INTERPROVINCIAL

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2926, 16 April 1891, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL

( I!V TELKCKAI'H. — I'KESS ASSOCIATION"). HAWERA,Last Night. 15r invitation Mr Weddoll, of the firm of Messrs Weddcll and Co., London, met the Agricultural and l'astoral Society today, ami discussed subjects pertaining to the frozen meat export trade. He was heartily thanked for the add res', and tho farmers present passed a resolution supporting the action of the Freezing Company in requesting a reduction of freights. THAMES, List Niffht. Colonel Fraser has definitely decided to ag'iin contest the Te Aioha seat. He auuounces himself a supporter of the present Government. BLENHEIM, Last Night. Messrs Nelson Bros, have secured a site at Spring Creek, of 140 acres with a good supply of water power, and they have also purchased the Marlborough meat works. The first shipment of mutton will be sent away by the Maori this month. WELLINGTON, Last Night. From enquiries made and the returns preparer!, the Minister of Lands has discovered that the purchasers of 1" different sections sold on Ist July last in Canterbury have transferred the whole of the sections comprising 40SI> acres ranging from 32 to (540 acres per section to a banking institution, and of the lands sold in the same district on the 25th March two selectors have transferred 3466 acres to another banking institution. The Mortgage Agency Company has also had 690 acres transferred to it by five selectors, the total orea transferred since March being 0,'24'2 acres.

Mr Daniels, the shipwright of the Union Company, who has been and examined the Wanake returned last night, and as the result of his inspection it has been decided to make an effort to float the vessel. Seeing she withstood the last severe gale and suffered very little damage from it, it is believed there is every likelihood for her holding out until mechanical preparations for getting her afloat can be completed. It is proposed to construct a wooden false bottom and then pump out the water, and take advantage of the spring tides to tow her nut. Mr Daniels expects to have everything in readiness to float her at the spring tides in the first week of May. NEW PLYMOUTH, Last Night. At the Wanaka enquiry Mr Snmucf, who appears for Capt. Meade, addressed the court contending that the accident was from either an error in the compass, or an unknown current must have taken the vessel out of her course. He referred to Capt. Kennedy, who lost tho Airdale in IS7I off Waitara, and who had his certificate returned and was complimented for his conduct on the trying occasion. Judgment will be given at two o'clock to-morrow.