INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3590, 2 April 1886, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(By Telegraph.) Atcklind, April 1. At tho annual meeting of the New Zealand Stud and Pedigree Company tho assets were shown to be £69,749 and tho liabilities £51,972. At the Auckland Agricultural and Mercantile Company's annual meeting the report showed a debit balance of £955. There was a profit on tho general account, but a los 3 occurred on shipping. The Magistrate decided to-day that the publicans could not withdraw their petition m the case of the City South Licensing Election. At the Kawakawa coal mines the water is ' out, and work is resumed. Wellington, Aprsl 1. The Gazette notifies tho appointment of Messrs Douglas, J. Manchester, Q-. Oliver,

Sleo and B. Stewart, as a licensing committee for tho Hakateramea.

Cock pheasants and Californian quails may be taken or killed within Geraldino County district consisting of that part of Geraldine County lying North of tho Opihi river, from the Ist Juno to the 30th, both inclusive. Native gamo (except tuis) may be taken or killed within the said district from the Ist April till the 3 1st Jxily, both inclusive.

Mr John Grubb is gazetted Assistant Inspector of Post Offices for the colony. The following are the results of conversion to the 31st March, cabled by the AgentGeneral :— Of the Consolidated loan of 1867 the amount brought m for conversion is £58't,600; of the 4J- per cent four-tbi' ties called m for payment by six months' notice, £1,876,800 has been brought m for conver sion.

A private cable received to-day announces the death of Major Levin, brother of Mr W. H. Levin, merchant, of Wellington. Administration has been scratched for all his engagements at the Island Bay meeting. CHBiSToniracH, April 1.

Mr C. C. Bowen was to day elected Chairman of the Education Board for the North Canterbury district for the ensuing year. In consequence of representations made to Government by the Lyttelton Harbour Board, the Marine Department has drawn the attention of the Hydrographer to the Admiralty to the reference to the indraught current off Bank's Peninsula which appears m the supplement to the fiew Zealand Pilot, wito tbs view of its oxistflnco DBiug not©d on the chart.

At the Oxford annual races to-day Mr Goodwin, of the well-known firm of Hobbs and Goodwin, totalisator proprietors, had his leg broken by a kick from a horse.

The coursing season was inaugurated today by a meeting held at Aylesbury m connection -with the recently -formed Selwyn County Club. There were not many entries for the various events.

This morning Mr Loughrey, solicitor, applied at the Lyttelton Orphanage for admission on behalf of Mr Brownlie, the master appointed by the Charitable Aid Board. Mr Kitchey, the present master, refused to admit him as he intends to remnin till the expiration of the three months' notice. The Board offer him three months' salary instead, which he ■will not accept. He is backed up by public feeling, especially m Lyttelton. It is hoped he may remain m charge until arrangements are completed for making the Orphanage a separate institution under the Act. Dunbdin, April 1.

Mr John Barlow, agent for the Bank of New Zealand, died at.Queenstown this morning. He only loßt his wife last week. A flvoroomed house owned and. occupied by W. J. Wright, was burnt down this morning. It was insured for £275 m tho Standard office.

In giving judgment m charges against Lawrence White for breaches of order and prison discipline, Mr Hutchison, J.P., said that the case was surrounded with legal anomalies. The hulk at tho Heads was a gaol, but had no officers, and prisoners appeared to be removed from Dunedin to tho hulk without necessary lawful warrant. As Port Chalmers waß tho nearest Resident Magistrate'a Court to the hulk, the Dunedin Court had no jusisdiction. The gaoler pointed out that the prisoner had not been sent for trial from tho Heads, but from Dunedin, but two Justices held that as thooffenco was committed at the Heads, it must be tried at Port Chalmers.

The Postmaster at Queenstown and a shepherd left for Martin's Bay about a month ago overland, and it has been ascertained that they have not arrived. A search party is being organised nt Queenstown.