INTERPROVNICIAL. Auckland, January 27.

Otago Witness, Issue 1784, 30 January 1886, Page 15

INTERPROVNICIAL. Auckland, January 27.

Bishop Barry, Primate of Australia, laid the foundation-stone of the new building of the V.M.C.A. to-day in the presence of a large and representative assemblage of all denominations, including the Mayor, several bishops attending the General Synod, and many leading citizens. Bishop Cowie presided. The premises will cost £7500. Wklmnoton, January 27. The directors aud experts who went to vibit the Caswell Sound Marble Compaify have returned, and brought back with them all the workmen, machinery, tools, &c., from the quarry. It is understood that instead of £1000, which it was tttou^ttt would give the quarry a fair trial,

it would require at k:\ht £GOOO to properly open up tho. face ; and the seciHary is of opinion that to carry the Company on successfully a capital of £20,000, in addition »o the present plant,, would be necessary. (JmnsTOiicitcir, January 21. Mr O. E. Boweu has roc jived a telegram from tho delegates in London *\ tho East and West Coast and Nelson railway, which he Kays is of a very hopeful character, mid »,hows th'iL the delegates have sanguine vi.-w* of the probability of the hucce&s of the negotiations, which are still pending. Mr Bowen declines to publish the telegram, and is himself hardly so sanguine as tho delegates of ultimate success,, because the negotiations have been going on so long. Na&tcby, January 27. Tin- drought is breaking up. A cold S.B. wind 5-. now blowing, and heavy rain setting in. The. (wo hiuple Industrie > of the district are heavily depressed with the long continued drought. T.vi'Anui, January 21 Very heavy rain set in this morning from tho soul.h-we-st-, and there is every indication of a flood. The barometer i^ low. The ca.-f of Studholm'' v. Tho Queen, which hiu> been before the Supri'moOoui'tl'ovfoiYUHluyh, was decided on Monday, when tho jury gave, a verdict for plaintiff for £1(R Tho daim was mailc on tho ground that sparks from a railway engine had •«•*., tire to plaintiff's run. Notwithstanding that it was proved that a spark-deflector, had been iv u&u on tlm engine funnel, the juvy found that the Government had been guilty of uegligonoe, ohieily on the ground that brown ooa! had been Uhed at the time.