INTERPROVINCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2925, 14 April 1891, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(liV Ti;i.Kt:itAl'll —I'HKSS ASSOCIATION.) ROTORUA, L;i.st night. Tai'.itE arrived ycstcrdiiy. Guido McDouall and a jjui-ty oon-n'-'tini.' <>t' Mr unci Mrs Fourier, Counl \\'u<";htmoistcr, and Mr Baillou from a fortnight's trip through the Uriwera country. The party lei't Napier for "W.iiroa. near Gishorne, staying atWairoa oik; d;iy to secure native horses. They met. \vi hno opposition. NEW PLYMOUTH, Lust Night. The petroleum experts, it is stated, arc satisfied with tlie present indications of strong natural gas at a depth of 800 ft, which is always the for>rumier of oil. The Wauaka enquiry \v;is resumed this morning. O'eorge Peaioe gave. evidence as to tile eourse steered, which was (Ik; same as (hat always shaped. There was smoke nil round, and he. could not see a hundred yards ahead and could not see the land When tlu! vessel struck. Yo one on board the steamer was otherwise than sober on the morning of the accident. The Wanaka is still lying in the same position, and on closer inspection she does not seem to be damaged to any considerable extent; but slit; is so far on the shore that it will be an expensive work to float her off. Hundreds went to visit the wreck yesterday. DUNEDIN, Latt Night. The committee of the. Otago branch of the Educational Institute, ru the New Zealand Herald's artiolo, reply that many of the statements were irrevclant; mid without foundation. The tone of the article is condemned. as betraying ignorance re the stute of education in the colony, special exception being taken to the style of writing employed in the article. 'Die committee admitted that the standard •jur.se might vary reasonably be. altered in The direction indicated by the members of the recent deputation of the members of the Institute to the Minister. OAMAKU, Last Night. A mun named Crisp was fined JL'lO and costs, or in default, a month's imprisonment, for working a pocket totalisator at the races last week. BLENHEIM, Last Sight. Mr Win. Nelson, of Messrs Nelson Bros., addressed the sheep farmers here on Saturday. There whs a largu attendance, and the mcctiag was very enthusiastic. At the close of his address guarantees amounting to i>3.1100 siieep for three yenrs were banded iu. It, is considered ecrtani lhat Mu.v i> Xcl-'u )\r-<-. will »:<w u.-tablish w.irk-h.-r...

Ytstuiiliiy luorumg '.'. RtJwuuil ■ loiiß-huiioL wiic Jcatroyofl by Jive, bv ;i spHi-k troin tho ijhijunoy lodging in Hi' , sliinglu root. Tliu liuildiiig wiii insured for i'.'iuu in tin. , Niitiuuul. unci roiusurud for hftlf that Sinn in 1.1 nj l.ondcn and Lnii' .isbiri; (»Hi<.,.. NEIjSON, LiibL jiigLt. 'I'lic Sujjifiiio Court Suasions i.>}>iaßo( Ihis iminiiuj' , beforo the Chief Justice, who compliniented tlio grand juw on tlie rotal iibsence or' criiuo in the district. There was only ono ens.-, Kogitiii v. Flanni<rtin. for iiuyers <,\i.t lion at tho synniTiil flection, nn.l in this the grtiml jury found no bill.