INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 95, 22 April 1881, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, Friday. The charge against Frederick Marsland Hadfield for being an accomplice in the alleged stealing of 1000 sheep off a ruu in Wairarapa was dismissed, no evidence being offered. ... ;

Whitolaw has been dismissed from the Civil Service of the colony, and applications are called for a resident medical superinten dent for the Wellington Asylum. The Gazette contains a notice that a bonue^ of £500 will be given for the first 25 tons of butter or the first 50 tons of cheese (produced in factory works on the American principle, and to which factory BDy farmer subject to certain condiliona may send his milk) which sha|l be exported from New Zealand at such prices in a foreign toarket as shall Bhow that the articles &fe of fair quality. A bonus of £500 will also be given on the first 100 tons or\ fresh meat exported from New Zealand in vessels fitted with refrigerating machinery. Such meat must have been collected in a refrigerating chamber In this colony, and must have been landed in Europe in sound. 1 marketable Condition.

A warrant of arrest baa been issued against Whitelaw at the Instance of the Crown, calling.on him to Bhow cause why he should not be adjudged to pay the sum of £270 due to his mother, Mrs Kettle, while acting afc matron in the Wellington AsylunJ; and received by Whitelaw oto her account. Whitelaw at present being in gaol awaiting trial on a charge of illtreating a patient, the warrant is unable to be executed, but should he obtain the necessary bond on the first charge the warrant will be served upon him. The charge against Frederick Marelaud Hadfield for alleged aiding and abetting Joseph Hadfield to steal 1000 sheep from the Tauru run, in the Wairorapa, was dismissed, it being stated tbat the charge had been preferred under a mistake.

Trie College Governors yesterday determined upon giving Mr Mackay, the new Principal of the College, a four years' engagement ; to place the whole of the establishment in his bands, and to allow him to choose his own Btaff.

The City of New York, with the London mails of the 24th September, left San Francisco for Auckland on Sunday, the 10th instant, one day after her due sailing date. She will be due in Auckland on Monday week, and if sh.9 arrives to time the mails will be. brought on to Wellington direct from Manukau. The Zealandia, with the March colonial mails, arrived at San Francisco on the 20th instant, one day in advance of the time table date,

Timaru, Friday. Two ships loading for &ome in this port, the Mercia and the Cotntflodbre, were deserted by their crews lately. The men got leave togoaßhore, and never came back. Both vessels are now re manned.

Blenheim, Thursday. The Marlborough Agricultural Show held yesterday was the most successful one for years. , The exhibits were excellent and numerous. At the dinner in the evening the Lyltelton Times correspondent, who responded to the toast of the visitors, described a visit paid by him to the Picton coalfields, describing their extent, so far aB discovered, and predicting a grand result from their discovery, He said that Bince visiting the field he had met Mr Blair, the Engineer in charge of the Middle Island, and directed his attention to . the samples brought to Blenheim, and that Mr Blair expressed the highest opinion of it. Dunedin, Thursday. An important intimation was made known at yesterday's meeting of the Land Board, to the effect that a schemo is on foot by the education commissioners for the sale of the large education reserves in this province, funding the proceeds for education purposes. This means the opening of a vast extent of land for settlement."

In Moritzon's case the Judge intimated that he irou^d reserve for the Appeal Court the point whether the evidence showed that commission of the technical offence of embezzlement.

Auckland, Friday. The insurances on Hancock's property are : — New Zealand £1400 on the house and furniture, but it will not half cover the lots. When Mrs Haucock accidentally overturned the lamp the flames Bpread co rapidly to . the bed curtains and furniture that she only escaped in her Dight-drees. Everything was lost.

The insurances on the Queen ' Street fire are :— South British £1000 (Payne's Btock, all saved), Colonial £800, United £100, Northern £100, Norwich Union £100. The four shops owned by Mr Barstow, R.M., and Mr Costelli are believed to be both uninsured. . '

. . Chbistohcboh, Friday. Rice Foulkes, a butcher in Christchurch, has beem missing for several days,

At the settling on the Great Autumn meeting the following amounts were paid over :— Mr J. Chaffe £57 ; Sir H. Robinson £508 ; Mr H. Driver £431 j Hon. W. Robinson £119; Mr Bell £10; Mr G. Eraser £187; Mr Walters £134 j Mr Gh Bates £38. Total £1438.

The Volunteer Fancy Fair, organised with a .view to paying the .outstanding liabilities on the review of last year, opened yesterday, arid was 'very successful!