INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5629, 26 November 1889, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Pkk Piiks* Association.] WELLINGTON. To-day

Nothing is likely to be done in connection with the case of cancer in bullocks reported on Saturday from Invercargill until the return of the Minister of Lands, who has charge of the Stock Department, and is now on his way to Wellington through the centre of the Island. The Arawa left Capetown for Wellington via Hobart on Saturday.

Shortly after six last evening the special jury in caseMahoney v. the Queen returned a verdict for plaintiff for L4US. This was an action brought by Mr Daniel Mahoney, formerly clerk of works at Mount Cook prison against Government for the recovery of L 825 commission at the rate of 2\ per cent, on the estimated cost of erecting a new prison and police station at Dunedin.

There are eighteen cases of scarlet fever in the Wellington Hospital.

A meeting of tailoresses, machinists, and pressers was held last evening, the attendance being very large, and ifc was decided to form a Union on the lines of the Tailoresses Union in Dunedin. The log in force in Dunedin was read, and it was seen that the rate of wages in Wellington was much lower than in Dunedin. A committee was formed to consider the matter. The action of the tailoresses is being very strongly supported here. Further correspondence has been received from the Agent-General on the subject of the flax industry. From inquiries made it is clear that the bulk of the hemp is really used only for cordige and binder twine, and there is no doubt tke better it is known the more will it be liked, if only it could be sent home properly dressed. If colonists would devote their attention to sending home well cleaned hemp it would tend to popularise the fibre all the world over. Iv England especially the demand would steadily increase. It is the persistent shipment of ill-dressed stuff that does such harm. Mr Justice Richmond gave judgment this morning in the case DeLautour v. DeLautour, which was heard in October. The petitioner is a surgeon residing al Tapanui, Otago. His Honor said that he considered the case very anxiously, but thought it better to make no further comment, at least for the present. He felt it his duty to grant a rule nisi, but would noc allow costs against co-respondent. NAPIER. To-day. Major Slingsley Bell, a well-known resident of Napier, has been obliged to file his schedule. The unsecured liabilities arc L1J950, securacl L2 ( J,747. The statement of assets shows a surplus of L 12.397. Ainonjj ths largest creditors are the Bank of New Zealand, Colonial Bank and the National Bank, but all fully secured. AUCKLAND, To-day. The Governor of Tahiti, M. Laseade, met yesterday the members of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce. His Excellency said he was most anxious to j establish relations between his colony and New Zealand, and believed they would be materially satisfactory. Hitherto the course of trade from Tahiti had been to San Francisco, but this year the subsidy and line of steamers would cease and the result would be to throw the bulk of the trade into the hands of New Zealand, which was nearer and more convenient. He wished, therefore, to establish a line of steam service in direct communication with the San Francisco service at Apia, and he hoped to come to arrangements with the Union Company during his visit to Dunedin shortly. The principal trade would be in meats, groceries, provisions, timber, and in fact every except clothing. A storekeeper who resides near Puhipuhi silver mine (Clark) expresses confi eence in the genuineness of the richness of the discovery. He states he can rind silver ore five or six miles from where the prospectors are now working. CHRISTCHURCrI, To-day. Work was resumed at the Kaiapoi Clothing Factory yesterday morning. About 500 employees went to work cheerfully, and apparently well satisfied. This included nearly all employees, with the exception of the pressers, who will follow in a few days, as routine work comes round for them. Within about six days the manager expects every hand will be in full work, besides employment being given to several new hands. GREYMOUTH, To-day. Mr Dillon addressed one of the largest meetings cvpi 1 held in Greymouth, on Home Rule last night, when between 500 and 600 persons were present. He was received with tremendous enthusiasm. Mr Guinness, M. H.R,, was chairman, and L 250 7s was subscribed in the hall. The takings at the door are expected to bring the total up to L 450. Subscriptions are not yet closed. Great numbers of miners came from the back gullies to hear Mr Dillon spe.ik. RUSSELL. To-day. The Bay of Island regatta will be held in February, as the jubilee of signing the Treaty of Waitangi. An invitation has been sent to the Government to recognise the same ; also to Admiral Scott.