WELLINGTON.

Evening Star, Issue 3590, 25 August 1874, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

[By Electric Telegraph.] (From our own Correspondent.) August 24. At a meeting of the opponents of the antiProvincial resolutions, held to-day, twentyseven members were present. It was resolved .that an association, to be called the Constitutional Association, be formed. Subscriptions to tfye amount of L4OO were received, and more .was is intended to carry on an agitation in favbr of Provincialism in each Province, and to imfiaence the next election'. Sir James Fergussou goes Home as early as possible. It has been resolved, at a meeting of both Houses, to. entertain him at dinner before h's departure. If New South Wales carries out its intention to carry on the San Francisco service with temporary boats, New Zealand will withdraw. Ihere was a long debate in the Council , ernoon oa Mr Johnston’s motion. Mr Holmes urged that the matter should not be proceeded with further. Already Ll,£oo to L 2,000 had been spent, and a commission would involve a further expenditure of LIOO or L2QO more. With the facts before them, the Government would ;bo dn a'poiitidn to make private inquiries as to tko patties dikcloanig the telegrams, and that might be done without the intervention of a commission. Mr Buckley thought the great mistake was the taking up the matter at all. if it had occurred in the recess, it would have been taken up by the Government, and now it should be left to them. Dr Pollen said the Government would make further inquiries ivith respect to the telegraph officer at Camara. They did not feel disposed to shirk any responsibility properly belonging tp tjeift. My Kenny, as a member of the joint committee, sail] very muph disaatilefa? e ‘ evidence f^f.n nd vi aid T ‘f 0 f oßfc - of tlle committee was LSOO. Mr Johnston, in replying, said it was unfair not to proceed farther. A charge of perjury was made against some witnesses, uow stood m an unfair position, un a division the motion was negatived bv 17 against 14. Ayes: Messrs A eland, Bbnar Brett, Campbell, Fraser, Johnston, Cabman’ Menzies, Miller, Peter, Dr Pollen, Kenwick’ btokea, aud Waterhouse Noes: Messrs Buckley, Chamberlain, Edwards, Fraser V Gray, Hart,, Holmes, .Johnston Mantel] N ui ge, Paitergoa, • Pharazyn J&i • moud, Kobiftson, Scotland, iWIjJ Water house, aud Williamson. * On the second reading of the Otacoland that while it undoubtedly trod on some KJJJ® 8 , corus » its members were thoroughly S bOMBt - Mo «cond S uig wag carried, of rw W** division list on the report w the Ward-Chapman committee as wq

deceived it, although on examination it will be seen the names of the Honorable Captain Fraser and the Honorable Mr Waterhouse appear as if voting on both sides, as well as the Honorable Messrs Johnston and W}]. liamaon. With the exception of this confusion, most probably the report is correct Eh. ‘E. S.’]