, as the effect of dredging and thej tide, in one place the channel had been deepened by six feet. At Tapanui, the body of a man name unknown has 'been found on the beach. Forty men have been discharged from the Cromwell mine owing to alterations in the working. Mr Mills, managing director of the Union Company has despatched a special messenger to Port Chalmers with instructions to send the Koputai to bring the Te Anau up to port. It is likely that the Albion will be brought from Nelßon to convey the Te Anau'a passengers with as little delay as possible. The Te Anau will probably reach Port Chalmers to-morrow. Atlantic won both handicaps, and Tory Boy the Novel Race. The Government has lent the Arrow Municipality £2500 for water supply purposes at 7 per cent. The City Guards turned out to receive the representatives and entertained them. Captains Staverley and Wales paid a high compliment to the champion. Palmerstown North, Friday. A deputavion from the Borough Council waited on the Railway Commission this morning, and laid a number of statistics before it regarding the West Coast and Woodville lines. The members have gone by special coach to Bulls to take evidence on the branch line at Great Ford.