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Dunstan Times, Issue 537, 2 August 1872, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Report of the commission appointed to inquire into the Chinese petition highly praises Mr. Warden Bcetham’s conduct. The increased cost of iron in England ads I 18,000/. to the cost of the Clutha line, but it will he completed within the estimate of | of 5000/. per mile. Mi. Cracroft Wilson has been for Heathcote without opposition, in place of Mr. Wj-nn Williams, who is retiring owing to private reasons. In Committee the Life Assurance Bill was amended, whereby the interest policy of an insolvent is only to be payable through his representative. Mr. Stewarts motion, as to the desirability ofpilloivingtAdelaide wines to be imported free, or at a low duty is carried, Mr. Shepherd’s motion censuring Mr. Ormond re the Chinese immigration circu lar was negatived on the Voices. The Canterbury Flax Association oppeso the exhibition of flax machinery. Chamberlain, connected with the Burgess cases, has been remanded in the Hokitika housebreaking case. The evidence was of a most extraordinary character. The subterraneous passage leading from the prisoner’s house to the store has been discoveied. The surgeon attending’the Hero has beea attacked with small-pox. It is understood that Mr. Brogden has offered)die Government to raise a Company in England to work the New Zealand rail. I w ays on guarantee, and to form a trunk S line from North to South of the Colony: In the Assembly a caucus of Superinten- I dents and their Executives has been held. ■ All. except Mr Ormond were present, A Programme has been adopted. The B Superintendents are to beappointed Govern-1 niont agents to carry out the Immigration B and Public Works under delegation. The 11 abolition of a Minister for the Middle# Island is understood. ; The Government refuse to accede to these H demands, aud.it_defeated they will dissolve I Parliament. 1 In answer to Mr Stewart the Government B said they deemed it inadvisable to alter the i la-w alloc ting newspapers and libels. ;