INTERPROVINCIAL.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1930, 11 August 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(PER usited press association Auckland Aug. 10,

The New Zealand Shipping Company claim 'a refund of harbor hues to the extent of L 624 on the mail steamers from England making Auckland the first port of call. For the Interprovincial match, Wellington v. Auckland, it was showery all day. The ground is heavy, indicating there will be no fast play, and the fullbacks will have not much to do: The Auckland team are not altered, except Woller will take Meldrum’s place as a wing-forward, if raioiug. Iu the Wellington team Astill stands out. The team were dfiven out to the New Zealand <?tud Company’s establishment. Sylvia Park, to-day. James McConneily wai committed for trial to-day for a breach of the Pawnbrokers’ Act.

The village settlement scheme has proved most succesful, and tl a Minister of Lands has written congratu’ating Mr John Lundon, Twelve Germans are about start for Block Twhabu", Victoria Valley, and intend to grow vine* and oranges tlier. At Hukerenui, Bay of!sl*nds;s6 farms have been pegged off; and will be occupied by suitable men within a few weeks. A party of 22 men is about to start for a block in the Whaogarie district. while 35 are about to locate themselves at Motukaraka, Hokinangi district. The Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce has been in communication with the Government as to finding work for the unemployed, add the Minister < f Works yesterday telegraphed that he will find employment for a number of men on the Helemville line, and will

cause inquiry to be made regarding the cost of filling in at Mechanics Bay. Napier. Aug. 10. Frederick Hill, Counter Clerk at tlv Post Office, was arrested yesterday afternoon, charged with larceny of posted letters containing money. His lodgings were searched, and a number of letters were found. Suspicions being aroused, from a number of letters disappearing, a test letter containing half a sovereign was posted anil found in his possession. He was brought before the R.M. to-d»y and remanded to the 18th. Accused is a son of the well known totalisator proprietor and horse owner. Wellington, August 10.

A rumor is current here that Shaw Saville and Co and the New Zea’and Shipping Co have completed arrangements by which Wellington is to be the first port of all their steamers direct from England, also, that the vessels of the two companies will make a trip to the northern and southern ports alternately. The conviction against the Hon C. J. Pharazyn for having voted at the last general election for a member for Poxton having been quashed, he has presented the amount of the fine (£100) to the Old Man’s Home, The weather is still wet. It has rained on every day this month, except one clay the sixth.