INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1594, 14 June 1887, Page 4

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

The winners of the three prizes offered by +he propiiators of the Wellington Evening Post for the best poems, on her Majesty’s jubilee are— first prize, J. L. .Kplij, Auckland : .second prize,, A. M. 'P'orgußsmi, Auckland ; third prize, Agnes Jupfy, WairarapH. r i,'he taking of evidence at Qreympulh in the Wallgend inquiry is at length conceded. Mr Binns considered the management of the mine had beep yery lax in firing shots when gaa/was being given off, and., that sufficient care had not been taken to see that p'acos were, properly clear pf gas before shooting. The evidence will be to Wellington. William Taylor and Ada Cameron were committed for trial at the Dunedin Police Court on Friday morning, the former for wifully setting fire to a bridge over the Sivarstream at Mosgiel, and the latter for being an accessory. From the evidence it appeared that the bridge in question was a nuisance to accused and some of nis neighbors, as it retarded the water, and, in heavy rains caused their lands to be l flooded.

The Finance Committee of the South- 1 land County Council recommended that the salaries of tbe County Clerks and Engineer, Collector aad Valuer and inspector (four officers) be reduced by ten per cdot, and that surface men be "reduced 6d per 1 day off 8s and 7s, the wages now ruling. 1 As the ship Oamaru was sailing into the harbor at Oamaru on Friday an apprentice named JSrnshaw fell from the rigging and was killed. Hie back was broken. Theipqupst on the body of Mr F. A. Whitaker atAuckland, resulted in a ve’dict that.“.deceased met his death by a shot ftjom a,revolver, whether .discharged accidentally! or otherwise there was not sufficient eyidence, to, determine"