INTERPROVINCIAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 316, 27 November 1875, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL

; 1.:.-" Wellington, Batardsy. A fifth cindidate to represent the City is in the field i'u tbe person of Mr C. Moody, who comes forward as the representative of the working men to oppose provincialism and ssparutiOD. lie favor* a laid, property, and ioc me. tax, anl an elective Legislative Council. Edwards finished hia 77 th mile at 1230 today, He takes his third and last rest o! half an* hour after the 78th mile. He appears fresh, bat his trainer says that his feat are a good deal swollen and blistered. The committee by relays , hove attended the performance throughout. . 2-sopm Sailed—Taranakt, for North. Passengers: Messrs Driscol 1, Broad, Psborne, Campbell, Wiight, Jay, Bell, M Kenzie, .Carvttt, Miss Carvosso. New Plymouth, Friday. Such stormy weather »s lias been experienced here miring the past week has never been known in this province at this season of the yeir siace its settlement. The adjourned meeting of the Titanic Iron Company's sliareho'dera was held last night, when the Committee brought up a report ou the charges preferred by Mr Mithieaon Bg 'insc the directors. The Committee report that they believe that machinery which coat £l 108 per ton forwarding here, cou'd liave beeu brought here tor £1 10s per toe, and landed ami placed at the Company's works for another 5s per ton; compound bricks have been made at £i 10ai p^r thousand, whilst another tender was seDt in at £2 15s; Is 6d to 2j per cubic yard was gkeh for excavation; whilst thy Provincial Government and private persons were giving fnm B£d to lOd. W nation wa's reOdiced at £4 per week after tbe appointment of Barrack as manager at £5 per week. The machinery, they, c insider, could have been erected by an engineer and assistant and two laborers in eight or ten d&ye. whilst Jank had bsea engaged on it eight or tea months at £5 p<r week, and the work is not ycfc fioiehedT There are only ah^iit SQO bdabefs of ihareoal pa. hand, whereas there should h»ve been' a thr.ee; months' suppjy. To prevent disastrous re4v;fc from sremitorft attempt, th? Cotamittee'

suggest that tho blowing in of thu furnacg be delay ed^ till a ihorough'y prhc'cil man ia pl«ced in charge; hlso th t the in maging dir ctor ehoul.i be a resilient here. Fevera of the shareholders eud>rsed the s'a'eoiHatß that were in the report, and brought forward proofs. Mr Smith explained his connection with the CompaTny, and in answer to a question why he was dismirse i, said it was si.nply because he vould w<rk fcr the shareholders instead of the cont; actors nn I leciufehe would not be a party to the extravagance stiown ia the rt-por', that Uie directors dis-rnis-ed hrn, A copy of the report is t ) be forwarded to the directors Wanganui, Friday. A complimentary binquet wa? given to M> Bryce last night, Mr Uuthrie in the chair There we c ab ut 80 per o'B pr-sent, indudiug as guests Major Atkinson and Mr Ballance. Mr T*ryue in responding ti the toast of his health allu'led to the state of the political feeling in the Colony, and the action oi the Opposition. They would requite watch- s ing, tor they hid made use of all available dodges to gain their ends; they h*d clamoured for 8n appeal to the peop'e and now that they have had what they wanted, what did they do? They abandoned Provincialise and clamoured for separation. They were trying to raise a false issue, and the country must be prepared to meet them on every ground. He considered the policy of the Government favorable to the prosperity of the colony, although he had objected to cotnr I rora'se with the Opposition. Mr Bryce wa* repeitedly applauded, and all the fpeakera assured him that he hid the confidence of the district. Mapr Atkinson, Me?ers BaUance Morgan, and Beauclnmp a'so epake. . The greaiest unanimity prevai'ed, and the company did not break up till past midn'glit. Hokitjka, Saturday. Mr White ha 3 addressed his constituents, and received a vote of thanks. He s«id he hid not yet dcci Jed whether he should offjr himself again as a can iidate.