INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1559, 1 March 1887, Page 4

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Urquhart and party, who for some weeks have been sluicing on the beach outpide Wangarei Heads, Auckland, have obtained sufficient gold to give them an average return of £1 per man per day for their labor. The Auckland Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution declaring their opinion that there should be a change in the preaeut working of the railways, as it is expensive and vexatious.

In response to a requisition from Marton, the Premier has consented to deliver an address there, which it is understood will be a reply to Mr Bryce. Mr Billance addresses his constituents at Wanganui after March 2,6 th.

The remaining vagrants who were arrested on suspicion of complicity in some of the numerous Wellington burglaries recently \tere admonished by the Magistrate, who remarked that there was nothing to connect them with the crimes. He let one go and gave the others fourteen days each.

Another burglary has been reported at Wellington. This time the terrace School was selected, and the depredators went systematically through tha building, smashing open every cupboard and desk, but got no valuables of any eort. The Bank of New Zealand has shipped at Hokitika 16850 z lldwtsof gold, valued at £6742, for transhipment to Melbourne, per Mannpouri, at Wellington. James George Lewis, another old Otago settler, is dead ; rged 88. Before coming to th« colony he owned large coal and iron works at Shropshire. He oponed the first coal mino in Otago. At the City Court, Dunedin, on Friday, Charles David Sherman received three months for stealing a totalisator ticket. He grabbed it from the owner as the latter went to receive his dividend. Jno. Dunn, charged as an accessory, was discharged. At the election of a Licen»ing Committee for Awarua (Soutland) on Friday there was a keen contest between the temperance and trade parties. There are 2000 electors on the roll, of whome .1000 voted. The temperance candidates, who had announced they would reduce the number of licenses, were defeated by three to one.

On Wednesday morning James Brokensha fishmonger, John Carter fish hawker, James Moodie (late master of an oyster cutter), and Edwin Morris .left Invercargill in a ship's l'fe-boat with the intention of fishing outside the heads and returning with the evening's tide. Shortly afterwards a gale sprang up, 'ndjas nothing has since been heard of the men, it is feared they are all lost. Btokensha leaves a wife and four children, Carter leavesjfour children, and Morris leaves a wife. Moodie was nnmirried.