INTERPROVINCIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 6815, 1 February 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Peb United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, February 1. The Hon. Messrs Ballance and Richardson leave for the South this afternoon. The former will be absent for three weeks, and the latter for two. The Hon. Mr Tole will leave for Auckland on Friday, and will be absent about a month. It is understood that New Plymouth has applied for prison labor from Wellington to be engaged on the harbor works there. It is expected that Admiral Tryon will leave for Hobart early to-morrow. Kirwin, who received injuries by falling from the Hutt train on the 22nd ult., died at the Hospital last night. BLENHEIM, February 1.

The building and meat-preserving plant formerly occupied by Foster and Gosling were burnt down yesterday morning. The premises contained soveral bales of wool, temporarily stored by John Mowatt, fellmonger, which were also destroyed. The building, which was the property of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, was insured in the New Zealand Office for L3OO, and the plant, which belonged to Holmes and Bell, in the Victoria Office for L4OO, and in the National for L2OO, and in the Hamburg- Magdeburg for L2OO. Mo watt's wool was partly covered by a L3OO-policy in the National Office over that and other wool, but he estimates his losses at L9o over insurance.

GREYMOUTH, February 1.

A preliminary meeting of Roman Catholics was held yesterday to consider the erection of a new church. There were forty-four persons present, and they subscribed L 679 towards the cost of the building. The site, bricks, and lime necessary had been previously donated. The remainder of the congregation is to be canvassed, and the erection of the church begun immediately thereafter. The Despatch returned last night after an unsuccessful search for the fisherman Thomas King; she cruised here and southward of Ross, It is understood that the Waipara, from Hokitika, and a vessel from Westport also cruised about in seirch of the boat. The weather was beautifully fine the whole time.

CHRISTCHURCH, February 1

A meeting of the consignees of the Hudson was held this morning to consider the dispute between the agents and the Timaru Harbor Board relative to the charge for services of the tug Titan when the Hudson was ashore on Ninety-mile Beach. Over thirty persons were present, and the following resolution was agreed to : —" That the Timaru Harbor Board be invited to submit the matter to arbitration ; but that in the event of their not agreeing to this course the claim be resisted and if necessary taken into Court for settlement." The bootmakers' strike is over, the employers having agreed to the men's proposal that the proportion of apprentices in the clicking department shall be one to three men.

The Governor will leave for the West Coast to-morrow,