INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 4952, 18 April 1891, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

fr-V Cl-KK. rr.E:-t-t .V.-.-iorJATtoN.) UKUJ KCTON April l^. in_T on tFif of the recent i'l,.'put\i,i'i >n t'l-otu tUw WVUington ClwmlnT ot° ('oinnv.'ii>.' fo lU>!- f'tcttiisT. the It»veni-tiu-Hif. Fi.va ffrmfeett a lUII for the amend-nu'-'nf. of thy f.V.m|K>nie« A«t. .sfivtttss joint : stoelc eon»|«»nif» tfvt? p«>wet <>f s»> altering their Article* «f A«s»Msbti«n s-s to eiwble tfu'tu to r\ten»E their tietd of oper;iti"ns. Tlit- I-i.il will (tv enable a company t>> eivcvy "ft it» bn-iinewi murv eeoti»>[uically or moM rtfuvifUtly ; f"2> t»» attain its main purponos hy new or improved means; (3> to or »-h:»nse the l««»| area "f its opyr;i,tio:i-' ; f-5) t" «".»rry "if -some bii"i--iifsß or litt<ine».se.s whteh. under existing eir«ttßV<t!vm-e.H. m,i.y be coiubtne.t with th-; bt.isitves,s ot the Coitip.'iiny r f-"«) or f»» restrict »>r aUitiiion any of' the oEvjt'iits speeitict in the nteinoranituni of A.s»'-'o.bti»n»>r Deed »f .Settlement. TTie dv:»ft wilt F>«; .oubmittft t« the various ♦"'fvjvnvtierM of Couuueree in the Colony for eotwiii'leratii >n. DrNKDIN. April IS. The t'i>tt»>winiT the results »»f the t-«.-;vt option poll :—Majority against inerea.se of pttbliean.s license. -f^l: against ;i,.-i::orii.tiLo.l.i.tion. .&|.fc7 : botfEp'. N>-> less tEi..,n "27-» votes were rejeeted as inforni.i.t. A house ;vt the »Jten. »wneil by \V;i,tfer Spi[r.'Ein\*. v>-,i,s brtrne.l down Usf. niihf. If- w;vs innitred for and tuf- funufrire t'.'r I,i* lf * m th*r Staiuiard otHee. Mi>r.»-»ref Kenton. !»l year* "( age. died sitcMenly at White Swamp. »Hl;tsT(iirKCH. April 17. S.vileit - UinuttaK w for 1^>«'!"»*. with tit j«vwk.vn l*.v-;senv'er front • timiant (vsfeer:',i*e). .. >lr (i. farlyle. AfTKLANR April IS. S.vite.f. at £t ,'.. tu. -H. M.S. Cordelia, t rfenfetl. for Kar.'i.t! in ri. PALMKKSToN Nt'KTff. April IS. Within the |«v»t few »tay-» n.-« tes.s than fonr fires ('p.v.. oeettrve.l. the eiretim-st,>nei--s of wtueh p-'inf- to- ttifendtansiti. .and rpiite ~.-ris;i,f.ion fwv-. been caused in town. E„i..st niitnf another rtear ease ot ;i.ftem.[it at iM'sori oeenrred. Paper and with fat- was found under a dwelling !iou.s.-\ Tlie tire v. as fortunately I in its irieipieney and e.\tltU'UUslleif. NKW f'LVM' »CTH. April IS. The ptaut f-"- float the Watiaka i.ff arrived tfi-is nioromjf. and all the statl of workmen. The weath-r is still tine, and the steamer. ;l 'f tii»h tide, fooks a.s if site was afloat. It is th«ushf that there wit! Iks n» difficulty ttt getting her off at spring tide-. Mr Sanntel. solieitor t-» Cafitain Meade, h.vi. at. th- Utters re>ptest. written to the Minister of Marine protesting against the Mav- i.strate's and Assessor's decision in the ease of tfur Wanafca : that he has been srtilty of an error of jiudgment in mulcting him "v the cost* of the intpitrj*. which. Jlf San-tttel in iti.=v letter says, are extravagant and entirely disproportionate t" those which have been previously ordered to be paid, even by officers who have been found guittv of a fault or negligence, of which Captain Meade, according to «videnee. was expressly acjuitted. The letter, whteh govs fully int«» the evidcttcc. is of some length. LYTTKLToN. April IS. KatEed -Lteri;on\ ship. Smith, for the Cntted Kingdom. f»»r orders, with 22.224 sacks of wheat.