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Evening Star, Issue 3401, 15 January 1874, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Aucklind, January 14. The journeymen sailmakers have resolved to demand 12s per day. The master shipwrights met, and agreed that 12s a day would injure the trade of the port, and determined to give Us.

Christchurch, January 14. In the Provincial Council, last night, Mr Beswick, late Provincial Treasurer, who had been severely criticised by the local journals during the session, moved that the reports of the proceedings of the Council in the ‘ Lyttelton Times’ and Canterbury ‘Press’ have"been partial and incorrect. He said the reports were garbled to suit the views of certain members of the House, under whose influence the papers were. —Mr -Kennaway, late Provincial Secretary, seconded the motion, speaking in a similar strain ; but no other member supported it.—Mr Montgomery, President of the Execu tive, and Mr Joynt, Provincial Solicitor, strongly opposed it, denying the statements of the mover and seconder, and pointing out that, though assertions were made that the reports were garbled, not a single instance had been advanced to prove it.—Mr Beswick asked leave to withdraw the motion, which was refused on the voices.—The motion was put, and negatived on the voices, only about two supporting it.

_ Alexandra, January 15. The Native meeting at Kuiti has concluded. A monster meeting of all the tribes will beheld in March next. Europeans will be invited to attend. Tapihana arrived here again to-day.

_ Nelson, January 15. The Nelson Examiner ’ ceased publication this morning. It was the oldest paper in the Colony. Its first number appeared on the Ist of March, 1842.