INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LII, Issue 5168, 15 June 1891, Page 3

IN TE RPROVINC IA L.

«s> • (Bx Temsgbaph.) AUCKLAND, June 13. An eight-roomed houeo owned by Mi Mathew Kdgar ; Onohunga, has been burnec down. It was insured for £30. H.M.B. Cordelia left Suva on the 25th ult for Tonga with. Sis- J. B. Tburaton, the Go vcrnor, who, in his capacity of High Cora missioner, is to bo present at the opening ol the Tongan Parliament. WELLINGTON, Junk 13. Tho Alameda with tho English mails of Maj 16th, left Ban Francisco for Auckland on lh< 28lh May. Tho Mnriposa, with the colouial mails of May 23rd, arrived at Ban ffranciscc from Auckland on tho lith insl., both beinf contract dates. Mr Briggs, chief officer of the Lindu Weber, who wa3 suffering from dysentery or tho arrival of the vessel from the Islands, has died in the hospital. A svndicate ha3 chartered tbo s.s. Kowens with the intention of proceeding to the wrecks of the steamers Hangitoto »nd Eoranui at Jaekson's Head and the French Pass, respectively, in search of salvage. The Municipal Conference opoos at noor to-morrow. About 400 delegates will be present, and the deliberations will probablj occupy more than a week. The conference of County Council chairmen met again yesterday afternoon. The manner in which the resolutions previously passed should be brought under the attention of tho Government was ditenssed. It was decided to meet the Weßt Coast members at at halfp'-st ten o'clock to-morrow morning. At half -past two o'clock a deputation of tho members and delegates at tho conference will wait on the PrOTiier on the subject. Mr Thomas ftfackay, Nativo Land Purchase Corumiisioner, died yesterday. The deceased gentleman was a member of the Koyal Commission enquiring inlo the Uative Land laws, and had beon niling only a few days. Sudden failure of the heart's action vtbs the immediate cause of death, but he had been I suffering from pleurisy und ulcerated throat. It is understood that his report in connection with the Commission is in the bauds of tho Government. I HOEITIKA, June 14. I Last week's work of the tributors at Craig's freehold, South Hokitikii, was 10-lozo. lOdwts. lSgra ; value, £407 13s. Ten men were employed, making the value of the gold produced by each man for the week a little over £iO. OHRISTCHURCH^Jms-B 13. Two large land sales took place to-day, one being the Hursley iMate, 600 acres, near Ambcrloy, which brought £13 10s por acre ; total £7425. The other was £700 aere3 situated at Ktrweo. which brought £8 5j per acre ; total £5783 Us. Those prices wera considered remarkably good, and show increasing confidoncc in the future of the province. DtJNEDIN, Jtrsß 13. A five-roomed housn in Mornington, owned by John Macdonald, and occupied by James Wallace, was totally destroyed by fire early this morning. Insurances : houee, £200 in the North British ; furniture, £100 in tli9 South British. INVBBCAEGHLI/^Jtjne 13. The Invercargill South. School Committee unanimously decided to inform the head master that the use of Whitcorabo and Tomb3* books and cards 13 objectionable to tho committee, and request the householders io refrain from purchasing them. The echool roll numbers 600.