INTER-PROVINCIAL NEWS

Oamaru Mail, Volume XV, Issue 4724, 19 July 1890, Page 3

INTER-PROVINCIAL NEWS

(ST TELfIaSAFH.) WELLINGTON. July 19. Mr Kennedy, managing director of the Grey Valley Coal Company, wrote to the Government re the dispute with the miner*, and soggeatlog thai the Government should suspend tbe royalty cf 61 per too and the Railway Commissioners allow a redaction of railage- The Government replied declining to make the concessions and suggesting that the dispute be referred to arbitration. Mr Ksooedy baa wired to the manager of the mine* at Bcunnerton to pay off the colliers on Monday; bat, Intimating that tbey may work, if the Miners' Association concede bis demand or refer to arbitration the amount of redaction to be made from hewing rate*.

DUNEDIN. Joly 19. The weather la very boisterous today. William H. Keao, a miner, was found dead la his hat at Walpori. AUCKLAND. July 19. Arrived—Alameda, from Sao Francisco, at 9.30 a.m. Passengers for New Zealand:—Bev. A. Williamson aod wife, Bmt. Father Faran, Messrs F. Backland, J. Johostoo, F. S. Graham. William Murphy, pugilist, la oa board for Sydney. NAPIER. Joly 19. A m«a named John Fower. wnl'e in a state of intoxication, fall into the tideway at the Spit last fight, and before a beat reached hist ws* drowned. Hi* body was recovered oa the beach this moraiasr. It was not a case of sniofde, aa was at tint supposed. CHRISTGHURCH. July 19. Very heavy weather was experienced last night In Cbrlstchßrcb end snrroanding di»trlate. The wind blew a gale from the soa'weat and there was » H*h& fall of snow. At •boat 630 this morning there were two heavy sharp peal* of thunder. GISBORNEJoly 19. The Botomahaaa arrived at 10.30 p.m. She met with heavy easterly weather, and, being light, had to stow dawn her engines to prevent them from racing. She sailed for the sooth at I a.m. MASTERTON. Joly 19. The up train to Maaterton to-day was delayed half an hoar owing to the greasy state of the rails oa the REmataka Incline. The train rao away, and a serious accident was narrowly averted. The driver was thrown off, bat not injured. TIMAKU. Jaly 20. Mr C. E Cooper, Collector of Customs here for a Cong period, died this morning. Ha bad been ailing for a long time, bat had only been laid op a week. The weather Is boisterous and wet. In conseqaenea of the delay of the Penguin lhu faneral of Mr Turnboll has been postponed tin to-morrow.