INTERPROVINCIAL.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XXI, Issue 1074, 5 July 1890, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Br Electric Telegraph.) (BYOUR SPECIALCORRESPONDENT.) Donedis, July 3. It is officially announced that J. L. Toole, and his Euglish company will open at Dunedin about Septempber 29. Kyrleßellewand Mrs. Brown-Potter will also visit Mew Zealand, and they, too, will open at Duuediu about the Christmas season. A case of, interest came before the Invercargill Land Board. A revalued deferredpaynent section was applied for, but the previous holder, who had forfeited, asked th« Board to reconsider their decision to forfeit with a view to giving him the land if possible. He tated he took up the land at 10s. per acre, improved it, and paid instalments totalling 325., when, heiog unable to continue payment, the Board declared the section forfeited. Immediately afterwards revaluation under the Act of last session was legalised, and valuers assessed the land ab 30s. per acre or 2s less than the first settler had paid in instalments. The matter was referred to the Minister.

Two employees of the National Bank of Wellington entered the strong room of the Lank last night aud struck a match, wheu an explosion of gas occurred. Both men were knocked down, but hurt very little. The heavy double outer doors of the bank sixty feet away were blowu out in fragments on to the pavement. Very little damage, however, was done.

The miners of the Gr«y Valley Coal Company have declired to accept a'reduction of wages, and have gone out mi strike. The Auckland Early Closing Association are moving for the closing of shops at six throughout the week aiid on Saturday afternoons.

The Dunedin Jockey Clnb have informed Mr. G. G. Stead that unless he unreservedly withdraws all imputations against the club's handicapper, the latter will be conrtelled to resign his position or bring an action against Stead in the Supreme Court to clear his character.

The no-con6denee debate came to a sudden termination in the House of Representatives yesterday. When the amendment to supply was moved by the leader of the Opposition it was defeated by 33 votes to 32. It is claimed that if the decision had not been a '

suateh one the Government majority would have been 12. Once the amendment was disposed of, the debate on the financial policy of the Government was commenced by Mr. Fish, who gave his reasons for deserting the Government party. This new debate is expected to last several days. The sending of Agnew from Wellington to Naseby last year cost, the country L3B.