INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 10, 15 May 1880, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

[per united peess association.]

Wellington, Friday. A fire occurred here last night which destroyed the houses occupied by Mrs. Alexander and Mr. Cosgrove, in MurphyBt°eet. The origin of the fire is unknown. The outbreak occurred in the house occupied by Mrs. Alexander, and had a good hold when the fire wrs discovered. The insurances ore as follow : — Mrs. Alexander's house, £350 in the South British! and £800 in the Colonial Insurance Company. Mrs. Alexander's furniture was insured for £250 in the Union Company. Cosgrove's house was insured for £150 in the Colonial Insurance Company. The Greytown section of the Welling-ton-Master ton railway was opened this morning. The train arrived at mid-day with about twenty persons, including the Mayor and Councillors. Mr, Mansford, R.M., who has been indisposed for some time past, is about to leave Wellington, and ar angements have been concluded for an exchange with Mr. Shaw, the present District Judge and Resident Magistrate at New Plymouth. The exchange between Mr. Mansford and Mr. Shaw is for three or four months, at the end of which time it is probable that other arrangements will be made.

Mr. J, M. Taylor, the well-known commission agent, and an old settler, died on Saturday, at the age of 63. The deceased was very much respected. At a meetiug oi persons desirous of settling upon some land, it was resolved that Mr. Evenden should wait on the Government, asking for facilities for taking up sections near Stratford, and for temporary assistance to the selectors in the way of employment on the public works.

Major Atkinson and Mr. Bryce have arrived in Wellington. All the Ministers are now in town, and preparing for the coming session.

Dunedin, Friday night. The Court House at Tokomairiro was burnt down. All documents were destroyed. The clerk left the lamps burning, and it is supposed that the fire was caused tlirough oue of them having exploded. At Drybwad on Saturday, a man named Smith, and another man, while working in a claim, were buried by a fall of earth. Smith expired immediately after being extricated, his neck being broken. The other man had his leg broken. Walter J. Burton, photographer, George street, has commited suicide by taking chemicals. He has been drinking very heavily of late. The goods porters working in the railway sheds have received instructions that they would hereafter be required to work, without any incre se of pay, nine hours a day, or longer, if required. A deputation waited on Mr. Stewart, M.H.R., urging faim to inquire into the matter.