INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6928, 16 March 1894, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Pbr Press Association.] „,. , _ .. WELLINGTON, To-day Chief Justice Sir Jas. Prendergast baa bees gazetted Acting-Governor during the absence of Lord Glasgow at Raratonga. Hii Excellency will be away from New Zealand about a month. The Hinemoa, with the vice-regal party on board, leaves Auckland on Tuesday next, and the Kermadecs will be visited on the run down to Raratonga. Sir John Hall left by the Wakatipu for Sydney yesterday en route to England. He is merely making a brief business vi«it to the old country, and expects to be back m a few months. CHRISTCHURCH, To-day. At the annual meeting of the Canterbury A. and P. Association the retiring President; Mr John Grigg, referred m gloomy terms to the prospects for wheat, and said the farmers would have to look to frozen meat, wool, dairy and pig industries. There are nearly 6000 entries for the ram and ewe fair. tt ia v BLENHEIM, To-day. l,oldsworth. Bros, grocer shop has been gutted by fire. The stock is insured for £500. The insurances are : building, £500 m the Phoenix ; stock, £200 m the Strait* Insurance Company. At the Supreme Court George Kassabaum, charged with stealing cattle, and Lewis Griffiths, with common assault on a female, were found Not Guilty. WANGANUI, To-day. In the polo tournament the Rangitikei second team were defeated by Manawatu first, and Rangitikei first beat Christchurch. The final between Rangitikei first and Manawatu first will be played to-day.