INTERPROVINCIAL.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 314, 25 February 1888, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Per Press Association. Cmusicuußoa, Feb 24. A large number of riflemen airived here from lue North to-uay en rouie for the Rifle Association meeting at Uamaru. ODly l-i uutries - 10 rifles, 2 carbines, and 2 ocjtjii Wit** tiio Aooiis* tant Secretary here, but several competitors have ocub ci, ries diric. to Uamaru. Semt tiros fiaviog cmipletud their contract for locomotives, a spu ial excursion was run to Little River to-day, the train being drawn uy tno engine lait finished. About 150 geutlemen wore present, ino'uliug ti e mi ulster of Public vVorkd, the Locomotive Superi. to dent, and nearly ail the promment in mbers of the busiuess community. Tue n. ulagc work was very well and biuui tbly done ice company partook of luncheon u cue goods shed at Little River. W Liixarox, Feb 24. The proprietor ox u e Brunner (Joal Mine has received an order from the celebrated broken it; 1 1 Silver Mine for the supply of 600 tons of coko. It is understood that on and after lit April next the experment is to be tried of making the various post offices throughout the colony iho m.dium of cashing Goveirment cinques for uout : igencies, salaries, etc., ru coruecliou with the Government service. It is thought that this will exped te payment, and also obviate a considerable amui it of irmble to which holders of Uovo.o rient chequm are now put by either hav i'j to pass them through an account or present tnem at a Branch Bank of New Zealand. The aroornt of saving off cted in the Defence Department by the retrenchment recently made w'l amor at to close on £IO,OOO. Auckland, Feb 24.

The steerage pnssengers by the Maiiposa htely released from quarantine compla’n of the treatment to which they were subjected on tho steamer. They state that the pas. eager who developed smallpox was not isolated at once, but was allowed to remain in and about tho sleeping apartments and mess room for some feme ; and they further complain that the water supplied them was d’rty and greasy, although there was plenty of good water r n board, wh’lst the bread was half baked and sour, and the steerage dirty and imventHated. It is sa : d, however, that tho captain took steps to remedy the complaints as toon as he beard of them. Tho Board of Education intend to doputntioniso the Minister of Education on his arrival in Auckland in reference to the allocation of the bu’ld’ng grant for the year, and the alteration of the method of computing the school average, as they consider thoy liavo been harshly treat'd : n these respects.