LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 543, 13 September 1872, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Dunedin, Sept 12, 4.30 p.m. It is premised (hat Mr. Stafford will take temporary charge nf the Naive Office, assis eI by two chiefs. Mr. Glides is to 1e j Treasurer, and Mr. Heid Mini t rof Public Works. The other portfolios have not yet be n allotted. In Auckland, the new Ministry is considered wry strong, and gives general Salt faiti-.il. A r. qui ition is being got up, asking Mr. Wilbamson to come forward as a candidate for th • Supei iotei deney It is reported (hat tl-e Hon. Julius Vogel has been requested to co.ue forward, but, even if he consents, he stands but litile chanc, Mr. Shehau is also sp ken of, but is not likely 'o meet with general supi ort? Un the lOtb iost., adeputrtlon of Au'-k----land Members waited upon Mr. MTwan, and asked him to retain charge of the Native Defence, (ut Mr. M‘Le..n positively dec im d. It is rumored that Mr. Pollen has been • ailed to the Up-er House, and will take charge of the Native Department. Mr. Waterhouse declines office. Mr. SewJl accepts. On the House meeting on Tuesday, the Ministerial benches wore oceup ed by.Messrs. Stafford, Curtis, Ueid, and Fitzhei hert. Mr. Gi-borne has resigned Ids scat, and a new writ has been ordered to be issued. Mr-Si afford will give notice on Friday of the proposed add it hj ns to the Ministry, ole or two of whom will be natives, but the latter will not beappci.ted immediately. He asked foradywinm nt td Fiiclny, when a short statement would be gixen. In the meantime would consider what would be brought, before the House a: d what postponed He wished to c.biain a further imptessedvo'e. Mr. Brown (Canterbury) asked if the Sni erinteudents would resi 0 u at the end of the Session. Mr Stafford replied they would. Mr Fox made allusion to Mr. Stafford’s sta ement that Ue would have no fcuperiute .dents in the Ministry. Mr. Vog. 1 sai,( the'-e was a Proiincia Executive now on the Min atcii.d b uches. Toe House passed an im pi eared vote for 70,000/, It isrumon d that Mr. Moereh- use cither has or will r- sign office, and will come fwrnaid for Ecmont, Yes erdny, at tie lastmnnient, Mr. Waterhouse refused to take office, on the score of id-health. Mr. Hall is sp- ken of as being likely to repteseut die Government in the Upper House; Fitzh-rl ert, Secretary; Curtis, Pos al and Customs. It is i utnored that Mackay is on the Deu noo. Macandrew has given notice of an amendment on Heynold’s t-eparati.-u resolution to ih - effect that Islands be made a parate colonies, and that provision I e made for equi ah e adjustment of die annual ehargi s arising out of ihe exist ng burdens of the Colony; also whereby the two Colonies should be subject to the same Cu.-tnms tariff, and confederate forexter, alpurpos- s, Mr. Fiizberbirt is appointed Minister for Crown hands. At Hu fton, in a cell six fe 11 y fourteen, are confined two piisoners for larceny, two on suspicion of murder, two for shooting with inti nt to kill, three debtors, and three drunkards. Two police constables are on guard,