INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 5905, 25 October 1890, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Pkr Prks< Association.] , WELLINGTON. To-day. The s.s. Coptic arrived flt 3 yesterday afternoon after ah uneveutn.il passage. Sho left London on September 4th, Plymouth on the 6th, Teneriffe on the llth, tho Cape on 28th, and Hobart on October 19th. Atthe Cape she had no communi- "- cation with the shore owing to small-pox having broken out there on the Bth inst. A steerage passenger for Wellington named Caroline A. Ashdowh died of cerebal apoplexy, and was buried at sea. Mr G. Wright, as chief officer, lm succeeded Mr Lindsay, who has joined theNar* for 12 months' drill. The Coptic brings two pens of live partridges consigned to Lord Onslow. His Excellency the Governor returned from South this afternoon. The Rev. J. C. Andrew, of lea station, Wairarapa, formerly principal of Nolson College, was fined LIO and costs for neglecting to take efficient measures to destroy the rabbits on his station. It is understood that Mr Robert Winter, who was one of the railway delegates from Christchurch, will contest the Wellington seat in the labor interest. Tho s.s. Duke of Westminister, which has been detained here about six -weeks for want of fuel, finishes taking in 1400 tons of coal sufficient to carry her to Rio to-day, and will get away to-night. In connection with the proposed sale of the Colonial Insurance Company's busi*. ness, it is announced that ehe purchasers are the Commeroial Union Assurance Oompany, Limited* of London, one ofthe moat powerful Coropauiesin Great" Britain. : ? A representative of the Commercial Union visited New Zealand ii» August last and approached the directors of the Colonial Company and made an offer, which was eventually confirmed by the London Board, and the same is now about to .be, submitted to the shareholders ofthe Colouiai for acceptance. The whole of tho business tire and marine will be continued by the Commercial Union. It is understood Mr Allen, at present general manager of th© Colonial Company, will continue as resident manager, and that the present directors will act as a board of advice. Ata largely-attended meeting of theEm-r pioyers Association this afternoon resold tions were carried objecting to the addition of further holidays to the calendar, and.protesting against Government and other public bodies taking upon themselves td proclaim public holidays, which in many . _ cases do not meet with the approval of a large number of employers and employed. On Demonstration Day, the 28th inst., it was decided that the Employers Association could not recognise it, but that owing to the discussion being left so late no objection should be raised to closing of establishments in cases where the proprie-' tors had previously pledged themselves to " observe the holiday. AUCKLAND. Today. Before leaving Te Kuiti, Mahuki gave L4O to Mr Tanner, whose store he had taken possession of. He stated tiiat the pakeha did not look down on the Maoris, but had befriended them and given some credit when other storekeepers would hot do so. That being so he (Mahuki) would remember those who were kind to him. As for the other storekeepers they could get their money the best way they liked,