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Evening Star, Issue 3178, 28 April 1873, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(From the New Zealand Press Association.) Wellington, April 26. Sent 7-25 p.m., delivered? p.m., 2/th. The Government have applied to the King to assist in apprehending Sullivan’s murderers. It is believed that the outrage ii the result of some old land dispute. Auckland, April 26, A boy has been poisoned through a chemiat wrongly making up a prescription given for v hooping cough. Clyde, April 28. Mr T. L. Shepherd met the electors of the Duastaa at Drybread on Saturday last. Ho

wm weir received. He reviewed the past session, and stated that the system of deferred payments for land, which he was the first to advocate in the Provincial Council, was now law, and would, ho believed, if properly administered, be a complete success. He would endeavor to increase the quantity of land to bo thrown open annually from 30,000 acres to 100,000 acres, if required, and the area to bo taken up by any one selector to be increased from 200 to 320 acres— that being the quantity agreed to by the Provincial Council and the House of Representatives, but reduced by the Legislative Council. Ho said it was amusing to notice some of the members of tbe goldfields attacking Mr Reid for selling large blocks of land, while they bad for two consecutive sessions of the Council supported him in that policy —a policy that he had always strongly opposed. On a division against the sale of large blocks he stood almost alone, having only Messrs Green and Holmes as companions, all the other members either supporting Mr Reid by voting with him, or absenting themselves; the fact being that members were ready to bleed an outlying district to spend the proceeds in tbe more thickly populated districts where they had no laud to sell. Mr Shepherd explained the chief features of the new Consolidated Goldfields Bill, prepared by Messrs Haggitt, Mouat, and himself, which met with marks of strong approval. He stated that the Bill would be fhortly circulated, and would doubtless be introduced by the Ministry early in the session. The following resolution was unanimously carried “ That this meeting is of opinion that Mr T. L. Shepherd has ably represented the district, and expre'ses its entire confidence in him us member for the Lunstan in the House of Representatives and Provincial Council.” Arrow, April 28.

Mr Hallenstein met his Arrow constituency on Saturday evening. There was a full meeting. He was closely questioned on various points, especially with reference to the bridge at Kawarau Falla, and the commonage question. His answers were not considered satisfactory, and a unanimous vote of want of confidence was passed.