INTER-PROVINCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XI, Issue 4055, 11 November 1874, Page 2

INTER-PROVINCIAL.

WELLINGTON, • Tuesday. Sir George Arney will leave\We. ll: ut j o n for _ Auckland on the 20th instant. The business before the Court of Appeal is unusually heavy. R. C. Hammerton, Deputy-Registrar of Supreme Court, has been appointed Secretaiy to the Stamp Department, which fills up ths vacancy caused by the retirement of Brandon. Manimerton will occupy a higher position than Brandon did, and will re-model the office altogether. The office of Chief Clerk will not be filled up at present, pending certain changes. There have been five deaths on board the Star of India, three were children, the other two were a man, who, in a fit of insanity, jumped overboard with bis child in his arm?, who were both drowned. Six births occurred on the voyage.

CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. The Metropolitan Races opened to-day. The weather was dull, but the attendance good.

Free Handicap of 50 sova., added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs. Distance, one rc'le. Bemaant, 3 yrs., 0 st. 0 lbs 1 Alice Grey, 5 yrs., 7 st. .. .. .. 2 Yatterin i, :u:en, 9st. .. .. 3 Batter, 1 yrs., 7 of. 13 lbs. ". " 0 Exile .. .. .. ~ ~ . 0 Marvel .. .. q Rangi ' \\ 0 Betting was even against Yatterina ; 3 to 2 against KGinnant; 4to I others. After several false starts causetl by fidgeting of Yatterina the lot got away on bad terms, Alice Grey leading, ivith Batter second, Yatterina losing several lengths. When half way round Remnant commeD ied to go up, and passed Batter. Tiien challenged Alie-3 Gray for lead. Yatterina also commenced to go up, but had lost too iliueli ground to be dangerous. A splendid race resulted down the straight, Rem/nut beating Alio? Gray by half a length, and Yatterina a good third. Time—l min. 49h sac.