DUNEDIN

Dunstan Times, Issue 272, 12 July 1867, Page 2

DUNEDIN

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) 9th July, 18G7. The most interesting! features of the week has been the departure of the members for Wellington ; they left on Saturday last, by the Tararua. A large concourse of jieop\.> assembled at the Jctt\ to 1 bid them adieu. There appeared to exist ' a very strong feeling in regard to those ' members who are opposed to Provi< cia - 1 ism, and Loth Messrs Bradshaw and ' Haughton were promised r*. by no means 1 gratifying reception on their return, should they hive voted against the Pro- > vinee- Messrs Vogel and Duncan made a 3 fine move by postpone g the next meeting - of the Provincial Council till April next, J thereby securing themselves a twelve J months salary for doing very little in re- '" turn. Gossip says that the nnderstaud- | ing between the Superintendent and his " i Treasurer is not of the most amiable desI cription, but unfortui ately, the one cannot do without the other, or rather the L> j power of the principle organ of public e j opinion is so necessary to sustain Mr Mac--1 undrew, that to < (Vend the chief Editor of e ■ the "' Daily Times" would be an iut of J sheer madress. Public opinion Las it B that the present members of the J'rovini ' eial Government will not retain otliee fc | long after the next meeting of the C'ouue eil. I may say from the .Superintendent |- j downwards, there is no confidence in one 1 i single member of the Government; it has ii j been made palpab'y apparent, that as long i-j as any gentleman composing that august ] body can serve his own ends by making el I use of bis friet.ds, he will do so, but when i. ! their services are no longer required r they are sacrificed without the smallest ;. qualms of conscience. The non-payment i of the mercenaries, who made themselves n useful in the taking of the " plebiscite " is causing great dissatisfaction ; loud and ,f long, are the complaints of Returning Ofe ficers, ami other oflicious gentry, while d some, who absolutely deeming themselves j sold, have app'ied for payment in terms by >f no means complimentary. Great interest is taken in mining mats- tcrs in your quarter and what is the state o- of the river 1 is a question asked on events side The unemp oyed, that is those few of them who are industriously inclined are making their way towards the Molyneux, '" in the hopes of acquiring a little easily earned gold, so you may look for an iu>f crease of population .shortly. u- _—__