INTERPROVINCIAL.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 314, 4 May 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Per Press Association.)

Nelson, May 3. A fine specimen of silver oro w brought to town from a lode two feet thick at the Owen. It is reported the lode was traced for seven miles. Wellington, May 3. Two slight shocks of earthquakes occurred at 2.10 and 2.40, direction northwest.

The earthquake was felt severely at Waipawa, Marton, Wanganui, and Palmerston North. No damage is reported. Timothy Buckley has been gazetted harbormaster at Havelock. At the Supreme Court, Hugh Treanor, on a charge of perjury alleged to have been committed in connection with the ease of indecent assault in which Farrolly was convicted yesterday, was acquitted, iho 11.M.5, Ruapehu sailed for Loudon at 5.20 this afternoon. She take* 145 pa33oDgers, and a full cargo. A telegram from Grey town mention# ik it the cordial factory and some of the outhouses, belonging to J. Fuller, were destroyed by fire. A quantity of produce in the building was destroyed, it is understood that there was no insurance. Ihe loss is about LIOOO, The origin o the fire is unknown. At tho City Council this evening, the Financial Committee reported that an increase of one penny in the £ on the Hospital and Charitable Aid Rate would bo necessary this year. The amount required is L 4954 5s 9d, and a rate of 4d in the £ wi.l produce L4BIB 6s, leaving a deficiency of L 135 19s 9d. Tho Commi'tee beg to recommend that estimate# of receipts and expenditure submitted be approved by Council; (2) That rates for current year be as under: General rate, Id in the Ll; water rate, 5 per cent; full rate, per cent; half rate, 2£ per cent; stores and warehouses special rate (for interest, on the city improvement’s loan), Gd in the Ll; Hospital and Charitable aid raste, 4d in tho Ll. (3) That tho half year’s interest on consolidated loan, due in London on 30th .Tune next, be forwarded by tho San Francisco mail

leaving here on 19th insfc; (4) That

L 15.000 City improvements loan deposits, now matured, be redoposited for one year ; (5) That tenders be invited for tho Corporation advertisements for ono year, so that in future they appear in ons paper only. The recommendations of tho Committee were agreed to.

Feildikg, May 3. There was a heavy earthquake this morning at 2.10. No damage is reported. Woodville, May 3. The most violent earthquake experienced for some years occurred about 10 minutes past two this morning. Two shocks followed in rapid succession accompanied by a loud noiso. Wanganui, May 3. A sharp and long continued shock of/ earthquake was felt hero at ten minuter past two this morning. Tho rumbling was not particularly noticeable. Auckland, May 3. The Te Aroha railway station was found this morning to have been entered by burglars during the previous night. The safe was carried some distance and forced open, and L 7 stolen. There is no trace of the thieves.

A public meeting rv-s he d i-> the borne>l et h-11 tc-nighi fir Ih purpose of e n n-:de i-:g J'-o fiopo.-ly Ux, The Mayor r De~o c, ", resided;' ni tcreral Auckland in m e t of tbe. al Assembly were present, Sir tJ-nr.e Grey being .-.in mg-t the s cakc-rs. Th- follow, i'g resoluuon* w«r-< *dop“-l 1, Thai in *ll opim.G of Lilia ill c hg the Property T«*x in the prase t fda'e oi th- -colony is inequi able a *-d op;: re sirs, audit is adi ---.el--' lh-f it fiiGufil be re e-s >d : ’> that a tax on larG, v:du d exclusive of in p oveii.i nti be at once bupmed. Jfci wai to pie:-u t\ pet it to.: to Ihe iiou-e of Repres ve«, ml .. e n:mi"ee was appointed to car.y out the resol u. tions-

A block of 1 nd in ’he Bay • f L ands district, belonging to Mr Wm. Km-J, w s soli to-day lo a company of gentlemen in Sydney for the purpise if mining pr cinnabar,’ fro n which quieksiinp is obtained. 4-50 acres have been sold, and the price obtained was 110 per acre. Mr W. A. Hunt vi-bted die locality several months aso and r r p>r ed favorably on the land, and in consequence of his report the sa ! e was eifeced. The existence of cin-

nabar a‘ this place lias been known for imhj y a vs, :i‘-d Profes-or (iuftoi; has at different liin.-s br tight r; »r*T quit i i-s of mercury. By tin lie 'mining will s mrtly be commented on 'lie property. Dunedin, May.rl fi’ke Trustees, Executors and Agcfey

Company have declared a dividend of five per coat for tho year, At the tmnaal meeting of the Standard Property Investment Society, established for 21 years, it was resolved that as it was unable to continue business profitably tho Society be wound up. The meeting Was a stormy one, and some grave charges were made against some of those connected with the Society. Alfred Brunton, evangelist, against whom damages were recently given by the jury in the action brought by Mrs D’Albsdjdbll, has filed a declaration of insolvency.