TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Cromwell Argus, Volume 2, Issue 81, 30 May 1871, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

PEI! CREVILLE'3 TELEGRAM C3MPAHV, REUTER’S AGENTS. FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE PORT CHALMERS GRAVING DOCK. IMPORTANT DEBATE IN PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.—MR HELD ATTACKS THE MINISTRY.—THEY ARE DEFEATED —A POLITICAL CRISIS IMMINENT. THE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS AND ADJOURNMENT OF THE MINING CONFBRE NOE—CI 11 NESS IVIINE RS- ■ AN IMPRACTICABLE SUGGESTION. ARRIVAL OF SHIP HELENSLEE. S.S. ‘ TAIROA ’ WRECKED UPON THE MOLYNEUX BAR—THE CARGO AND PASSENGERS SAVED. RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTRY. PARDON OF RENNIE, THE CLYDE GOLD ROBBER. D U X E D I X, Mav 130, 9.20 a.m. ■ A fireman named Johu Stark, employed | at the Graving Dock, Port Chalmers, as i he was returning from his work on Satur- ' day night last, tumbled from the top to the bottom of the Dock, receiving such severe injuries that he died yesterday. The immigrant ship Helleuslee, Captain Cowan, has arrived from Glasgow. In the Provincial Council, yesterday, Mr Donald Reid moved an amendment to the address in reply, to the effect that no Ministry could be satisfactory to the conn- 1 try, or command the confidence of the j Council, which did not at once take steps i to secure the repeal of the Otago Hundreds I Regulation Act. Mr Cargill moved the adjournment of the debate, treating it as a Government question. He complained that the amendment was conceived in a factious and un- I fair spirit. The issue attempted ta be j raised was grossly unfair. It was unjust 1 to attribute alleged maladministration of j the Land Act to the working of the Hun- j dreds Act, for which Mr Reid was'inainly j responsible, and for which he (Cargill) did j not care two straws. Individually, he I would vote for its repeal. The motion for the adjournment of the j debate was negatived, on a division, by | 2G votes to 15. Mr Cargill moved the adjournment of i the Council to Wednesday, in order that | tho Government might consider whether | it would resign. This motion was nega- ; tivud, ami the Council, alter passing an | amended reply, adjourned till next day. | The s.s. Tairoa, Captain Mackinnon, has ; been wrecked on the Molyneux bar. The ; cargo and passengers were saved in the boats. The Mining Conference lias terminated its labours. The Commissioners express their opinion that the best interests of the Colony would be served if Chinese were : not permitted to land in the country, hi | order to give effect to this view, they re- I commend the Legislature to pass an Act, j closing all auriferous ground against Chi- i uese miners. They concur in the Superintendent’s j suggestion that the best mode in which i this Province can use its share of the loan raised for water-supply on the goldfields is I by advancing money on loan at 5.V per cent, to companies already in existence, ■ or which may be formed hereafter, the | Government to advance the money upon i such terms as shall recoup itself, and as | shall provide for tho supply of water for mining purposes at the lowest possible rate. They suggest various safeguards against the dissipation of the money in small schemes, and suggest that the Public i Works Act may be so modified as to permit of a portion of tlie funds raised by Loan to be applied to the construction of ; drainage and sludge channels. May 80, 1 p,m ! The man Ronnie, sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for the Clyde gold robbery, j lias received a free pardon. 'The Ministry have resigned; Messrs Reid, Cutten, Bathgate, Mervyiy ; or Bradshaw, are mentioned as probable i members of tho new Government. It has I not transpired who is liicely to be appointed | Treasurer.