INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIV, Issue 9662, 27 October 1882, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(PER tTNITED HftESS ASSOCIATION.; AUCKLAND. ! October 26. It is stated here that Judge Fenton retires at the end of the month, and will become agent for the London-New Zealand Native Land Company. Nominations for the Auckland Cup and Steeplechase close to-morrow, Friday, at 8 p.m. The master and crew of the ketch Pearl arrived from Baratonga this morning. Ten days ago their provisions ran out, and since then their daily fare comprised one .biscuit and a supply oi oranges. The trip lasted 34 days. Fifty thousand oranges were taken on board, but pne- third arc- now unfit for market. J. Bradley, formerly Fisher's slaughter man, has been lost a week. Search parties are out. He was in delirium tremens. ■, The remainder of .the Auckland and Thames representatives, who are to compete at the Bine Association's meeting &t Dunedin, leftjby the Arawata. Captain ■ Nation, af the Victoria Company, having obtained leave of absence from the Board of Education, proceeds with them. The competitors who left to-day are Sergeant Taylor and Oorpl. Bose of the Victoria Company, Sergeant Hay and Sergeant James of No. 3 Company, besides 10 members of the Thames Naval Brigade and Thames Bangers. The body, of a man about 40 years of age was found in the harbour. His name is unknown. He looks like a seaman. William Faltham, a pensioner at Onehunga, died suddenly. An inquest was held, and a verdict returned oi death from natural causes. The Native Minister leaves for Alexandra to-morrow by special train to meet Tawhaio. WELLINGTON. ■■ . October 26. It is expected that the particulars in connection with the proposed land sales by the Government will be published this week. In consequence of a large portion of the Otago lands not falling into the hands of Government until next March, the sales in that district ' will of course be^delayed, but it is understood that the surveys are completed. It is expected that- a meeting of the Volunteer corps in the district -will" be held shortly to discuss the new Volunteer regulations. HAVELOOK. October 26. Dr. Biley, of Harelock died, at Blenheim this morning. ' The town and the whole' of the district is now without a medical man. GBEYMOUTH. , October 25. A number of Beefton speculators are visiting Greymouth in connection with floating the Bandall Creek Water Bace Company. . , : - The harbour works are making capital progress lately, the late gales and high tides having had very little q'ffect upon the works. The new twenty-ton crane will shortly be completed. ,The captain of the Mahinapua was Vejl pleased with the despatch he met with", coming in on the tide and away- thff 'next with a full cargo. . '- Ten thousand shares in the. Equitable Insurance Association have been applied for in Greymouth. At the Besident Magistrate's Court to-day three neglected children named Tajlor,were ordered to be sent to the tnoustrial Sohool at Caversham.

CHRISTCHURCH. October 26. There are 519 entries for the Rangiora show this year, against 497 last time. There is an increase in every class except New Zealand manufactures, which have declined from 59 to 4. A novelty is Angora cats, of which there are 12 entered. TIMARU. October 26. Tli lotal takings at the gate on the R' mil day of the Agricultural Show i .muted to £212, representing over * 1 jOO people. DUNEDIN. October 26. At the Harbour Board meeting to-day a letter was read which had been sent to the Minister of Marine drawing the attention of the minister to the wreck chart attached to the report of the department, in which four casualties are marked opposite Otago Heads. Of theee, one was a fire, doing small damage to cargo, another was one steamer running into another at the pier, and a third a collision in the channel, the fourth a vessel touching on the bar in the north channel. The Board complain that such records are certainly not wreck casualties. A resolution was also passed, on the motion of Mr Fish, urging thatthe Government should hand over the full control of the wharves at Port Chalmers to the Board. . The Hon. Mr Dick is likely to visit Southland in a few days. The recent wet and boisterous weather has done a good, deal of damage in the interior to lambing, grain, fruit crops, &c. It is stated that the lambing will not give ten per cent, on some stations in the high country. The planet Venus is plainly visible at Queenstown now. The Hon. Mr Dick will visit Sea Cliff on Saturday to select a site for the new Industrial School, which will be erected after the first portion of tbe loaH is floated. ', The Port Chalmers branch of the Australasian Institution of Marine Engineers have purchased from the Municipal Council a section of ground for the purpose of erecting thereon a monument to the memory of the engineers who ,lost their lives on the Tararua, also to the memory of Mr David Rentoui, second engineer of the ■Wakatipu, who was accidentally killed in the engine room at sea. The monument will be unveiled to-morrow afternoon in the presence of members of the institute and friends of the deceased. The residence- of Mr Sandsford, editor of the local paper, was burned down at Arrowtown this morning.. His furniture was injured in the Liverpool and Globe for £250. His family of six children were rescued with difficulty. '