INTERPROVINCAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1747, 7 June 1888, Page 1

INTERPROVINCAL NEWS.

A" 'lumbar of. sa'moii hatched 'fioui ova 'imported per Kaikbura in 1885, <md kept since in ilie' Acclimatisation . Society's ponds, (Jhristc'inrch, have been stripped for ova, .'whiuh ; is .supposed to be the. first obtained in this way in tiro Sonl'.ori Hemisphere. The .salmon ivore in splendid condition, and the ova shows every probability of . hatching out strong fish. . The Auditor-Genera' has disallowed a sum on the yearly balance sheet of -the Wanginui Education Board for good attendance''medals' ' awarded to school children. The Board has expeuded over £IOO in medals and certificates, and the system has answered admirably in promoting attendance. A tele'gram from Hawera says George Bate, clerk to the County Council, was arrested on Tuesday night charged by the Government- Auditor with the embezzlement of two sums, each of them under £7, of the county funds. He waß remanded for a week.; Buil was accepted in two sureties of £IOO. The arrest has .caused some stir mowing to the poaitionof accused., . The Christchurch Chamber of Commerce is-in favor of. raising the school age to 6, of the reduction of the properly' tax ex : eruption.'from £SOO lo £250, tbiuks further economies can be effected in railway management, favors increased duties on t.?a, wines, and ciears, and supports the proposed primage duty. : Tho proposal of the Victorian syndicate who have just completed negotiations for tlio parchase of kauii bush and sawmills in Auckland, is to float a company with a capital of £1,000,000, and of this sum from £500,000 to £750,000 will be expended in buying out the presou.t owners. Tho terms are one fourth cash and the balance within twelve, months, bearing interest at the rate of .5 per cent, per annum; The bargain is on a cash ba-is, though it is proposed to offer a portion of the stock in the company for subscription iu New From 2000 to 3000 hands are now employed, and the company expect to spend £175,000 to £200,000 a year in wages.