BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3586, 20 August 1874, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Auckland, August 20. In compliance with an influential requisition, the Mayor has convened a public meeting for to-night to consider Mr Vogel’s'resolutions.

Invercargill, August 19. About 150 persons attended a 1 public meeting on Monday night to give an expression o£ opinion regarding Mr Bell’s statement before the Waste Lands Committee of the Assembly, that he opposed the sale of land on deferred payments on behalf of i nnholders and the pubA resolution that the statement was unauthonsetl, and. that the attitude assumed'by the mnholders of , the 'district, da shown in recent opposition to the opening of land on runs on deferred payments, and in the action of the representative (Mr Bell) when in Wellington, was inimical to the best interests of the country, as opposing the progress of the settlement of lands by a population of bona fide settlers, was earned. A vote of ■thanks lyai passed to Mr Ponidd Reid,- M.HvR., for giving timely warning of A|r Bell’.s a^temen^. In criticising Mr Vogel’s 2 °the Southland limes says “ There is no " 00 d purpose tp be served by the maintainance of frovinpia} lifp under conditions such as those in the Northern Provinces, and with the ht»pe t'o wahfc JJcw Zealand prosper-

<nu as a whole, every one desirous of her prosperity should hail the proposal for (the abolition as the dawn of a healthier state. The desire for abolition has long been growing, and is still growing; and it may not be long ere it will form part of a question whether it is not desirable to include the Sourthern Island in the discussion.” The ‘Southland News ’ says: - , •'-he question placed before the country should be not alone the abolition of Provincialism in the North Island, but its extension iu the South also—in eithsr case to be superseded by a Central Government.”

_ _ _ Napier, August 19. Mr Donald, Roas,_ C.E., bridge contractor, at Waipawa, met with a serious accident this morning. A pile-driving monkey fell and struck him, rendering him unconscious. The result is doubtfsl. A telegram received at 4 p.m. says the patient is slightly improved, and recognises Mr Todd. Wellington, August 19. An important public meeting, convened by the Mayor, was held to-night, in reply to the resolutions of the meeting held last night in the Town Hall. The following resolutions were unanimously carried, and ordered to be transmitted to the Premier and local memr Tu" . ‘ That this meeting fully approves of the action taken by the Premier in respect to the abolition of Provincialism in the North Island, and trusts the Government will extend the same policy to the Middle Island.” 2. That, in the event of the Government being defeated on the resolutions, and appealing to the country, this meeting hereby pledges itself to support the candidature of those only who are favorable to the abolition of Provincialism and its attendant evils through the Colony.” The Committee appointed to decide as - to the validity of the election of Mr Yon der Heyde consists of Messrs C. Parker, Richmond, Webb, lolmie, W, Johnson (chairman), Wood, and Creighton. (TT ~ , New Plymouth, August 19. Ixm Herald, in an article on the debate re abolition of the Provinces, advocates that happy despatch should be given. There is no necessity for their continued existence, and it is apparent, it adds, that under the General Government the progress of the Province, will be ensured, whilst under the Provincial administration its great resources never can be properly developed. The general feeling abroad has long been in favor of being governed by the Colonial Government. Instructions ha been received to commence the survey of the railway from Waitara towards Wanganui at once. Captain Ellis, of Auckland, has bought the hull of the Paterson. Portions of the deckhouse were picked up by some Natives on the Harriet Beach. The Eliza Mary, wrecked off Waitara, has been repaired. She has left for Dunedin to be put on the slip.