BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3459, 24 March 1874, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

.... . March 23. At the superintend ency nomination Mr Rol> leaten tvaa elected without opposition. In his speech the Superintendent spoke strongly on the necessity or opening up better cbmmunica- • Westland, via the Northern part of the Province, T ~ a Wellington, March 24, In the Suprepie Court (in Banco) the Attor- : ney-General y. Bunny, a motion for an injuncllo^ t0 res^ram Bunny from expending any ■ further sums under a warrant signed by Mr Dorsett, Provincial Auditor, Qn tho ground that that warrant was illegal because the funds were not legally available. The Government ; stated they were willing not only to undertake ito pay for the contracts entered into before the i disallowment of the Act, but the Attorney-Gen-i eral maintained, and the Judge held that the con--1 tracts had not been absolutely completed, before | the disallowance of Act, could not be paid for j under the Act, and on that the injunction was granted. Mr Travers argued for a mandamus 1 on behalf of the Provincial Government, at two I o’clock. There is no chance of a compromise } between parties now.