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Patea Mail, 18 October 1882, Page 3

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<► [per press association.] INTERPROYINCIAL. AUCKLAND, Oct. 18. A fire broke out on board the barque Loch Awe yesterday, but was extinguished without much damage. Falloon’s tender for the second contract of the graving dock, for £2,900, was accepted. The engineer’s estimate was £5300. The highest tender was £8650. Lord Clifford visits the Lake country. The whole of the Parnell Borough water and drainage debentures, £BOOO, have been taken up. The transit ol Venus party have selected the Domain Park as a spot suitable for the observation of the transit. The instruments will be at once fitted. The following have been chosen to compose the cricket team for the southern tour: —Messrs Barton, Blair, Browning, Buckland, P. Dnfaur, G. J. Lankham, Mumford, O’Brien, Kobinson, Tester, Wood, R. Wynyard, and Yates. The American astsonoraers have selected a site here for an observatory for the transit of Venus. THAMES, Oct. 16. It was resolved at a meeting of representatives of the local bodies to form a company to be called the Thames Valley Bailway Company, Limited, under the Joint Stock Company Act, for the construction of the Thames to Te Aroha, 28 miles, under the Railway Construction Act, 1881, with a capital of £160,000, in £1 shares. The Government have promised an ample grant of land for themndertaking. NEW PLYMOUTH, Oct. 18. At a meeting held last night it was decided to rebuild St. Andrew’s Church, and to solicit subscriptions from Presbyterians in all parts of the colony to defray the cost. WELLINGTON, Oct. 17 Ellis, convicted of indecent assault in July, received his second flogging this morning. It is said to have been very severe. At the Supreme Court in Banco today, Judge Richmond granted a Rule Nisi for a new trial, in the case of Adams for conspiracy. It is understood that the new trial will be heard before Justices Johnston, Gillies, and Williams, when attending at the next appeal court. Mr Stevens, secretary of the New Zealand Rifle Association, has received

the n-uri s<4 1 J(3 in' nding competitors at the forthcoming meeting. These do mu include many of the names from the principal districts, and it is estimated that fully 300 men will fire. Nothing further has transpired ns to the injuries inflicted by Lewis. The same reticence ns at first is observed by his medical advisers. GRGYMOUTH Oct 17. There lias boon a strike of coal-bowers in the Coal Pit, Heath Mine since Monday morning. The men want an alteration in the working hours, so ns to work eight hours below without a break, instead of nine with a break of an hour for refreshment. The company take the stand that if the men decline to conform to the old arrangement, they may seek employment elsewhere. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 17. The Diocesan Synod was opened this morning in the usual manner. The commission appointed by the Primate to inquire into and take evidence upon the best means of imparting religions instruction in Stale schools, consider that it is impossible to devise any means of general applicability nor is doing so consistent with the Education Act. The Rev. J. Fergtisson, of Bredalbane School, a long resident in Lyttelton and Christchurch, died, to-day of erysipelas, TIMARU, Oct. 17. At n special meeting of the Borough Council last night it was resolved to take the necessary steps for' raising a £15,000 h.an for drainage purposes, the maximum interest to bo 7 per cent, per annum. A man named George Ingram fell over the cliff on to the sea-beach near St. Andrews Railway Station this morning, and: sustained very serious internal injuries. He was brought into hospital where he now lies. In reply to the urgent solicitations of the member for Gladstone, the Minister for Public Works has telegraphed that the Albury railway extension will be commenced immediately so as to be finished by next grain season. DUNEDIN, Oct. 17. The Land Board to day met to determine on the division of 43 runs to be sold in February next year. The bulk of the runs were agreed to be released, some for 7, some for 10, some for 14, and some for 21 years ; and the upset rental was fixed at from Id up to as much as 5d per acre. One run that is now loused by Messrs Cargill and Anderson, at Roxburgh, containing 32,000 acres, was entirely reserved for settlement, as was also a portion of one at Head Lake, Wakatipu, and Smith and Gillibrand’s Mount Stokes run, containing 18,500 acres was decided not to be re-loasod at present. INVERCARGILL, Oct. 17. At tbo. afijonjned inquest on the ehihl Bowie, killed by the train at Gore last week, a verdict of accidental death was recorded, and no blame was attached to anybody.