TELEGRAPHIC.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume I, Issue 99, 13 August 1873, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

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AGENCY

estcnlav’s INirliarmmtdry News

immigrants Ltft Home lor

rauramm

Laml being Surveyed fur Settlement

'1 lie New Tarn}' A mended

Man 11ood Sni’iVaee,

W aikaio News

W KLEIN’ a ton, Tuesday Evening. Akkivsco: Albion. She sails for' Kelson 'this afternoon. l!u» Independent thinks the I’render will not; unduly press new Customs tariff, but. will accept, modiiieal ions tout will yield such a revenue as might have been expected under the old system. iilr bitxherbcrt is expected to-night to a!tuck proposed provincial borrowing scheme. it is beheveu that Air \ ogei's proposals for provincial borrowing are eoudi! ion a I upon prov inees being reduced to status ol municipal corporations, and empowered to borrow fur specific worts, but ou/u upon specific security, such ms rates, tolls, or rental ot lands to be appropriated for purpose Creditor would have no power to s■ iz such lauds, but merely receive the income..

In the House to-day Mr \ ogel announced that f e Government world withdraw elect mil bibs, aod next session would bring in others abolishing miners’ rights qualification, and substitute manhood sutlmge, with registration and education qualifications. Respecting Tariff, the Government did not wish to increase tho revenue, and would propose instead of rates already announced a uniform rate of 10 per cent, ad valorem , Alexandra, Tuesday Evening; Native Contingent paid yesterday} Nore native produce come.

Vv hioro has received telegraph from Mr Mackay^stating that he (Mr Mackay) will be at Alexandra to-morrow.

Atckiasd, Tuesday Evening. Southern Cross sails this afternoon. Napier, Tuesday Evening. Mr Hannon s plant- will shortly arrive at Tauranga, consisting of buggies, carnages, horses, &c., iortiaffie upon the Napier, Hot Springs, and Tauranga road.

We are indebted to Mr W. Kelly, M..H.IL, for the following gratifying intelligence; Wellington, Tuesday Evening. Mr O’Rorke, in reply to a question from Mr William Kelly, to-day, stated that a member of the Government west to Tanmnga a short time ago to make arrangements for location of immigrants in that locality. Two thousand had left England for Auckland province. A number of these will he located at Tauranga. ILand being now surveyed for settlement.

Mr O’Connor retracted his statement, and announced electoral number on East Coast 657.

PUBLIC WOEKB STATEMENT.

We are indebted to the Hox. E. RioiiardsO'Si Minister of Public Works, for a fail telegraphic report of the Public Works Statement made by him in the House of Representatives late on Friday night, from which we condense the following, as being likely to interest our reader.". Wo regret that we have nob space to publish tho Statement in full:

The Hon. Mr Richardson, the Minister of Public Work«, moved for leave to introduce a Bill to amend “The Immigration and Public Works Act, 1872.” Ho said ha would avail himself of tho opportunity to make the annual statement of the progress of public works. He thanked his predecessors, Mr Ormond and Mr Reeves, for valuable information ua to the position of various matters ; and ho said that through the arduous exertions of tho officers, especially Mr Carruthers and Mr Blackett, the Government

had been enabled to pe> form t heir promises. The enormous work in preparing returns called for by members almost stopped the ordinary work of tho department during last se.-.sion. The tables appended loathe Statement had now been, altered in form, with a view to save time, by supplving such information as was demanded last. Hess ion. In connection with the North Island works, tho

Government heel endeavoured speedily to bridge ! all the more dangerous st reams on the iim-s of | road ordered to be constructed. Natives lord | been employed on roads wherever possible. Thov | had worked faithfully and at moderate rates, mid I a d.-sire to take cent a ts was spreading amongst them. Mr Ivatene lum had general e haive of the works in the upper portion of the district north of Auckland. The Brrnh eial trovornißOnl had

taken charge of expenditure of £IO,OOO in the more immediate neighbourhood of Auckland citv. The Armed Constabulary had done work during the year to the value of £1,020. The amounts expended in the several provinces during the year were—Auckland, £35,555 2s (hi ; Taranaki, £17.604 11a 9d ; Hawke's Bay, £8,507 Os 5d ; Wellington, £32,0-47 ss; making a total of £03,801 10s 6d. Ibe total expenditure out of the North Island works fund up to end of year

was £2 to,/SO eb, divided thus— Auckland, £66,395 0s 4d; Taranaki, £7.608 Gs Od ; Hawke’s Bay, £30,956 Os Id ; Wellington, £79,08113s od ; and unapportion able, £1,747 11s sd. The liabilities for contracts in hand at the end of the year were—Auckland, £35,934 18s 4d ; Taranaki, £5,631 16s 7d ; Hawke’a Bay, £8,172 10s; and W ellington, £24,424 Is lOd. There was a total of £290,752 KB 81 expended on npportionated. works, leaving £109,247 3s 3d out of the £4OO,CjOO voted. The allocation of that sum was, however, subject to u balance of £13,270 13s Gd out of the I £tiu,ooo voted last session for roads north' #>t-|

Aui'liUind. 1 lu> js SKI ropre»onkd 1.1! ! miles of line. 'i. be .dinavians had dyne mu:-)s good work on road .. On the Nelson ,-umt low, goldfield* £26,6m. 30s Od had boon expended (during the \oar, and the outstanding liabilities amounted to £9,233 Is Cid. During tho tls.' your there had been opened in that district oo.j mi.es ot tir«i-c!as» met a tied road, 0 miles had bet 1 ,! uuuic p-issalv.c tor ncary traffic, and a survey b' r 50 mill s m in road l-.nd been completed. The balance of vote would he expended tins year. On West inn, i roods progress had been made with all authorised works, and it was expected that the vote would Ite wholly expended this year. The expectations raised by Mr Ormond’s state, men! last, year had been realise d as fur aa possible, lie - Hue from Auckland to Onehunga would bo rt udy ior opening ins. about six weeks, ami that betwicn Auckland and Mercer would doubtless bo completed on Ist September, 1875. 154 mi os ami 42 miles would probably bo opened between May and Juno next, though not in lull working order. Apart from the lines now open •lOd u.iii s wa re under contract and iOO mih-B more wouid be let in the course of a f,w month*, survey s um,l plans for which might ho said to bo complete. There would then remain 158 miles ot out hormed ju os, for which pilaus wore being prepared.. Government believed taut all tho aulhur.srd hues would be completed within cost specified by the House, and within, iho times muneu last year, excepting short length between Ashburton and Ragat d i rivers in Canterbury. Ali in iw.-iys the Government wore bound to oiler ile-sr- th-vigdeu had been offered to the llru . li o y ot !n i wok would he adron iscd for by public t.uml,r. four wore in process of construction or -ur oy, netuoly, the Thames race, estimated to cosi £-18,5'.,) I; tho Wuituea race, £61,135 ; tho Aeis u Jlrunner, £30,446 ; and tho Mount Ida race and sluicing channel, £ -12,375. The following subsidies had been gnuited to companies : IJ oh in mi (Westland), ,111,538; Hibernia (Westland), £20,000 ; ow haver (Westland), £8,383 • Arrow itivrr, £b, 12/. Seven applications fop subsidies had been finally dealt with. The examination and developemont of the coal resources of tho colony were being prosecuted as vigmirously as was consistent with due. caution to avoid tho misdirection of capital. Tho expenditure on explorations during tho year had boon £1,601), ami there were liabilities amounting to £1,401 The Government wore in treaty for the purchase of several largo block of land. Other large tracts of land had been secured On long teases. The expenditure for such lands, during tho year hud been £36,055, and the total amount was £80,319. hor this sum 771,841) acres have been purchased, and 556,569 acres purchased for the purpose of an additional railway. A flyit% survey had been made to ascertain whether the I hatnes district could bo connected with tho trunk lino from Auckland. Tho question was before tha House, but it not intended to incur further expundif urc at pro i-nf.

The Minister of Tublie Works then proceeded to enter into cio aus of certain works, for which we have not space, nor would the particulars interest the general reader.