INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 58, 9 March 1881, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, Tuesday night. '■ Over 400 payments tit Property Tax wore made fco'day. 10. W\ Mills, iron merchant, filed a declaration of insolvency to-day, all endeavors bay-, iDg failed to effect a satisfactory arrangement for carrying on the business. Henry Buker, an old and well respected settler, was found dead on the road at Horokiwi Valley yesterday. Cambridge^ Tuesday night. .' The Native Lands Court sitting here has! made an order awarding to the; Government! land in full satisfaction of their advances on the Patetere block. ; Auckland, Tuesday night. The Central Waikato Hotel at Te Awamutu was considerably destroyed by a fire which was discovered in the bar this morning. It was subdued by great exertions without extending to tbe main part of the building. The Grammar School enquiry continues. Tbe evidence of the Key. Air Gulliver, one of the masters, was strongly adverse to the organisation and efficiency of tbe school. Mr Bias, the cliiaf postmaster, also gives adverse testimony. Wednesday. Tbe City of Sydney, with the San Francisco mail, has arrived. Passenger? for New! Zealand: Dr aud MissJßinns, Mr and Mrs 1 Pell, Mr and Mrs Anderson, Messrs Omeroa, ; Lawrenoi, Ward, Hunthouse, Goodridge,j Kohe, Weai on (2), Ives, Ware, Lennard. ! Dunedin, Wednesday. ! Messrs Cargill's wool telegrams dated 7th ; instant state that prices continue in favor of buyers, greasy being Id to IJd and fleece: and scoured l^d to 2d lower than at thej close of list series. The next series com-; mence on the 10th May. The quantity of; new arrivals to be included will be limited to' 350,000 bales. ! Timartj, Wednesday. ; Ilarvest hands are pouring into town fromi the country. The news from Australia con-] cerning the new rushes is creating great; excitement, and large numbers are leaving; by sailing vessels for Newcastle and Sydney.'; Seventeen passengers hare just left by the: Annie Bow, and fully double that number; leave to day by tbe George Noble. The| steamer Taiaroa was crowded fore and aft! last evening with passengers for Dunedin en. route for the Australian diggings. The excdus is viewed with alarm and regret. ! Invekcargill, Wednesday. . Alex. McNauffht, a boy aged 10, was! charge! with absconding from the Industrial ; School at Caversham and ordered to be sentback. He had walked to Edendale, a die-; lance of 113 miles in three days. He said, he left the echool because they wanted to! put him into girl's clothing. He explained: in Court that he was in the fifth Royal! Reader when he left school, and was advised ! to stay and learn more, but he reminded the; Court that tbe book was the highest in the < school. ; Christchurcii, Wednesday, j At the Magistrate's Court this morning, John Beanfield was committed for trial for shooting at John Spring in Colombo street, with intent to kill. The prisoner made a statement in defence to the effect that Spring had been the means of parting him (prisoner) : and his wif e.and had prosecuted his(prisoner's) ! children.