INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 188, 9 August 1881, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Reefton, Monday. Mr J. C. Bowman's report for the past week i 3 as follows : — The Welcome Company completed their general clearing up on Tuesday, for 13450Z3 17dwts, melted from 430 tons of quartz. A dividend of Gs per share (15,0u0) has been declared. The Golden Treasure Company had a general clearing up on Monday week. The return wa3 3390z3 of melted gold. A dividend of Is per share (24,000) was declared. In the Just-in-Time Company the stone in the face is vow six feet wide, very solid, and carrying a fair show of gold. About 130 tons are now to grass, and the crushing will lake place in a fortnight. Should the result be equal to last the Company will clear itself of all liabilities, and a dividend may be expected. The latest quotations are:— Buyers: United Alpines, £1 Is 6d; Keep-it-JJark, 14s 9d; Golden Treasure, 6s 6d; Jusf-in-Time, 2s 6d; Eureka, 2s; Homeward Bound, 4i; Welcome, £3 153. Sellers prices are quoted a trifle 1 igher. Hokitika, Monday. It has been blowing a heavy galo of wind for forty-tight hours, accompanied with heavy showers and lightning. Tbe District Court was occupied all to-day with the trial of W. B. Gal Und, of Kumara, for indecent assault oa a young girl. The jury retired at 5 p.m., and are not likely to agrea to-night. At the hearrj| of the above case the witnesses evidence differed a good deal from that taken before the Magistrate at Kumara. Judge Broad said the matter waa before him judicially, and he felt bound to say that it was not surprising there were discrepancies, seeing that several of the witnesses were young girls, whose evidence was taken after midnight. The prisoner might be prejudiced, as the discrepancies would not appear, under the circumstances, of so much importance, aud he must say he regarded the taking of evidence of children at 6uch a time as most improper. CuiusTCnußcii, Monday. The Chairman of tbe Board of Health today stated that a draft Bill to enable the Board to inspect and control dairies had been forwarded, through Mr Stevens, M.81.R, to the Government, who had it now under consideration. The medical officer presented a report on small-pox. He said some four months ago he inspected 400 school children, and found one out of every seven unvaccinated, and ona out of every six so imperfectly vaccinated that little if any immunity from small-pox bad been secured. He urged the necessity of strongly enforcing vaccination, and also of providing proper hospital accommodation. The Board decided to send a copy of the report to the Government at once. Dr Nedwill made a number of suggestions based on tbe regulations in force in England as to the best method of dealing with the subject, Weluxgtox, Tuesday. The cook of the st 4tH3f Stormbird waa again remanded owing to the absence of the warrsnt which is delayed through the ateamer being bar- bound at Wanganui.