BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3500, 12 May 1874, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

rp, . Arrowtown. May 9. ine three miners associations of tnis district nave adopted resolutions expressive of confidence m Mr Bastings as Secretary for the GoldHelds. Good Tempkrism has extended to the Shotover, and application is made for a charter for a lodge there. The miners complain of extensive sheep trespass on the Shotover commonage. , T „ T , , ~ . Napier, May 12. ~ lo 9^ te held a Native meeting at Wairoa on Saturday, to consider the question of exline from there to Poverty Bay. The Natives demanded 2s fid or every pole, but after a torero of several hours, agreed to let the line be constructed without any compensation. This portion is to —ed at onco, the Natives agreeing to lay A fire occurred at Neal and Close’s drapery store, through a boy letting fall a lighted kerodon 6 ' m^ > " ■^ > out L4O worth of damage was ~ . , , Auckland, May 12. Macfarlanes case has been adjourned till ihursday. Mr Home, one of the presiding magistrates, said it Mr Riddell, R.M., was not present, the Bench would dismiss the case. Mr llees, Harris’s counsel, replied that he never heard of such a statement being made from the Bench, and would report it to the (government. Mr Home corrected himself, and said the Bench meant to proceed with the case if Mr Riddell was not present. Mr eea said he applied for a warrant to compel his attendance, * 1 , , A , , Wellington, May 12. A long debate took place last night in the Provincial Council on the motion of a want of confidence in the Executive, moved by Mr Andrew. 1 he chief burden of the Opposition speeches was that the prosperity of the Province was almost solely due to the rise in the price of wool, and the scattering of borrowed broadcast through the Colony, in oona nH U fn the Vo « el scheme of public works j and that the course pursued by the Executive over the audit, warrant, and financial manage ment generally was not straightforward, and was calculated to bring the Province into disrepute in the eyes of toe Colony; whereap ify

conduct of the General Government had been most open , and liberal. Mr Hunter, who defended the Provincial Executive, maintained that the Supreme Court had decided that the Executive was right and the Auditor in error. The. debate was adjourned. Pour of the Golden Sea’s sailors were to-day sentenced to three mouths’ hard labor, for broaching cargo. Several immigrants who were implicated were let off on account of their having large families. The evidence against the other Bailors was insufficient. Eeefton, May 12. Cross’s crushing of 236 tons yielded 2020z5. lOdwts. of melted gold.