INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13845, 5 March 1909, Page 5

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Per Press Association.

AUCKLAND, March 4. Captain Collins,,who has returned to Pareiigarenga, states that the seai, id breaking, right over the Forrest Hall. Her bade, is broken, and lie considers that there, is no'.ohance'of salving the ship.

FEILDINGy March 4. The Mayor has received a. petition asking that a. poll, be taken on the question of the .1 day.-for the weekly half-holiday. 1 The poll, will be taken on ' April'2Bth'.'.-.

WELLINGTON, March; 4, Regulations are •.gazetted providing for the following, payments as expenses to witnesses other than medical witnesses at coroner's inquests :—For every day's absence .at an inquest or necessary absence from usual place'of abode, ifis; and'in addition thereto for every 'night's" necessary absence from such place of abode, '4s.

INVERCARGIjLL, March, 4i Interviewed regardingthe valuations, Sir J. G. Ward, said that ho would communicate with the •Department, with a view to the valuer being:heard in his defence.- He.had been considering for some time an alteration in the system, and proposed to go into the question further '[.in regard to valuations throughout, the country with a view : to an improvement. l ' - -..

■• In the presence of a large gathering of Europeans , and : Maoris from the neighbouring pah, Bishop Julius' today, at Ohoka, five -miles from Kaiapoi, opened : .a W T ai ; Pounamu . College;; for Maori girls. The'Hoh. D. Buddo 'gave an address in which'he expressed sympathy with: the object of Bishop -Julius expressed/the hope Ithat 'it .would' soon 'lie. found necessary to enlarge the<buildiii'g in-order jfco accommodate, moroscholars.v At present there are eight scholars, at ithe :•'. col Jege, arid there is room only for;fdur more.