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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume II, Issue 205, 22 August 1874, Page 2

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PER ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN PRESS TELEGRAPH AGENCY. Latest Auckland, Auckland, Friday Night. Me Buckland reports : Fat cattle, 32s 6d to 10s per 1001 b ; sheep, 5s 5d per quarter ; steers, £5 to £7 ; choice dairy cows, £lO to £l2. Mr 0. W. Binney reports : Market dull. Oats, 5s 3d to os 6d ; maize, 5s Gd ; bran, £7 10s j pollard, £8 ; wheat, 6s 3d to 6a 4d ; barley, 5s 9d j flour, £l3 to £l3 10s ; potatoes, £7 to £3; cheese, 8d ; butter, Is 2d to Is 3d j hams and bacon, lid. General impression that Upper Ohinimuri country will soon be opened ; no difficulty in the way when purchases are completed, which will soon be accomplished.

Intense Political Excitement. Debate on North Island Province. The Government Stakes Its Position on Result. The Government Victorious. The Division.—Full Particulars.

Mr Von Der Heyde Unseated. j (FROM OCS SPECIAL COBKE3PONDENT.) GOTEBKiIENT BUILDINGS, Wel/LINGTOK, Wednesday Morning. I resume summary of speeches from date of my last (8. 45 p.m. yesterday). Your readers may I consider themselves lucky in obtaining such late nows—it was only a fluke, as your branch is supposed to close at 7.30 —for Wednesday’s issue, Mr Yogel made a statement that the Government would stake its position upon the result. If the House and country were against them they would ret ire. Mr Thompson asked the Premier whether he had the sanction of the Governor for a dissolution. Ho thought Mr Yogel was intimidating the House ; poor provinces were afraid to vote against the resolution. Mr Thompson went on to show that the money spent in the North Island was for colonial benefit. The General Government should not abolish provinces because of pique against the Superintendent of Wellington. He had no fault to find with the Premier Sir Yogel was overworked ; but the Ministry wanted re-conutnuitiou. The measure was inopportune.

Mr J. L Gillies went Into along speech to show that the motion was the result of personal feeling of the Premier against Wellington. That Southern provinces did their work better than the General Government. He was afraid the Government were relying more upon their power of votes than by strength of argument. The present measure was pitchforked before the House, and not at ail required. The South Island must share the fate with the North shortly. Prom personal experience he was convinced that the Provincial machinery of Government was more economical than Colonial Government. If this resolution was passed, in a short time the country would be told, “ You must give up all your land ; the need of the colony is greater than the need of the provinees.” Takamoana opposed the resolution. Katene supported it. He objected to two Governments eating the flesh of the colony. Mr Seed made a long speech against the resolution. He unfavourably contrasted the expenditure of Provincial Governments compared with the General Government in administering public works. Establish Road Boards and Counties, and they would practically And they were only Provincial Governments in disguise ; Pass the resolution, and they would place unprecedented power for evil in the hands of the General Government. The North Island would certainly revolt at Nominee Government. He quoted Mr Vogel’s speech of 1868 defending the provinces and Constitution. Wednesday Afternoon. The Centralists, it is rumoured on good authority, vote for Mr YogeTs resolution on condition that Mr Reynolds is compelled to resign. On dit that Mr Stafford lias joined the Yogel flag and will be Resident Minister at Auckland if resolution is passed.

Thursday Morning. Mr Sheehan resumed the debate last night. The country should be proud of Mr OTiorko acting as he did ; not his manner but principle should be looked at. lie regretted Mr Peynolds was no longer the watch-dog of the House ; if he was he was muzzled. Mr Sheehan blamed the Premier for having already crippled the usefulness of provinces. He compared the Premier to a boa constrictor, who put his spittle of praise on those managing the Northern provinces that bo might swallow them more easily. He disputed the figures of the Premier. He denounced the extravagance of the Ministry, who spent more on their princely chambers than would pay the cost of the Auckland Executive for the whole year. He warned the Middle Island their abolition must speedily follow that of the North.

Mr Tribe supported the resolution. He enlarged upon the evils of double Government, and instanced Canterbury as an example of Provincial mismanagement. Her prosperity alone was due to fortuitous circumstances, ilo was glad to see the Press of Westland unanimously favoured the resolution, Mr Gibbs also supported tbo resolution. Mr Murray opposed provincialism, but opposed the resolution because ha disbelieved in the principles of the Premier. Mr Reader Wood had intended to propose a similar measure, and felt bound to cordially support the resolution. Provincialism was played out; the time had come to abolish it. In a long and eloquent speech Mr Williamson expressed his esteem fur the General Government but could not support tbo proposal. lie made a

f-njr speech in contravention of the arguments of Mr Vogel, and was loudly applauded. The House then adjourned until this afternoon Sir Cracroft Wilson has not spoken jet. * will be certainly taken to-night. ~ 0a _ _. . 'Friday Morning On the House resuming after dinner “sir Cracroft W ilson waived right to speak Tt division was then called amidst extraordinary excitement. The following was the HEStJIiT : For resolution ... ... <>t 4^ Against resolution ... >tt 2g PAIHS. For resolution : Messrs Parata, Ineles n Parker, T. L. Shepherd, and Carrington, * Against: Messrs Takamoana, Brandon, J. Tj. Gillies, and Thompson. rra ?' The members voted thus For resolution. Sir D. McLean, Messrs Bradshaw, Vogel, Gibbs' Jackson, J. E. Brown, Tolmie, Luckie. Stewerd Monro, Mervyn, Seymour, Fox, Cuthbertso ’ Tribe, O’Connor, Andrews, Stafford, Studholme’ Katene, McGillivray, J. Shepherd, Richmond T>’ Kelly. O’Neill, Tairoa, Webb. Buckland, Br™ Bluett, W. Kelly. Reynolds. Creighton, ReS ’ -Wood, G. B. Parker, Ormond: McGksban Wilson, Atkinson, Richardson. Noes : Messrs C. Brown, Curtis, iitzherbert, Hunter Mac andrew. May Reeves Roid, Sheehan, Rollestoa Swanson, Williams, Williamson, Bunny, T B Gillies, Montgomery. Members on the nrecmct*= who did not vote: Messrs O’Rorko, ' Pearce” Harrison, Johnston, Wakefield, Wales White’ Von Der Heydo. ’ *

~ ~ lTi , t Friday Afternoon. Mr O Korke was absent upon the division re North Island. Mr "Von Der Heyde was declared unsea f ;d thi» afternoon. He leaves by the Luna to-night for Auckland. aitemata seat is now declared vacant, Yery Latest. Probable Dissolution. W ELLINGTON", Friday Night, 7.30. On tho House meeting to-night Mr Fitzherbert gave notice of motion to the effect that no attempt should be made to carry out any organic change without, the opinion of the people being taken upon it, and that an address be presented to his Excellency the Governor, praying him to dissolve the present Parliament,

Mr O’Korke h: i just explained bis absence from the division. He did not anticipola the conclusion so early.

OPOTim, Friday Night. Arrivals : 19th, Fanny Kelly, from Mercury Bay: with timber for the Waioeka briige ; 21st, Leah, from lauranga, with stores for Jacobsoha and Co.

Latest Thames News. Fearful u Gorging/ 7 1 lie “Advertiser 77 on the North Island Province Question. (PBOSI OXTE OWN COBBESPONUSNT.) Qbahamsxown, Friday Night. The S tar's correspondent at Whakatewai gives the following quantities of food distributed by tho Ngatip .oa to their guests at the meeting nowon: 59 tons dour, 7 tons sugar, 1,000 Sits potatoes, 5,000 dried sharks. 77 large pigs, 16 head cattle, 1 dozen boxes tea, 2 large boxes tobacco. Besides which the Ngatipaoa presented the Ngatimaru with a large canoe and five meres. The talk at the native meeting has commenced. It is not likely to lead to any important results. The Advertiser strongly supports the scheme of the abolition of the provinces in the North Island, and ridicules the agitation by provincialists in Auckland city. It says Auckland does not represent the opinion of a majority of the province, and that the people should not be led away by false party cries.