INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 3414, 5 September 1885, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(By Telegraph.) Acckiand, Sept. 4. Hugh Beynolds haa been killed at Whitangi by a log rolling on him while ho was measuring timber. Isaac Seiva and Tarawhiti Hetaraka hare been committed for trial at Mocgonni for shooting cattle and using the meat. At a meeting of the Board of Education a resolution wag carried that the Board pay to the Official Assignee the £200 churned by him as due to Inspector Peacock's estate, although already paid to Peacock. Judge Gillies' decision made the members personally liable. An amendment that the members personally pay the money, £28 each, was lost, Messrs David Goldie and Theo. Cooper only voting for it. Mr Goldio said he would willingly pay two or three £28 to get rid of some of the other officials. JTbw Plymouth, Bept. 4. Over forty applications have been received by the Education Board for the appointment of Head Master at the Central School, New Plymouth. The greater portion of the applications came from the South Island. The following names were selected to be forwarded to the School Committee for approval : — H. Dempsey (Ashburton), J. C. Adams (Riverton), and W. Menzies (Tapanui). Wasqasui, Sept. 14. Three cases were brought this morning against Borough Councillors for breaches of the Municipal Corporation Act. G. Carson, of the Wanganui Chronicle was fined JEldO for Totiag while accounts duo to him for advertising remained unpaid. It was pointed out that while the English Act, from wbich the New Zealand Act has been copied, had been amended to include newspaper advertisements, the New Zealand Act had not been amended. Ten other cases against Carson were adjourned for a week. In a case against J. Murry, of Murray's Foundry, the defendant pointed out that the work could not have oe«n done anywhere else m Wanganui. Ho had never done any work which any other local tradesmen could do. The cases against him were adjourned for a week. In the case against J. Haird, the defendant had supplied trees for public domains. This case was also adjourned. WjausoTON, Sept. 4. An inquest was held at the gaol to-day on the body of William Garrett. A verdict of death from acute bronchitis waa returned. The funeral took place this afternoon, and was attended by the Governor of tho goal, tho chief warder, and six convicts. A singular fact m connection with the inquest was that the foreman of the jury was one of the victims stuck up by Garrett at Mangatu. At the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Exhibition, a suggestion was made that » festival week shoulu be held, and cheap trips be made from all parts of the colony, whether on the coast or interior. If the suggestion is carried out, the festival week will probably bo held m tho middle of October. In connection with the Friendly Societies demonstration at the Exhibition, tho Union Company have offered to lay on tho s.s. Wairurapa and s.s. Botomahana to convey passengers at £1 for the return trip, excursionists to provido their own meals. Tho •teamcrs will leave early m tho morning, and will arrive m Wellington m the evening. A conference is to be held between the KxocuUve and Representatives of the friendly Societies m Wellington to take tho whole matter into consideration. Hoeitika, Sept. 4. Nin» nomination* have been received for

three vacant seats m the Borough Council. Two ladies ore amongst those nominated. Dunedin, Sept. 4. ! At a public meeting at Port Chalmers, a resolution was passed approving of the action of the Committee m refusing a license to the Boyal Hotel, and disapproving of the Colonial Secretary granting it a club license. A letter was received from the licensees of oLher houses approving the Committee's action. The weather this morning was very severe, and snow fell accompanied by very heavy wind, but though cold the weather has now settled. Invbrcabgill, Sept. 4. The Chamber of Commerce to-day resolved — " That this Chamber viows with alarm the proposal to a?k Parliament to vote £160,000 for tho purpose of commencing tho East and West Coast Railway, bemuse the passing of such voto would commit the colony to the construction of a gigantic work which neither the circumstances of the colony at tho present time, nor the nature of the country traversed, warrant tho colony m prosecuting. In tho opinion of this Chamber Parliament has already made ample provision for developing the resources of tho West Coast by giving power to the Harbor Boards of Westport and Greymouth to borrow £60,000 (sic), water communication being at all times cheaper than haulage by land over long dislonces. The weather during last night was extromely bad, but has now improved. Complaint was made to the Education Board of the conduct of a school teacher, who, on the occasion of Mr Fulton's lecture, looked the audience inside and caused intenso excitement for the reason that on previous temperance meetings, people had been nearly suffocated by tho burning of pepper und chemical substances m the ventilators of the school. The teacher was caught red-handed on the last occasion, and compelled to unlock the door. He offered to apologise lo Mr Fulton privately, and has done so to the School Committee, but the Good Templars resolve to carry the matter to tho Board. Members generally spoke against this sort of larrikinism and the Good Templars wero requested lo formulate charges against the teacher with a view to investigation.