INTERPROVINCIAL.

Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 1004, 13 September 1872, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

OTAGO. A company is being formed » Dunedin, to issue a Eouian Cathofl weekly paper, called ' The BM Zealand Tablet.' The first sod of the luvercargill aw Mataura Eailway was turned on tfl 17th by Mayor Wood. Business \M entirely suspended. A cheap traa ran conveying many country visitol There was also a grand procession 1 Friendly Societies, Volunteers, Fij Brigades, schools and bands. The! was an immense spread of tea, coffjj cakes, &c, and a bullock roasted whoM The weather was superb. There wl a dejeuner and grand ball afterwards! Quartz mining in Otago is expanil ing. Most mining shares are a] vancing in price, especially the CarriJ Eange companies. At Shag Vallel Ball and party's newly opened clail shows stone with gold plainly visibll Dredging on the Kawaran is just no! paying, owing to the low state of t| river. WELLINGTON. The Regatta Committee have agree! on the following programme for til Interprovincial and Intercolonial R| gatta, to take place in Wellinstoj harbor on or about February 18t| 1873 : —lst race : Four-oared outriggej (with or without coxswain); distancl three miles. Ist prize, £l5O ; secon] do, £lO 10s ; entrance. £5 ss. 2oj race : Whaleboat race (boats to carri all gear used for whaling purposes)] distance, five miles. Ist prize, £7s] second to save entrance; entrance! £3 3s. 3rd race: Four-oared id rigged gigs (with coxswain); distance three miles. Ist prize, £SO ; seconc to save entrance; entrance, £2 2a 4th race : Pair-oared skiff race ; dis tance, two miles. Ist prize, £2O second to save entrance; entrance £1 Is. sth race: Scullers, race, dis tance, two miles. Ist prize, £2O seeoud to save entrance; entrance £1 Is. The total amount of prizi will be £322 7s.