INTERPROVINCIAL.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2006, 10 November 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(per press association.)

Dunedin. Nov. 8.

Tae Kaituugata mice is in active operation. abput 50 men being al work and fresh men coming in daijy. The Phoenix cru>hing at Skipper’s reports 430 ounces for a mouth's crushing. Wellington, Nov. 8. A strong N.W. gale set in on Saturday morniDg and has blown ever since with unabated fury. It has rained in

torrents all to-day, but to-^.t • lit.*.-- , rj signs of clearing up f r to-m.i row's j,jK day. So far no I image i, rep The 1 'resit! sit of the Uro-vo :l , ir Gallery his comtmiide'U I with t| k , |i.,_ mier offering t) exhibit in the Colour 150 of the best pic ur s in their gd! rv’ p ro . viding arrangements can be unde frp homing and displaying the ex!ii m gRobert Stout is in co nmuniaaiion wij'a the various Art Assoeiati ms in v a _ laud inviting s iggesdons as to what csq be done in the matter.

THE IMPERIAL INSTtrcrE.

Christchurch, Nov. s,

With the object of collecting exhibits for the Imperial Institute it, was decide! at a sub-committee meeting held to-day in the rooms of the Agricultural acd Pastoral Association to hold a Wool and Grain Show in March next, an I, if p„„j. ble, to extend the scope of the exhibits si as to include a Local Industries Kxhibition. It is hoped bv means of this Show to secure exhibits of wool so as to have a permanent exhibition of the best c ipj from this Colony continually on view la London It was resolv d—“ That the quantity of wool for exhibition in each class be for gretsy wool not less than ten fleeces ami for sc ured or sips not leu than 1001 bs ” With regird to Local Industries Institute the G ivernment wll prob»bly be asked to contribute by pur. chasing exhibits of a costly cliancter, and it is thought that they miy pmbibly comply with the request. THE STARK PURCHASE EXQUIRY. Wellington, Nov s. The Stark Pureluse Committee hare handed in their repoit They fail to find any evidence of conspiracy. I lie rumors floating about reflecting on the character of two Ministers of the Crown they consider to be baseless and malevolent suspicions, unworthy of further notice. The various land agents differ as to the value of the land, the estimates varying from £15,000 to £7,00'). Commissi >ll find that that in Febuarv 18S5 Stark had land in the market for £7,500, but when the Government entered on it for the purpose of survey in April 1885 he withdrew it, saving he expected to get £29.1)00 for it. They express the opinion that the Government, had the v tre >ted privately for the land when in the market, could have had it for £7,500. The Commission consider tho price paid for the land to be in excess of the value, but are of opinion there was no irregularity in the mode of conducting or completing the purchase. They acquit Mr Brewer, Land Purchase Olllc“r, of any blame, and also Mr Seaman, the Property Tax Valuer, of complicity in any attempt to defraud tho government.

’FRISCO MAIL SLRVICI

NEW ARRANGE MINT

V ELLINGTON, Xov. S,

Commencing with tho despatch of next month’s 'Frisco mail contract, tho steamers will leave Auckland a day enlicr than now, on Monday instead of Tuesday. Correspondingly mails will also closo a day sooner than nt present dates at all other places. The change will enable tlie homeward mails being forwarded from New York by the Saturday fast boats for Queenstown, and delivered in London three or four days earlier than is now tho ease.