WELLINGTON.

Evening Star, Issue 3579, 12 August 1874, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

[By Eleotrio Telegraph ]

(From our own Correspondent. )

August 11, Mr Vogel made a lengthy Immigration Statement this afternoon. He stated the expenditure up to the 30th June last to be L 493.000, and the amount unexpended • 560,000 The first mentioned did not include the cost of those immigrants now on thejr way oqt. hfopy sliipa were befog a.lowed to proceed to sea with defective fittings, and he very much deplored the small accommodation given to nominated immigrants. It ID Ight be said, “ Why come down with complaints of differences of opinion between the Government and one of its own officeis?” The Government recognised the zeal and ability of Dr Featherstone, but also recognised the desirability and duty of the Government to take care its views wore carried out. The correspondence showed those views could be carried out, and the Government would insist on such being done. When the immigration estimates came on for consideration there would be opportunities of Answering stime points raised ; as, for instance, the appointment oPmpdical officfefo and sufb agdhW’in He'fooiflk U sorry if an unfavorable impression was left as to the ; on the contrary, too much prafoe coiild nqt bp given pirn'for the ability, zeal, vigor, and great amount of work he got through. He had suffered very much from the want of proper officers to assist him, but was to blame for his unwill, ingness to take the officers sent Home from the Colony, who might have been of ad vantags. Ag to whether immigration should be kept up on the sapje scale, he could hot express a positive opinion. His qwn opinion was that it ghould be modified : at any rate should be left tq foe discretion qf foe Gpyernrqent to regulate as found necessary. Mr Vogel agknowledged in handsome terms the assistance he bad received from the Superintendents of Canterbury and Otago, and then proceeded to explain the estimates. Otago will get for country depdts Lfl.ooo ; and advances for works in connection with the location of immigrants, LIO.OOO. Mr Macandrew asked if there could be any reason for the names of the Mayors of Dunedin, Milton, Clyde, Lawrence, and Palmerston having been omitted from the ‘Gazette’ notice "intimating the appoint, meat of other thq.- .Province of Otago as (Kp officio Justice? of foe £eaqtf under foe Municipal Qor orations empower! ing Act. Mr O’Rorke explained that there was a little delay about gazetting the Mayor of Dunedin, because when his name was submitted the application was also for gazetting him as Resident Magistrate; but on considering the mafoer, *nd the Mayor’s Court s being abolished, it wag deeded nqt to appoint him Resident Magistrate. His ap, pointmeut as Justice of the Peace would appear in the next ‘ Gazette.’ The Mayor of Milton was a publican. (Mr Murray: * No.”) That was the information he had, (Me Macandrew: “He is a baker.”) He was informed foe Mayor of Milfoa Was a publican, and it; was jfot customary tp appoint as Justices persons.hqldfog that occupation! If the information wap not ebrrept he wquld Vi gazetted. Mr Murray repeated that the Mayor was a grocer, and Mr o’Rorke said he would ascertain why he had received wrong information. With regard to Clyde and Lawrence intimation had not been received in time to be gazetted till next week, and no retufo was as ypt received fooip Palmerston. • M r 'Bradshaw on Thursday, move an apfondmpfot on Mr O’Neipa iresqjutum net speatfog. fop cgugolidatjon qnd agafodinpqtQf the gold-mining laws—to add after foewopd “ amendment ” thefollowing words:— «' And that provision should be made for. carrying into i fleet any resolution of the Provincial po»nci|, endorsed by the Superintendent qf foe Province, whereby foe exceptional tax of gold miners may be remitted, or foe amount levied be repaid, in accordance with such resolution.”