INTER-PROVINCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XI, Issue 4045, 29 October 1874, Page 5

INTER-PROVINCIAL.

[rER ANGLO-AUSTiv ,_ IAN TELEGRAM CO.M--PANI.T WELLINGIOIs, Wednesday. Since the auction sale of proviii-nal land there lias been a steady flow of applies tions for unsold sections, and as in many several applications were made for some sections, the Government had to hold another auction sale to-day, and give the highest bidder a clianee. The result was that the majority of the sections were parted with for considerably beyond the upset price. The Douglas immigrants' health lias been re-established. One hundred are for the Fielding block, and another huudrod will probably be sent to Westland, at the request of the Superintendent, the lirst opportunity. NAPIER, Wednesday. A committee is being formed to arrange for a public dinner to Sir Donald Mac Lean in about a week's time. C'HRISTOHURCH, Wednesday. At a meeting held at the Superintendent's office yesterday, an influential ct.iiuniitv.ec was appointed to collect subscriptions and frame regulations for the establishment of a Female Refuge on a more extended and permanent basis than the present one. TIJIARU, Wednesday. The Agricultural and Pastoral Association Show to-day was a brilliant sucecss. Is early two thousand people were present. There was a magniticent display of horses, sheep, and pigs. The cattle were few in number, but excellent. The Canterbury and Otago Association won the i'oO cup for merinos, the £20 cup in Leicesters, and the gold medal for tlve best merino rani. Menlove, of Oamaru, won the AI2U cup tor horses, and the gold medal for draught marcs. Tesclimaker's Talisman, by Tradueer, won the gold medal in thoroughbreds, and Cramont's Marquis of Lome, ten-guinea eup for best entire. The wheat was the best shown here, and the horses were superior to those present at the Cliristehurch show. DUXEDIN, Wednesday. A meeting of settlers was held at the Drillslied at Outram last night, for the purpose of considering the best steps to be taken for having a branch line of railway made to connect Outram with Dunedin and Ualelutha on the main line. A deputation was appointed to wait upon the Executive on Tuesday next, urging the necessity of making a branch railway out of the i'ooo,ooo granted by the Assembly. A meeting was held yesterday to discuss the question of Sunday funerals. 1 i was decided that the time had arrived to form a Funeral Reform Association, which has already been set on foot. Eight city ministers will decline except in cases of emergency to officiate at Sunday funerals.