INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3762, 22 October 1886, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(By Teleobaph.) AtTCKGAJfD, Oct. 21. ' The Radical Reform League at a special meeting last night, resolved to prepare test questions to be put to parliamentary candidates at the next election m reference to the connection between the depreciation of gold and the growing industrial depression. Wbixinqton, Oct. 21. Tho tender of Scally and McGrath has been accepted for the Woodville contract, prico £3320. Probably Inspector Broham will be asked id stive an explanation why he did not lay an informu'ion against Hall when the particulars of the poisor:'ng wore first reported to him by Dr Maclntyre. The NatiVo Landa Court will sit at tho West Coast of this island m a month's time, under Judso Wilson, to individualise- titles and correct any errors which may have been made by tho previous Boyal Commissions. The Minister of Lands visits Otago and Canterbury m a fortnight, on business connected with tho settlement of the land. His visit will extend over threo weeks. His Kxctllency the Governor will be present at the Chriotehurch races next month. Sir Julius Yogel is not woll enough to attend. The Government has decided to declare December, January ond February a cloae season for mullet m consequence of the increasing scarcity of this class of fish. The number of the unemployed engaged oh relief works m the colony is about 500. The number on the books was of course considerably larger, but the romninder have been drafted on to works for which a direct vote of- the House was obtained. A serious misunderstanding has arisen between member* of the Westport Harbour Board nnd their < hairmarj, and one or two of the late meetings have been of a particularly lively nature. The board passed a resolution asking Government to appoint a Royal Commission to enquire into the differences, with a view to bringing about an improved state of iiffuir?, nB at present there is a deadlock, and work is being delayed. Tho question has been under consideration of Government, but nothing will be done until a meeting of the full Cabinet which is expected to be next •w»ek. The new regulations undor the Police Force Act of last session have been prepared nnd ■forwarded to the various Inspectors throughout the colony for suggestions.

Regulations establishing n *.«."' »'"f cl.-fM-fication m certain departments of tho Civil fcrviee will shortly be issued. Kimos, <"ct. 21. At tho Supremo Court to day Henry White was found gui'ty of the larceny, n? a servant, of jewellery Mongin;; to Mr UieVrnson, of Westport, and «n- sentenced to time years' hard labour. There i* r.otlier charge, but probably a nolle prosequi will be entered therein. For indecent assault on children, Jforbert Hutchings, a traveller, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to t<ro years' hard labour. Judge Richmond made some scathing remarks as to this class of crime. Daniel Maloney, charged with horse-stealing, received two years, and Mary Brown for larceny from a dwelling, received eighteen months. Only one other criminal case has to be tried. Oamahix, Oct. 21. Application has been made by the police authorities to have the body of the child supposed to hare been done away with by Mrs Sorgenson exhumed to enable examination to be made to ascertain whether murder had been committed. Dunbdik, Oct. 21. Henry Percy Fisher, tho notorious convict who was sentenced at last criminal sittings to three year's imprisonment, succeeded m making his escape from the hard labor gang at the Heads this afternoon, and had not been captured when darkness came on. Tho gold escort arrived m town to-night with gold valued at £20,000. At the official declaration of the poll for Dunedin Central there was no change m the figures. The candidates made short speeches.