INTERPROVINCIAL.

Press, Volume XXIV, Issue 3220, 27 December 1875, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

j, Auckland, December 24. Mr Hugh Carleton announces himself as a candidate for Eden. At the City East nomination to-day the show of hands was—Bees, 57; Clarke, 23. Gkahamstown, December 24. . Two more cases .of..scarlet fever are re ported today, one in the same house where , the first" occurred * r Something like a scare is felt, arid everyone isusipg^disinfectants; A fatal case of scarlet fever-has occurred here. The Board. QfLHealth_an<:l resident medical men are taking steps to isolate the patients should any fresh cases arise. New Plymouth, December 24. At the nomination at the Grey and Bell districts the show of hands was—Carrington, 40; Connett, 6. ■ - Napieb, December 23. At the nomination for Clive J\ Buchanan proposed, and Colonel Lambert seconded, Mr Ormond. Mr Harding proposed Mr J. Buchanan, making a speech in which he attacked the conduct of the Government.re the mail,service, as they had broken faith with the House. He referred to Sir J. Vogel's expenses, and attacked Sir D. McLean's advance for native land purchases. Mr Ormord, in he was not an out and out supporter of the Government. He was disappointed at the action re the mail service, and doubted whether Parliament would sanction Sir J. Vogel's expenses. Re education*..he thought it ought to be a charge ou the revenue, and made as free as,possible. Mc immigration, on this point the Government scheme had, failed, not in the class pf people but as regarded settlement. They mnst make the inducement liberal, to bring out men with capita],. As regarded the province of Napier, tie,hadl taken steps to stop further immi-gration,-£nd after the.vessel;now pnits way . had come, there would be hd'fnftKer arrivals," Hetjalieved the South could' absorb, more! emigrants. He supported the Government in/the- abolition of the provinces and Shire Councils. He was opposed ialtogetjier.' to . r , „ $£r Buchanan addressed the electorlEtas: au Oppositionist. He saidit* was riot generally kndwfi* Sirrj, Vogel-'s -oplleaguee'-liad 6ferrtt not to come baelr? fro. the*colony, but he.was coming -weuld' them~*td the *-rigM apouto"whea he got back. At the shpw- ; of; Mr«Ormond'JdhiainecL»Ss, and Mx Buchanan 2. The poll will take place, on January 7th. After the. Dominations there was 1 * meeting of. Stokes in the chair, and a resolution was passed thanking Mr Ormond, and pledging the meeting to support him. : 0 * V" r* WELLraoTON, December s^rfcy: ~election—Pe^reeV662V i 645; Travers, 502; Moody, 43.. ,- -. , J Wkllington, December f 25. Mr W. H. Holmes and Mr J. H. Newlyn have been selected as delegates to represent the Wellington teachers at the Conference of Teachers, to be held at .Chjristchnrch.^ There is some talk of Mr Travers going to coatest-Collingwood. The postal tenderß for the inland mail services have-been accepted.. The following are those for Canterbury :—Betweett-Christ* church, Knightstown, Rt Albans, Riccarton, Addington, Newtown, Colombo street south, Waltham, Cashel street^ eafit t andJStanmore road,Jaa. turnball, £80*; Woolstlm arid Christchurch and' Dalwood, £3Q ; Kaiapoi and Saltwater Creek, J. Oliver, £75 ; Balosfirn Railway Station and Hurunui" and Hurunui and HawkesI wood, Messrs Sanßom and Lee, £250 ; Waiau | and Hanmer Plains, via Waiau Gorge, Thos. ' Fraser, £70 ; Hurunui and Lake station, J. A. Jame?, £80 ; Leithfield and Cheviot. John Boyce, £150 ; Irwell and Brookside, John Baldwin, £49: .Weedon's- gate and .West MeltoD, W. J. Simpson, £17 10s; White Cliffs anl Lace Coleridge, E. Derritt, £60 ; White . Cliff-, Horarata, and Windwhistle house, E. D?rritt, £20; Dunsandel and Killinchy, J H. Meharry, £22 ; White Cliffs and Greeridile, E. Derritt, £20; AsKburton, Westerfield, and Mount Somers, E. Cookson, £30; Upper Ashburton and Ashburton gorge, G. Lambie, £30; Rakaia,-Drayton, arid Alford Forest, O. Middletoin, £175; Geraldine, Pleasant V<iliey, Waihi Bosh, and: Peel Forest. J. Bull,' £85 ; Burkes Pass :arid Dr Fisher's station, J. Burgess, £?5 ; Timaru and Pareon, Thomas Priest, £50 j Christ* church and Akaroa, cm. Haiswell, Tai Tapu, and Little River, John Crambnd, £300 ; Christchtsrc'a and Greenpark, via Haiswell, Cb as Kirn bef, £50; Lyttelton and Port Levy, James Harris. £60; Lyttelton aud Pigeon Bay, Joseph McLean, £200 ; Pigeon Bay and Akaroa, Fry an<l Barker, * 95 ; Lyttelton and Gebbie feflar., V. Fox, £55 ; Duvauchelle's Bay, little Akaroa, and Okain's Bay, J. B. Barker. £60 j German Bay- and Leßon's Bay, A. O. Condon, £24 ; Akaroa and Wainui, C. W< Bridge, £25 ; Racecourse junction and YaldLnrst, J. Tiif-msoD. £27 10 ; SouthiMalyern railway station and Kowai pass, C. Redfern, £1 ; Fir.xton railway station and post-office, J. King, £15; Irwell railway station and post-office, J. King, £15; Irwell railway station and tiost-r.nice. J. C Vo:ik. £2t> : Middleton railway station and Upper Riccarton. J. S. Hauson, £15 13s ; Oxford railway sta< iourApd Tpailinsoq, MS ; Baleairu -ratrw*y Station 'A |nd; rjoafc-f»jfi|t;, JT. Ne»l^*s2% )(2 .Lyltetfcm^»il,^ l station, "post'ofiice, and vessels in~"harbor, G. Agar, £150 ; Timaru and Waitaki, John Or2mond, £650; railway station, Temuka, and post-office, Temuka and Arowheaua, T. Paterson, £55.

Greymouth, December 24. The nomination for Grey Vallejr took place at soon to-day. There was a large attendances of the public, and great interest taken in the proceedings. Pour gentlemen were proposed, and the show of hands gave Guinness, 61 ; Newton, 49; Kennedy, 41; Woblcock, 23. A poll waa demanded, to take place on the 12th of January. A dose contest is anticipated. Arrived—Wallabi from Wanganui. Dunedih, December 25. Another case of drowning has occurred at Riverton. Four men went to bathe in the river, and one of the number, named Charles Lyon, butcher, was drowned. The body has not been found. He leaves a wife and" four children. Mr Larnach now declares himself an abo.litionist, and...declines to. number, himself., with the Opposition. Mr Burn's election- for Boslyn may be regarded as certain. There is only Mr Grant opposing him. He classes himself "Ss~ doubtful. The League was completely sold, believing till the last moment that he woald support them. ' " Bluff, December 24. The Ringarooma left-Melbourne on the 15th, and passed Sisters Islands next day at 10.30 a. m., arrived at Milford Sound on the 22nd, at 3 p.m., and left same, and entered Dusky Sonnd and Presentation Inlet on the following day. She arrived at the Bin ft at 4 a.m. on the 24th. She experienced northeast winds and fine weather during the passage. She brings 51 passengers for all ports, 20 excursionists for the round trip, and 24 in the steerage. She brings 195 tons of cargo for all ports, and sails for Dunedin at 5 p.m. to-day. She brings no later cable news. Passengers for Lyttelton—Messrs Morgan, j Mitchell, and 3 in the steerage, and 40 tons cargo. '