INTERCOLONIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 57, 8 March 1881, Page 2

INTERCOLONIAL.

: ' ' Melbourne, Monday. An enquiry has been : 'ordered by the Government into the circumstances attending the disaster to the boat's crew of the ironclad Cerberus. ' ' The barque India, bound from London to Port Piriey in South Australia, ' has been wrecked at Cape (stc). All the lives have been saved. ■ ■ • , . , The following additional awards are published : Fourth order of Merit : Large and Townley, Napier ,'f or work table inlaid with New Zealand woods; Mrs Maxwell, Fernhill, Wellington, for; curtains of; New Zealand ferns in ink.; T. Myers, Wellington, for picture; f ramie. ' ■ . i,: . i' > Tuesday. The following farther Exhibition awards are announced :— First order of nierit — Kitchen & Sons, Wellington, and McLeod 'Bros, Dunedin, for caudles' ; E! H. Banks, Christohurcb, arid P. Cunningham & Co, for peas and beans.' Second order of merit—- [ G. Bernaacpnij Wellington, for inlaid table j of New Zealand woods; Gulhrie and Lsrnach Company, Dunedin, for hall door and frame of New. Zealand:wpqds; George King, & Co, Christcburcb, for,^beans..; ,E.,!-ijL Banks, Christcburcb, 'for' peas. : Third order of . merit— W: Wilkinson, Thames, 1 for specimens of printingr Eidbert Burrett, Wellington, and Government printer, Wellington, for specimeus of bookbinding : ; Proprietors lima; Ghristehurcb, for specimens of engraving; Ferguson and Mitchell, Dunedin, for acr count, books ; "Robert Burrett, Wellingf tori, for engraving. Fifth order of merit —W. Nicholson, Wellington, for side* board of New Zealand woods ;. Pate.rson, Burk & Co, Dunedin, ;forj Venetian blinds; Austin, Kirlc;&'Co. (limited). jrChristchurch. for pottery." Honorable mention : W. J; Grayling, Taranaki, for tanning, dyeing, and medical extracts; T. JBeunett, Thames, for Bpecihiebß Of hematite'- K K. Edwards' Thames, for paints and minerals, j

Stdkbt, Monday. The cricket match between the Australians, and the Eleven of New South , Wales and Victoria was resumed here to-day\ jThe combined team I continued tfaeir innings, and Wfi-e ;all disposed of for 289 ltaila; '•Tbe.-Australftinß then requiring. 83& % to!yin the umtcirwent in for thSir second innings^ and when the play closed for the day had put together 10 runs for the loss of three wickets. Sydney, Tuesday. The Cricket Match between the Australians aqd the combined teanr will bo concluded io ; day. -, „_•_.; Mauritius, Feb. 22 (via Melbourne ) The engagements of sugar comprise to date 1400 tons for- Australia, .-GBS f° r Tasmania, and none for New Zealand. The market here is dull. . >