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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 4069, 16 June 1882, Page 3

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of both Houses of the Legislature to Canterbury, in order that they may start either to-morrow (if the Colonial Treasurer continues too ill to bring down his Budget) or else on the following Friday after. A SCULLING MATCH. A letter has been received from Reynolds, the New South Wales sculler, to the efteot that he is willing to row Hearn for £100. Hearn is quite willing to acoept this challenge, and allow Reynolds £25 expenses should he come to Wellington. Probably a match will be arranged. The weather is still stormy and showery. HEAVY GALE IN SOUTH ISLAND. Nelson, June 10. Accounts from the country districts report that the gale on Wednesday night was accompanied by very heavy rain. FLOODS IN NELSON DISTRICT. There were heavy floods at Brightwater, and a number of sheep have been drowned, and in the locality the flat land was all Tinder water. At Motueka the flood was the heaviest known since 1877, when so much damage was done in Lower Moutere. The flood is pouring through the windows of the Bridge Hotel, and horsemen found it impossible to cross the bridge over the river. The rain still continues, and it is feared that much damage will be done in the district. BAD WEATBER ON EAST COAST. Christchurch, June IG. Owing to a head wind and sea outside, seven vessels which had left the port during the last day or so have had to return. AN ILLEGAL LICENSING COMMITTEE Duxedin, June 16. A peculiar state of affairs has arisen in connection with the North Dunedin Licensing District. At the election three committee-men only were returned, but these three were never gazetted. Five others were, however, gazetted, as if no election had ever taken place. The five held a meeting, and transacted business in due course ; but the three hold that this is null and void, and to-day the three held a meeting. The clerk, howaver, would not hand them over the papers, and they adjourned until Monday.

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