INTERPRVINCIAL NEW.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1554, 17 February 1887, Page 3

INTERPRVINCIAL NEW.

The rev, gentleman who is attending the Great Bairier convicts has found his work too arduous, and has applied to the Minister of. Justice for some relief. Another clergyman has consequently been given the entree of the gaol. At the next meeting of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce Mr J. Dransfield intends to move a resolution to the effect that in yiew of the probable revision of the tariff by Parliament, and the growing feeling that a change in the fiscal policy is necessary in order to further the de-. velopment of manufacturing industries, it is desirable fhat a Committee should be appointed to bring up a report on Ibis important question,. At a meeting of the Wellington Benevolent Association yesterday, several cases out of the usual routine were considered. A consumptive subject had been sent out in the Ruapehu, and qn his arrival, haying no money, he applied to the relief officer. Members thought it very hard to be compelled to support indigent persona who came out here for the good of their health, and ofheys though the shipping companies ought to be made to take them back. Another man applied for assistance who once owned a station in Vie(oria, stocked with 30,000 sheep and cattle. He had slept in the Botanical Gardens for three nig fit?. The Kldprelie, steamey, Captain Millar, left Port Chalmers for London on Tues* day. Cargo—l4ls? bales of wool, 27 bales of rabbit skins, 27,924 carcases of frozen iputtoo, The ship, Captain for London, sailed on the same cay from the same port. Passengers— Rear-Admiral Scott, Mrs Scott, and family, Cargo —5085 bales of wool, 2 bales rabbit skins, 20 bales basils, 1000 bags oats, fiQQ bags fiomr, and 17 packages (sundries,

The Auckland City Schools Committee last Tuesday right appointed a truant officer, and agreed tobring the compulsory clauses of tB O Education Act into operation. ;. The fire at Drury (Auckland) on Tuesday afternoon extended to the Presbyterian Church, which was totally destroyed, Mr Bruce, M,H.R. for Rangitikei, Addressed by invitation a public meeting at Dunedin on Monday evening, on “ Protection and Freetrade from a working* man's point of view.' 1 ' The Mayor presided, and the Lyceum Hall was crowded, The Mayor conveyed to Mr Bruce a vote of thanks at the close of. the address, which occupied nearly four hours,