INTERPROVINCIAL.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 314, 20 September 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Per Press Association.) Wellington, Sept, 19. There is now no doubt the passenger drowned in the wrick of the Colonist was S. Lear, potter, of Otugo, Burns, the survivor, to-day identified his portrait, and his handkerchief has been drodgfd up from tho scene of the wreck, marked S. Lear, making his identity quite eel tain. Tho Rifle Association have decided to send a team of five men to M'lbnnrnc in November. Four men have sig'dti: d tie ir willingness to go, and comp liters wid shoot for placos. The Pleionn is off tho slip. Only one plate had to be removed, but her whole bottom was re - rivetted, arid a large amount of repairing above board was found necessary. The ship will load forthwith, and will be the first wool ship to leave. She sails about tho end of October, Christchurch, Sept 19. Tho Cathedral Chapter states that it. will require L 750 to restore tho spite and repair other damages done t« the Cathedral by the earthquake. Tli y intend appealing to the publ’c for subscriptions, Timabu, Sept 19. 'l'. O’Driscoll, local Secretary to tlia Committee .<f iho Evrnb d Tenants’ Fund, forwarded a cheque 1 -day for LIOO, as a o uitribiition from friends at Titnaru, to the Secretary of the J’’ md at Dublin. Invero.uh :ill, Sept 19. The Inveroargill wai or works were formally opened to-day by the Miyor, Mr \. lapp-r, who si. nI d tie pumping engines. Tie- works ore n 4, yet cumpint, d, but water will from Ibis out be at the service of householders. Messrs ml- rson and M o rison, who laid the pipes throughout the town, presented the Mayor with a gdd turncock key iu remembrance ol the event. JloKiTirv, Sept 19.

An intereresting case was heard at the Supreme Court to day. The Government sold the leases on the coal reserve, Dobsontown, by auction in the action Clarke v Griffiths, The ejectment title of plaintiff', one of the hssees, was attacked on the grounds that very iinpo. - taut concessions were made shortly' after the sale, calculated to defeat the intention of the legislature having a sale by auction, as were it known that the leases could bo obtained under less stringent conditions probably there would have been much better bidding. Tho lodge suggested that probably a Validation Act would be necessary. Iu llallenstein v. MMvinty. also an ejeetmeut suit, the ii's-ee and sub-lessee in the Maori reserve, town of Grey mouth, judgment was given for plaintiff, with costs. Notice of appeal was given.