INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 244, 25 September 1884, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per United Press Association.] Wellington, September 25. A meeting of the creditors of the absconding publican McGrath, who was brought back from Australia, was held yesterday afternoon. The meeting was adjourned to enable the debtor’s friends to make an offer of 10s. in the £. Auckland, September 25. The Baby Show was continued yesterday, and passed off successfully. The Mayoress distributed the prizes. The Auckland Gas Company some time ago supplied the lamps on the wharf with meters as an experiment. The Harbor Board have found that under the old system each lamp cost 15s. per month, but with the meters the expense is increased to 16s. 4d. A wonderful piece of mechanism is to be seen in the window of Mr. Bartlett, watchmaker, Queen Street. It consists of a group of flowers arranged on top of a cabinet. Amongst these flowers a butterfly keeps fluttering its wings, and singing birds raise their heads at intervals and chirp out a song, much to the astonishment of the onlookers, who gather in front of the window and thoroughly enjoy the exhibition. The actions of the birds and butterflies are remarkably natural, and show to what an extent mechanism can be applied. The Auckland Skating Club will give a ball in the Choral Hall on Thursday evening, 2nd October. The Auckland Sugar Company have sent a traveller to the Waikato district to endeavor to open up a direct trade between the company and the storekeepers. Thames, September 25. The Karangahake and Sir Walter Scott interim cleaning up gave 1720z5. from 64 tons. The Ivanhoe crushing of 235 tons, some of it low grade obtained in opening up the mine, gave 182ozs. The Caledonian low level has struck the main slide at the 640 feet level, after driving 805 feet. The manager will now drive south, parallel with the side, and as the country is favorable, and the reefs is sure to be cut, it is not unlikely that payable gold will be found. The Aburnia sale brought a total of £2lO. Sir Walter Scott correct return is 1740z5. melted gold. Reef at bottom level, five feet wide, showing nice gold. The Imperial got another 2cwt. specimen from the western stopes in No. 6 level to-day, making over 16cwt. on hand. There is a little gold still showing.