INTERPROVINCIAL TELEGRAMS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 76, 10 April 1877, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL TELEGRAMS.

[From the Press Agency]

Auckland, April 6,

• At the Supreme Court, Albert Carroll, an old offender, was sentenced to four years' penal servitude for breaking and entering a dwelling. The Alburnia Company have declared a 2s 6d dividend. The District Inspector of Sheep attempted to stop the sale of a number of sheep from «#atea, which he pronounced scabby, although the Landing Inspector had passed them. The sale is proceeding notwithstanding. More rigorous inspection is Jikely to be instituted. Dr. Lee will not stand for City West. There was a farewell service to the Bishop of Melanesia to-day. The Subscription to the All-England Cricket Fund amounted to £170 16s 6d ; expences, £210 3s. £100 was paid to the Auckland Racing Club for the use of the ground. Comvell, charged with stealing from the Armed Constabulary, at Taupo, was acquitted ; Jameson and Gray, larceny, acquitted ; Boyle, arson, acquitted ; Peturi and Aki (natives), house-breaking and burglary, 18 months' and two years' j respectively. The Jury of Revision exempted Foreign Consuls from serving. April 7. Dr. Skae's report on the Lunatic Asylum is very unfavourable. It shows that, whereas the building was erected for 50 patients, 165 are crammed into it. They are sleeping in corridors, on the top of the stairs, and in every available space. He compares the Asylum management unfavourably with that of Christchurch and Hokitika, but says that, considering the many difficulties, the proportion of cures is high. Wellington, April 6. ■ An inquest was held to-day into the origin of the fire which occurred at the offices and store belonging to Reginald M' Donald, storekeeper and timber merchant, on the morning of Jan. 4. The jury returned a verdict of " Maliciously setting on fire, but no evidence to show by whom." Besides the premises destroyed, a timber store and a produce store had been set on fire by means of Hobart Town splits and a log saturated with turpentine, but the flames were discovered and extinguished before any damage was done. Two detectives have been engaged investigating the matter for several days The premises and stock burnt were fully insured. The Government steamer Luna haa been just sold (though not yet takeover) to the Brunner Coal Mining Company for £4000. A thousand shares in the new company have been allotted to Wellington, which is to be made the depot of the company. 1800 shares are for Greymouth ; 1000 for ißunedin ; and 500 for Christchurch. The Premier writes to the New Zealand Times a letter (apparently a copy of one written to the Agent-General) in reference io certain New Zealand statistics published in Westgarth's'Circular for January, 1877. He first points out that the Circular publishes the amount of New Zealand revenue for 1873.4. instead of that for 1876. The table in Westgarth's Circular made out that the revenue of New Zealand for 1875 was £1,677,626, whilst that of Victoria was £4,236,423. The Premier, quoting from New Zealand statistics shows that the receipts in New Zealand for 1875 amounted to £2,841,953 (instead of only £1,677,626) as compared with the £4,236423 received in Victoria. He also points out that, although there was a note in the Circular stating that the amount given as New Zealand revenue was exProvincial revenues, still that left an error of £30,000. He requests the AgentGeneral to make a personal explanation to "iftlr. Westgarth, and get him to rectify the error pointed but, and also to inform him that he can obtain all statistics of the' Colony and information relating to its progress, at the Agent-General's office. The Premier appends to the letter a tabulated statement of all sources of revenue of Victoria and New Zealand for 1875. The totals are—Victoria, £4,236,423; New Zealand, £2,841.953. Dunedin, April 6. The dispute between Proudfoot and the Harbour Board has been settled by Proudfoot getting , a further contract for the rock walling without competition. The other tenders sent in for the work were returned unopened. In response to a deputation, the Mayor •will call a public meeting to consider the question of retaining the fever hospital on "the present site. Lsetitia Reid was sentenced in the Supreme Court to nine months on the charge of burglary, and Bernard Grey for stealing <«aluable;rieceipts, to five years'penal servi-, tud'e:;' 1 ' t .■'■■• A fife occurred in Walker street last night, when the Rising Sun Hotel, together with Carter's store and Palmer's drapery shop, weae completely destroyed.

; April 7. James Williams and Robert Ferguson, found guilty of wounding, were brought up for sentence this morning. Judgment: was reserved, pending the decision of the Court of Appeal on certoin legal points raised at the trial. Edmnnd Wild was acquitted on a charge of larceny. This concluded the session. The land revenue of the Provincial district of Otago, during the quarter ending March 31, was £18,620. Port Chrlmers, April 7. The steamer Taranaki made the Heads at 5 p.m. The weather was intensely thick, and seeing nothing of the land, Captain Andrew thought the vessel had got too far to the southward. The helm was put up, snd the vessel stood away to the north, till off Shag Point, which the captain mistook for Cape Saunders. On getting a sight, however, of the Southern Rock, on the starboard beam of Shag Reef, the engines were at once reversed. The steamer bumped her screw, touching the reef, put helm a-starboard and went ahead all clear. After landing mails and passengers at Dunedin the Taranaki returned to Port Chalmers Graving Dock. All that can be seen is a small piece broken off two blades of the propeller. April 8. The steamer sustained no damage.