DUNEDIN.

Dunstan Times, Issue 709, 19 November 1875, Page 3

DUNEDIN.

—o—(FROM OCR OWS CORRESPONDENT.) November 14. 1875. Mr Murray, tbe member for Bruce, hrs addressed bis constituents. He gave h : s reasons for voting for the second rea ing of the Abolition, or rather, the Demolirion Bill, was the enormous expense of the system of double overnment, but declined to vote for its passing until the e’ectors had had an opportunity of expressing an opinion on the snl-j'ct. The people forgot that the Central Government was the teal cause of all the evi’a the abolition measure was to cure. He bitterly complained that hon. members had been misrepresented by certain literary vagrants. Certain members of the Press, who "were also members, were a disgrace to the Parliament. He thought that the boundari-s of the provinces might be altered, but by-separation we should have two T.asimnias instead of a groat colony. MrM'Kerrow had informed him a practicable route could bo obtained from the West Coast via Lawrence, and believed that it could ho made for three thousand peunds per mile. -Out of the eleven millions (pent they had only about six millions worth to show in the shape of railways and other works, the rest had been swallowed by defence and native purposes, and complained of the House voting a-way a million during the hours of one amt two in the morning. The Disqualification Act which was just passed should he more properly called the Corrupt Practices Indemity Act. He had no hesitation in saying that no harm would ho do-e if some of the late members wore not returned again. In reply to questions, Mr Murray said there was a large body of capitalists waiting for the

pastoral leases of Otago and Canterbury to expire, in order to secure them for ever to the present holders, and that was the real secret of the abolition proposals. The victory obtained by the Opposition was a rather barren one, as the nominee Upper House, would never reverse their decision, lie wished real local self-government given to the country, not a mere sham. Members of the Waste Land Board should not by popularity be e'eoted. A voce of thanks was unanimously aocorled to Mr Murray. A case of some importance to debtors and creditors was heard in the Resident Magistrate’s Court. A judgment summons had bee 1 ' obtained by the plaintiff, who failed to appear, 'When the case was called on defendant, .appeared and the case was struck out. Plaintiff applied to have the case reinstated on the list. His Worship said the defendant was in Court when the case was struck out. The Imprisonment for Debt Abolition Act was not intended to enforce payment, but to punish for fraud. The Clerk of the Court was instructed by the rules tiiat a second judgment summons shall not be issued.—ln the case of Dunning v. Fcr.aud, claim. T. 17 12s for fruit supplied. Defendant paid L 3 12s into Court, and alleged that the fruit was in a damaged condition when despatched from Dunedin, this evidence was home out. His Worship said that when articles for human fond was ordered, the vendor impliedly warrants that thev should he wholesome and tit for fond. Under the circumstances proved, the judgment would he for the amount paid into Court. In political matters reticence is the order of the day. Beyond gossip there a-e lots of rumors going the round of the town, hut little reliance can he placed in them. Tire Calypso, which arrived a few days since, has brought some valuable addition to the stock for Otago, consisting of rams, from some of the most valuable studs in Britain. Owing to the prevalence of the foot and mouth disease in England they are put in to Quarantine. It was rumored that Mr Copland, brewer, had died this morning.