TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Dunstan Times, Issue 861, 18 October 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

—o—(from our correspondent,! Wellington, Oct. 11th. [The following telegram has been sent to us for publication, by V. Pyke, Esq.] The following has been wired to members of Parliament, and the people in the Dunstan District should take action to support the Government and their representatives, or they may- he defeated in their efforts to to open tho lands “ Great consternation amongst mercantile, banking, and nmholding interests here on learning the purpose of Government to cancel leases of runs contrary to the provisions of the Land Act by misuse of clauses of Mines’ Act. If this is done the value of the leases is reduced to simply the amount of compensation, and the result can only he dissatisfaction, and may cause colapse of pastoral interests, and possibly a financial • crisis by foreclosing securities over such pro- j perty. Are there no men but our Repre- ; sentatives to make a stand against so cruel j and disastrous a course Signed by the ; Australian Mortgages Land Financial Co., Cargill, Uibbs and Co,, agents ; National Mortgagee and Agency Co., Geo. G. Russell, j General Manager ; Bank of Australasia, ; M‘Neill pro Manager ; Colonial Bank, Beal, Manager ; Wright, Stephenson, and Co.; George Miller, Manager Bank of New South Wales; W. Dymock, Manager of National Bank ; W. Morris, Manager of Otago and Southland. LATEST. London, October 13th. ! The Great Powers are unitedly pressing Turkey to execute the Berlin Treaty. Turkey is resisting. Fresh trouble is feared.