INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7540, 22 January 1896, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, To-day. During Christmas and New Year holidays 60,000 more passengers were carried on tho Government railways than were carried in the corresponding period of the previous year, but owing to the cheap excursion rates the revenue from the farea was £2000 less. In spite of these concessions the railway revenue is fully up to the estimate. Up to date £2773 has been promised for the new Anglican Cathedral in Wellington. Tho first quadruplex telegraph instrument in New Zealand is now being worked between Wellington telegraph office and the Hutt racecourse, and ia a decided aucoeaa. The amount of work with the Hutt racecourse has increased to such an extent that it was absolutely necessary to increase tho wiring accommodation. The s.b. Wakatipu, which arrived from Sydney this afternoon, brought 128 pas« ongers for all ports. CHRISTCHURCH, To-DAY. The accounts in connection with the recent New Zealand and Auatralasian athletio meetings show a loss oi £6L NAPIER, To-DAY. The ironmongery Bhop of A. H. Wilson waa largely damaged by fire last eveningi The insurances are in the Imperial, Sun, Standard, and Royal Exchange offices, £600 such. I