INTERPROVINCIAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 1832, 31 December 1886, Page 20

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, December 28.

A horse belonging to Dr Ginders, tha Government doctor at Rotorua, has been taken from a paddock by the Natives, £and afterwards found shockingly mutilated, the entrails hanging out.

Government have instructed Mr Blythe to commence the survey of a coach road from Pareora to Rotorua, which will open up the wonderful sights of the Waiotapu Valley, hitherto almost inaccessible to tourists.

Some human remains were found yesterday on the top of Rangitoto, a volcanic island in Auckland Harbour, by a pa'ty of tourists. Portions were brought to town and identified as part'of a female body, which evidently had been there for a number of years. The Auckland graduates of the New Zealand University met the other evening at the Admiralty House to discuss certain business to come before the convocation* and the senate at their next meeting. It was resolved that it was desirable that aschen.e should be devised for allowing students in future ro graduate both in science and arts, and also to allow those who had already graduated in one to do spin theother. The report of the local commission on -higher education and the draft bill recommended by them for the reconstitution of the university having been read, they were discussed at length. Among other resolutions one was carried ia favour of making Dunedin the seat of the university.

Chbistchurch, December 28.

The directors of the Southern Crosß Petroleum Company have received news that on Friday the bore was down 1580f b. The chairman has gone on a visit to the works. Yesterday afternoon a little child' fell off the railway platform at Lyttelton in front of an approaching train, and J. Scott, the head porter, jumped on the line, catching the child in his arms, and just got clear as the train swept past.