INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 144, 18 June 1879, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[press aoenot.] Wellington, Wednesday. The Government have leased the Athenscum for Police Court business. Squares, the landlord of the Metropolitan Hotel was fined £10 for keeping open after twelve. The police saw people drinking there shortly before one. Watt, for stealing at the fire was sentenced to 14 days hard labor. Archdeacon Stock suggests that a permanent roil of the names of persons who have distinguished themselves in saving life or otherwise should be posted in pub"c places The Governor has expressed his regret that owing to his absence from Wel'ington he will be urible to present the school prizes this year. An attempt will be made to get the Corporation to relax the by laws so as to allow of temporary wood and iron buildings being erected until such time as they can be replaced with brick as required by law. At the last meeting of the Philosophical Society, Dr. Hector exhibited several samples of iron ore metallic and hematite, found by Mr A. Mackay of the geological department. The metallic iron was found in a bed fifty feet thick, expanding in places to several hundred feet. It is supposed to be a continuation of the same band of '-on which reaches the sea at Para Para. Another form of ore has been discovered at Jenkins' Coal Mine close to Nelson, containing 40 per cent of metal in a form favorable for smelting, and therefore of a very valuable description. Another theory as to the origin of the fire is that some person had been smoking and carelessly threw a lighted match away close to where the fire broke out, which is supposed now to have been the gentlemen's cloakroom, and once lighted, the flames quickly ran up to the roof by means of the hangings. A public meeting of Wesleyans will be held this evening, the object being to raise funds for rebuilding the church. Captain Newman has severed his connection with the Union Company. Flimmer, Beeves, and Co. have been compelled to suspend payment in consequence cf severe losses by the late fire, they being the real owners of Stratford's hay and corn store. It is expected that in a few days they will pay 209 in the pound. Lyttelton, Wednesday. Arrived : Redgauntlet, 142 days from Londou. She lost her maintopmast and mainyard off Tasmania. No other aocidents. Port Chalmers, Wednesday. Arrived: ship Otago from Glasgow 106 days out Three deaths occurred on the voyage, Mr Mackay, a passenger, from acute inflamation of the brain, Donald Kennedy, a seaman, who fell from the masthead and was drowned, and John Welsh, a steerage passenger, of lung disease. Auckland, Wednesday. A fire at Remuera last night destroyed a dwelling house on Mr Morrin's property. The Licensing Bench have not'fied that in future three convictions will cause a man to lose his license, and that the Bench will not renew a license wnere there are two convictions within a year. Licenses will not be renewed unless all necessary requisites are reported by the police to be supplied to their satisfaction.