INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 4376, 29 October 1888, Page 3

I NTERPRO VIN CI A L.

» (By Telegraph.) AUCKLAND, Oct. 27. Mrs Burns, who was injured last week at tho Mount Kden Railway station, died last nLjht The City Council have resolved to bring in'o operation the clauses of the Rating Act 1*32 and amendments thereof, winch deal specially with tho recovery of rates, making otcupiers of premises prima ily responsible and utter them theownerorniortgugee. Failing satisfaction of the claim, tho council has power to sell or lease the property upon which rates are due. They will at once enforce theso cairns m the collection of r.ites. Wh-STPORT, Oct. 27. A man named Sjkes died to-day m the hospital He had acoideutally injured his fojt on a locomotive a week ago, and erysipelas set m Decease Iw a formerly a contractor m Nelson and elsewhere. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 27. Thomas Farrell, fireman on board the Ariwa died m the Lyttelton casual ward this morinng from injuries caused by accidentally falling down the hold during the passage from Wellington.