(from our own correspondent. )

Inangahua Times, Volume XI, Issue 1780, 8 November 1886, Page 2

(from our own correspondent. )

Auckland 5. The County Council has adopted retrenchment, involving a saving of £13.000 a year. The case of agbd discharged stone-breakers is to be subsequently considered. It is stated that a party of Canter* bury special settlers are coming to the north of Auckland on the terms of the Village Settlement scheme, to engage in fruit culture. The anniversary of the Robert Burn's Club was held last night, and passed off successfully. At a meeting of delegates to the Rugby Football Union, a letter was read from the Wellington Union, declining to accept the bonus of £20, and further declining to offer an apology. The feeling of the meeting was was that by returning the £20 the Wellington Union had grossly insulted the Auckland Union. The matter was referred to a committee to consider and forward a reply. New Plymouth, 6 A charge of smuggling watches, being part of a Balvage stock brought out by an emigrant, occupied the police court two days, and was finished this morning. It resulted in Mr Jones the defendant being fined £25. Invercargill, 6 The house of Mr F. M. Dawson, at Pukeraa, near Gore, was burned down, and nothing was saved but the books. The stock was insured for £500 in the N.Z. office, and £500 in the South British, which had £200 re-insured in the N.Z. Dunedik, 4 There is every prospect of the Kaitangata strike being settled. Mr Powling C.E., left Dunedin to. day, and leaves the Bluff to-morrow in the schoonrr Rosa on a prospecting tour of the districts in the neighbourhood of Big Bay. He has a party o eight with him, and they/fn tend to be away six months. ;** The Phoenix returns ai Skippers are 840oz for the month's crushing. Wellington, 6. The following tender for the inland mail service in the postal district of Nelson has been accepted for the years 1887 and 1888 :—Nelson, Westport, Lyell, Reef ton, and Grey mouth, including delivery of mails at Blackwater, Little Grey Junction, Totara Flat, Ahaura, Camptown, No Town, Twelve Mile (thrice weekly) —the through service between Nelson and Greymouth to be performed in two days—A. Hall, £750.