INTERPROVINCIAL.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2042, 22 December 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Per Press Association.) Auckland, Dec. 21. The charge of arson against J. S. Gibbons, of On- hunga, has been again remanded tid the 29th inst. Harry Bennett, licensee of the Clarendon Hotel, was fined L 5 and costs for selling drink on Sunday last. Two other hotelkeepers are to be charged with selling drink on Sunday last. The Onehanua Borough Council hare accepted a t nder of L 5150 for the construction of waterworks. Th-i Minister of Public Works replying to Mr Thompson, M.H.R., re the unemployed, states he is just rerdy to advertise a large contract on the Main. Trunk line, which will employ a large number of men. He a 1 so has a contract on the Rotorua line re»dy to advertise, and in a short time will have a contract on the railway north of Helensvills. New Plymouth Deo. 21. The Minister of Public W»rka visited the breakwater this morning in company with Mr Samuel, M.H.R., and the members of the Harbor Board. He expres<ed himself pleased at the way the structure had been built and recommended to con tinue the apron work on the outside. Wellington, Dec 21. Thirteen cases aeainst twelve prisoners are'set down for the next criminal sessions. Included in these ere iwu charges of wounding and one of manslaughter. Howard Vincent has written to Mr Tole, enquiring about the working of the Public Trust Aotjwhich he highly extols and contemplates introducing in the English Legislature, The Minister of Justice has gathered a large mass of information as to the Act and its method and cost of operation, for Mr Vincent’s use. The latter says that in his belief the Now Zealand law is far superior to any system of private trust besides being economicil. The Hospital Saturday collections realised LI2O. The amount is regarded as satisfactory, but it would have bean larger had there not been in some i istauces misconceptions regarding the cards. Christchurch, Dec 21 The cab'egram fr >m London that the Mi Hand Railway Company will not procee 1 with the allotment of shares is incorrect, as the Company is not issuing shares. Mr Scott, manager of the Company considers ihafc it probably refers to a Western Australian Company. Wist poet, Dec. 21. Meetings were held at the various centres in the district last night, and adopted memorials to the Government praying for enforcement of the conditions of the Koranui lease and the prevention of amalgamation. Dunedin Dec 21. The Minister of Lands returns to Wellington next Wednesday. He intends plicing the Waikawa block under the homestead village system At the University Council meeting F. A. De B.Gibbin* was appointed to the Chair cf Mathematics. He has occupied ihe position temporarily. MR COSTER’S FUNERAL. Chbistchurch, Deo. 21, The late J. L, Coster’s funeral took place at Opawa this afternoon, and was attended by 150 p -reona representing the priacipai business circles, banka etc. The coffin was borne by six Quarter Masters of the N.Z.S. Co’s s.s. Aorangi. THE WAITEMATA ELECTION. Auckland, Dec 21, The declaration .of the po 1 on the Waitemata election to-day. gives 435 of a majority to Mr Monk over Mr Far□all. Mr Duke made a protest against the Returning Officer declaring the election valid en various grounds, among others that the names of a narnbe' of Natives were|reoeived on the supplementary Roll after the issue of the writ, and that a number of names where wiongfully removed from the Roll, The Returning Officer declined to recognise the proteac, Duke not being an elector for Waitemata, MrFarnall then appended his name to Mr Duke’s statement, bat the Returning Officer objected to a protest signed in pencil and Farnall reinserted his name in ink. Tne Returning Officer said he wonld then receive the pro test as from Farnad although he had good reasons for declining. THE HJATHCOTE BEAT. Christchurch. Dec 21. Mr A. Ayers, Mayor of Christoburch, is a probable can id ate for the Heatboote seat, vacant by the de*th of Mr Coster, All EVENTFUL VOYAGE. Wellington. Dec. 21 Arrived, barque ** Guinevere,” Captain Ford from Liverpool via the Mauritius where she put in for repairs. The captain reportsAt 3 p.m. on the 15th June we shipped a tremendous sea which smashed the two after boats, burst in the door of the deck house, broke the galley eto. and did other damage. On the following day another sea broke on board which smaabed the two forward boats and the skylights of the deok-boose. At 4p.m. the cutwater carried away aa far as the metal, with the dgu rebsad, aad a

quantity of water found its Way into t hold.' On the 18th the rudder w carried away. On the 20th a Dutch ship sighted us and offered assistance which *as declined. To-day for the first time we were able to get a spar adrift to make another jury rudder, the decks having been completely under water. By the Ist of July we got a jury rudder shinped, the vessel having been 13 days without one. Bore up for the Mauritius, arriving there on 17th of July. Some of the cargo was found to be damaged and was sold. The vessel received the necessary repairs and left for Wellington on the 14th November,” A WELLINGTON BAKRUPTCY, Wellington, Dec. 21. W. R. Waters, commission agent, has fi'ed his schedule. Liabilities Unseucred creditors L 6756 83 Id ; secured, L 3915, contingent liabilities L 1287, total L 11,958 8s Id. Assets L 5092. THE BIG BAY PROSPECTORS. Wellington, Dec. 21. The Stella will visit Big Bay shortly and enquiries will be made as to how the prospectors there are suco eding. Any of the men wishing to leave the district will be brought away. “ HANDBOOK OP*NEW ZEALAND MINING.” Wbllington, Dec. 21, ? The Minister of Miues will publish in January a “ Handbook of New Zealand Mining,” in which will bo given deiciip. tious, so far as possible, of every mining industry in the Colony illustrated with photographs. SALE OP RECLAIMED LAND. Wellington, Dee; 21. The leases of eight sections of the newly reclaimed land adjoining the Queen’s Wharf, and being a portion of the Wellington Harbor Board’s endowment, were sold by auction to-day. The leases are for 21 years and the lot brought the annual rental of LBB4, Prices ranged from 35s to 67s 6d per foot. THE GOLDFIELDS. Hokitika, Dec 21. The Mont d’Or Company washed up 420 ounces valued at L 1,640 for a little over three weeks sluicing. A small rush has set in at Rimu at the bottom of tho Rimu lead. Payable prospects are being obtained. THE GOVERNMENT INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. GOOD RESULTS. Wellington, Dec 21, The Colonial Treasurer has just received a telegram from the AgentGeneral informing him that the actuaries engaged in investigating the profits of last quinquennial period of tho Gover ment Insurance Department find I there is a surplus of L 245.315, whereof they recommend for division L 150,000. The Agent-General adds that the actuaries find the results m ch better than they expected. The investigation has shown that nearly twenty-five per cent of the whole assets are surplus funds. ANOTHER “LAND FOR DEFENCES'* CASE. Dunedin, Dee 21. The Compensation Court wbb occupied to-day in hearing a claim for LIOOO brought against the Government for land tiken for Defence purposes at St Clair. Cargills and Anderson were the nomioal claimants, but Porter, hotelkeeptr, who had purchased the place as a site for an hotel, was the real claimant' i Porter paid L4BO for the laud and a verdict was given for L 560. VOGEL’S !LITTLE JOKE. Wellington, Dec. 21. The Evening Press this evening says : —lt haa come to our knowledge that Sir Julius Vogel h ia represented or caused it to be represented to the Imperial Government that it would be highly ao» ceptable to "olonists if, on the auspicious occasion of the Jubilee Year of Her Majesty’s reign, the dignity of knighthood were conferred on a distinguished jour* nalist in each Colony. Before leaving for Auckland this evening Sir J. Vogel absolutely denied any eonnection with the suggested knighthood of journalists as mentioned in the Evening Press. He states that neither directly or indirectly has he written or spoken about the matter and declares he never even heard it mentioned or discussed He considers the whole affair a pure fabrication.