INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2414, 17 June 1882, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Pee Press Association.] Aucxr.iWD, June 16. During the passage of the •••. Mncgregor from Kaipara, Captkin Amodem received serious injuries. He was at the wheel while the (teertman was assisting the crew m furling the Bails, when a heavy sea itruck the steamer, throwing him over the wheel oo to the rail, the sieve of whioh saved him from being waihed overboard. A heavy sea was running and the night wa« dark, lie was, on arrival here, conveyed home. The first electric light apparatus imported to Auckland is m (he Cumbria, juit arrived. It is a Bruih light, by Nimmo, and ef 2000 candle power. An attendant of the Whs.v Lunatic Asylum, named Way, has been diimiised for cruelty to a patient, whom he i> alleged ta have knocked down and kicked. Grecnwell, the sailor who fell from the muit of the whaler at the Bay of Islands, has died m the Hospital. Mr Tboi. MoFarlane, trustee for the creditors, impounded the proceeds of Profeiaor Swallow's concert, be being an undischarged bankrupt. Tho new comet h»» been seen here. Wellington, Jane 16. The writ for Stinmore wai sent to Christchurch this afternoon. It it returnable within 40 days. Biknhriu, June 16. At a meeting of the promoters of the Pioton Coal Company, held at Picton yesterday, it was decided to float a Company with a capital of £60,000 m 60,000 shares of £1 e*oh, the promoters' sole interest being vestad m 3000 pa : d-up shares and 1000 half paid-np shirrs. An excellent directory was formed, containing the name* of prominent men throughout the colony. Fifty tons of coal will be taken out of the mine at once and distributed as a •ample. The meeting was most unanimous, and applications for scrip are already pouring m. Gbbyuouth, June 16. Considerable disappointment is felt with Mr Brrce'f Native Reserves Bill, which while proposing to deal with all the native reserves m the colony, does nothing to remedy the grievance! undtr which original lessees from the native trust and sub-lessees at present labor. A meeting of lessees wss held yesterday to consider the matter, and a series of resolutions were passed for the purpose of bsing submitted to a public meeting with a view of getting them incorporated ai an addition to thi Bill to meet th* case of the various daises of lessees. Under the prsient Bill there is no provision for compensitiDg the lesseei who improve their property, and a* the renewal of leases are to be auctiosed every 2L years, the lesssei want either to be granted a renewal if it ii required, or allowed compensation. The original lessees and isblesieei are working together m the matter. Quite a rush has let m to Slatey Creek, almott due west of Ahaura and m the Blaokball and Moonlight ranges. About thirty men are on gold and have settled down for the winter. A good Iraok to the looality is much wanted, a* all provision! hay* to be paoked on men's baok* the last four miles, the country being very broken and difficult of aooes*. Several quart I claims have recently boon taken up m the Blackball district. Ghbistohubcb, June 16. Only three twelve o'clock lioenie* have been granted m the Ohristchurch North district. Oakabu, June 16. At about 11.80 last night a fracas ocourred between two men named MoGrath and Monagbao, during which the latter, it is alleged, stmbbed the former m the region of the abdomen. The injury to McGrath is of such • nature that it was dtemed advisable to take his deposition!. This was done by Mr Bobinion, R.M., this afternoon. MoGrath now lies m a criticil state. In his evidence he says he does not know haw the injury to himself occurred. The two men had been drinking, and during a row m the street he found he had been stabbed, but did not know whether it had been done intentionally or by acoident. Moaaghan was arrosted and has been remanded for seven days. The Borough Council list night granted to a Company tke use of otrUin street* for tramways, at certain fixed annual rentals, the concession to be for 14 years. Duhhdik, June 16. The Education Board has now published the whole correspondence between itself and Mr Farnie, who his bean discharged for writing a letter to the Press commenting upon the appointment ef Inspector Gojsn. The Board first wrote asking if be had written the letter. He replied, refusing to recognise the right of the Board to make such an inquiry, but, aa % matter of oourteiy, stating that ha bad doDO so, and believed ha was justified tbertin. Thereupon the Board wrote diiobargtog him with three months' netioe. This letter conoludei, "As yours is the first cast of tha kind which bat oome before the Board, they were anxious, if you made it possible for' them to do so, rather to make mown their di»p probation of your offance th»n to deal with it m a more lerious manner. In the faoe of your letter, b»wever, wbioh tirtttajly 4»»le» that dboipliao*

ought to be maintained m the terrier, and •lio question* the authority of the Board, they reluo'antly feel themsflres precluded from pa'iing orrr the oa>e m this lenient way. They are compelled to take notice that your principles and practice on a fundamental question of diiciplins are irreoon. lably at rarianee with the ideas entertained by themfelres, and to recognise that it is not for the advantage of tbe publio lerrice that you should continue to occupy the poiition which you at preient hold m the Institution set apart for the training of young teachert." The Publio Works D«partment hare acceptod the tender of Mr J. M. Watson, cf Dunsdin, for the supply and delirery of 50,000 oreototed sleepers for the Middle Island railways. The amount of the tender was£79l6 13i4J. Orer 6CO de'erred payment settlors hare ti;ued a petition m faror of Mr Connell's Bill. Ten dtclaratiom of imolrency were filed this week, includi»z Edmond Qodto, bootmaker— debts, £5376 j aiieU, £830.