INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume III, Issue 211, 17 February 1882, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The necessaiy document in connection with revoking the proclamation declaring Sydney an infected port have been signed by His Excellency, and will take effect from the date when gazetted, which is expected to be to-day. The Royal Commission on volunteer clainib was approved hi Council yesterday, and signed by His Excellency. The Governor wont South last night.

Contractors here are sending to Sydney for men.

Heavn, the Champion Sculler of New Zealand, has accepted Messenger's challenge to row a match for £'100. The race to take place five weeks' hence, over a 3£ mile course.

•About £10,000 were paid at the Wellington Property Tax Office on Wednesday. Very numerous payments have, been made to postmasters in various parts of the colony, but advices of the total sums have not yet been received. At a meeting of the City Council the following resolution was passed : — " That the Town Cleik acknowledge the receipt of a circular from the President of the Christchurch Exhibition, and in reply intimate that the City Council takes the deepest interest in all matters calculated to develop the resources, to foster industries, and to advance the general welfare of the colony, and that whatever articles the City Council may have for exhibition will be forwarded, and that exhibitors will be cordially invited to assist with their contributions, so that Wellington may be fairly represented in the courts set apart for the several districts of the colony."

At a meeting of volunteer officers, a unanimous decision was come to that the proposed Easter encampment should be held in the neighborhood of Wellington. It was decided to telegraph to the officers commanding the districts of Wanganui, Napier, Picton, Blenheim, Christchurch, Nelson, and Wairarapa, asking their cooperation in the proposed scheme. Major Atkinson goes South on Monday. CHRISTCHURCH, Yesterday.

Increasing activity is exhibited in the grain market. Sales to a considerable extent have been made, and prices to a certain extent have been placed on an established basis. Wheat parcels for early delivery have been sold at 4s. Id. to 4s. 3£d., according to description, while for Tuscan of an extra quality a Bbade more can be obtained. Transactions already to a large extent have been made on the prices above quoted. Oats — Values have slightly hardened, and any lots brought forward just now are readily taken up for local use. Prices stand at Is. lid. to 2s. Id. for feeding sorts, and 2s. l£d. to 2s. 2d. for best milling. Barley — Few samples have a 8 yet come forward. For old or good quality 3s 9d to 4s is asked. Flour still remains at the quotation af £10 10s, with a moderate inquiry. Grass seed — Not much is offering. Good average clean seed is worth 3s 6d to 3s 9d, and well dressed 4s. The chief inquiry at the moment is for orders for the North. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day.

The Stanmore election petition trial was continued yesterday, and voluminous evidence was taken. The chief point so far established is that Mr. Tooraer,the candidate who retired in favor of Mr. Pilliett was paid the actual expenses he had up to that time incurred. Nothing was extracted, however, to show that Pilliett himself had paid the money.

Sericulture seems fairly established in Akaroa. Some thousands of mulberry trees have been planted, and the settlers appear to take a lively interest in the matter.

. DUNEDIN, This Day. Typhoid fever has been prevalent in the Industrial School during "the last three months. There have been fifty cases, and three deaths of children. The master's son, aged 24, and a Government teacher, have also died. There are 246 children in the school.

Mr. J. Britain Pash, member of the Council of the Essex Chamber of Agriculture, is now in Duuedin, having visited New Zealand and the Australian colonies to report on their agricultural aud pastoral resources.

Billson, a miner at Saddle Hill, was found lying in a state of unconsciousness a short distance from his house, and died shortly afterwards. He had been suffering from measles.

There is not any betting worth mentioning on the races. For the Cup, Libeller and Dauphin stand at 4 to 1 ; Mataku and Chancellor, at 5 to 1 ; Lady Emma, G to 1.

INVERCARGILL, This Day. A precocious youth was brought before the Court yesterday. His name was Angus Muir, his age 14, and he was charged with having, at Edendale, assaulted a respectable married woman with intent, and the evidence disclosed that when he failed to accomplish his ends, he commenced sharpening his pocket knife, and theatened to cut the woman's throat. H j was committed for trial at the Supreme Court. NAPIER, This Day. Mr. John Chambers, proprietor of a large sheep run here, who is now in England, has perfected and p< tented a new meat-freezing machine, which he believes, will result in great economy. The police are enforcing the compulsory clauses of the Education Act here. Several County Committees have also decided to bring them in force, but want of sufficient school accommodation deters the majority of committees from taking steps. TAURANGA, This Day. Mr. R. C. Fraser, of Tauranga. hud his nose bitten off by a native in a disturbance on the Ohinumutu racecourse yesterday.

ASHBURTON, This Day. The police seized some hundreds of dozens of bottles of beer at the two looal breweries yesterday, charging the proprietors with bottling on the premises in contravention of Beer Duties Act, 1880. AUCKLAND, February 15. The Hon. P. Lalor, Speaker of the Victoria Assembly, has stated that he intends purchasing an estate, and settling in New Zealand.

A number of Mr. J. Sheehan's admirers have presented him with a handsome illuminated address and a purse of eighty sovereigns. No one was allowed to give more than one guinea.

Tawhiao issued a printed circular invitation to the Alexandra meeting to be held in April. Lynch, the cricketer, captain of the West End team, has left to settle at Nelson.

At the annual meeting of the Council of the Bechabites, the report showed 203 members ; accumulated sick fund, LISG4 ; and i-1375 to the credit of the funeral fund, from which there has been no expenditure on account of death during the year.

Wahanui has refused permission to Mr. Ruschek, the German naturalist, to visit Mokau.

The- Scripture Gift Association distributed 3718 prize books in the public schools during the year.