INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1738, 17 May 1888, Page 1

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

His Excellency tha Governor has not received a re-appointmant to hie position, While fishing near Tip Head, Qraymon*', > 'e-id«nt of (hs town observed the body af a man floating'to sea, the feet with boota on but, the, body naked. The police are having the North Beach searched.

Tha weather in the Southland district has been remarkably fine for eeveral weeks past, and now that harvest operations nre concluded it is foaod that the quantity and condition of the yield have not suffered by previous bad weather to nearly the extent supposed. Grain biyers speak well of the quality of the crops. Immense quantities of grain are coming forward for ■hipro»nr, and tha railways are taxed to keep ahead of the traffic, while tha Union Company’s stsamers cannot givs the cargo space required.

A Southland telegram aaja tbsra is a parceptib'e movement of the Finance Companies to part with large estates in the district tha' have fallen into hands at a.considerable reduction on the ratea ruling a few years age. Enquiries for land arc becoming morn frequent, some being from Victorian farmers.

Mr J. McKenzie, member for Clutha, fully intends to reintroduce his Californian Th'stle Bill, and to do hie best to get it passed into law. Since last sotsion Mr McKenzie has visited Australia and Tasmania, and has made extensive investigations as to the ravages of the weed. Be found that it is causing the most serous injury in those colonies, where the danger of its spread is viewed with gravest apprehensions, and farmers will not purchase seed which arrives from sny country where the pest exists. Us is determined to press on the matter as one of urgent impertsnot to the agricultural and pastoral interests.

The next fire brigade demonstration will be held st Invercargill. A man named William Sutcliffe was killed ut Remuera (Auckland), on Tuesday, by falling down a wall on Mr J. Russel's property. The man was employed deepening the wall, sod wis being hauled to the surface, which he had almost reach*!, when the rope broke, and ha fell backwards to tha bottom, a distance of about fifty feat. Hi* injuries wera of a fearful character. One leg was smashed and several riba ware broken, Hie thigh waa smashed, and there was a wound caused by falling on bis pick or apt do. He died in a few minutes.

Dr Lindsay, houae-surgeen, at the hospital and charitable aid board, in reply to recent that the lata Mrs Sharpe was illtreated daring her stay in the Old Peoples’ Refuge, Auckland, said that tba statements that she iras iiltraatad or neglected werennwarranlod Mr manager of the Refuge, t has written demanding inquiry into the' case.