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Evening Star, Issue 3841, 16 June 1875, Page 3

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Bluff, June 16, The Omeo, Captain Calder, left Meibom ne on the 10th, at 2.30 p.m. and experienced head winds with thick weather on the passage across. She arrived at the Bluff at 12.30 p.m. to-day, and brings fifteen saloon and forty steerage passengers, besides fifty horses and 400 tons of cargo for all ports. She sails for Dunedin at 6 p.m. Passenger List.—Saloon: Mr and Mrs Smythies, Miss Jenny Nye, Messrs Tait, Ellis, Trestrail, Cutherford and twenty in the steerage. The Omeo brings 164 tons cargo and thirty-three horses for Dunedin.

Christchurch, June 18. At a meeting of the Philadelphia Exhibition Committee this afternoon, it was rsolved—(l.) That the General Government be requested to issue a memorandum showing the form and quantity of the several exhibits of raw products which they desire to have forwarded. (2.) That this committee recommend that exhibits of the following products be in the following quantities :—Wool, not exceeding 601b; grain, not exceeding half a bushel; coal, not exceeding 40 or 50 lbs; timber, uniform samples; flax, not exceeding 501b. In the Provincial Council this afternoon, a resolution that if the Normal School is found, on completion, suitable for a College, the Superintendent be requested to take steps for devoting some portion of the building to that purpose, was agreed to on the voices. The > motion that the resolution of the Council of June 25, 1874, affirming the desirability of erecting Canterbury College in the Domain, be rescinded, was carried by 18 to 11.

A message was read from the Superintendent, remitting back to the Council the new Education Ordinance, with amendments which aim at the contin iation of a Board of Education instead of a Minister of Education being appointed in place of the Board, and also aim at making education free. The message also expressed a strong objection to that clause in the Ordinance which increases district contributions towards school buildings from onefourth to one sixth, his (the Superintendent’s) opinion being that such an increase would prove a serious obstacle to the erection of further school buildings. The message will be discussed to-morrow, and will re-open the whole education question. The prorogation will consequently have to be deferred.

_ _ . , dime 16. , The Superintendent’s message to the Provincial Council yesterday, re the Education Ordinance, has caused a great consternation amongst the Government and their supporters. The debate on it, which commences this afternoon, is expected to be very warm. The Superintendent’s opinions, as expressed in the message, are almost universally approved outside of the Council, and will be strongly supported in the Council.

The match, Thomas Skellie v. Time, ten miles in 58min. for LIOO, has resulted in a forfeit, as Delaney, the backer of Skellie, did not come up to time with the second deposit. Delaney’s reasons for forfeiting are that the time of year and heavy state of the course would be greatly against Skellie. Additional pieces of wreck have been found at Long Beach, on the Ninety-Mile Beach, some of which bear the words “Success, of Auckland,” thus setting at rest all doubts as to what vessel they belong to. An inquest on the three bodies found with the wreckage was held at Ashburton yesterday, and a verdict of “ Accidentally drowned ” returned. The bodies were those of a white man and two Kanakas. The white man was) dressed in oilskin overalls, his right arm was tatooed blue and red, with a woman holding a flag, and Young America” below, and a tali threemasted schooner on breast. He was a very large framed man- One of the colored men was tattooed on left arm Siomenth Okuphlu,” on the right Omalu belpo.” The other man had a flag on the inside of the left thigh.

.. . Auckland, June 16. At a meeting of 400 Kaiapara Natives a petition to the Queen was adopted praying for the continuance of Sir Donald M‘j,can’s services as Native Minister for ever. The chief who prepared it said he understood it was necessary to ' petition the Queen in order to keep the Native Minister among them. Two hundred signatures were appended to the petition.

TX . Gbetmodth, June 16. Mr Hamaon, M.H.R. for Grey Valley, met ms constituents last night, and gave a resunU of the business of last session. In the course of his remarks he expressed himself favorable to the maintenance of the gold duty as the only revenue available for public works on gold* fields. He was in favor of the formation of a Harbor Board at Greymouth, as no funds were likely to be forthcoming from the four million loan for harbour works. He characterised Mr Vogel s resolution, re the abolition of Provinces, 41 inopportune and the outcome of pique rather than deliberate conviction, and said he would support no half measures, but if a bold, states* manlike scheme for abolishing the present system was introduced, he would not oppose the change. He thought the goldfields required inroight represent Inangahua andLy ellboroughs. tnct of Nelson could spare one member, who creased representation but that the settled disGreymouthand Hokitika should each return a representative, leaving the other districts as at present. He was in favor of an amendment in the Constitution, and considered the elective system should apply to members of the Upper House. He thought the question should be discussed and settled by a joint meeting of members of the two Houses. The meeting was well attended, and a vote of confidence was passed.

on. u - - . £ ew Plymouth, June 16. • “e Secretary made a statement mthe Comicil yesterday showing the work accomplished by the Government during the oast six months. He said L 7.000 worth of land had been sold, but only about L 3.000 cash had been received; the remainder of the land hemg sold on the deferred payments. He also said that 912 souls had ariived in the Provmce, and that 600 more were on the water. (From our own Correspondent. ) on. Wellington, June 16. lHe names of those lost in the kttch William and Mary are—Andrew Murray, mate, about 40 years of age, a native of Ireland; Louis Bathulest, A. 8., about 28 years of age, a native of Italy ; Hugh Sinclair, A. 8., about 22years old, a native of Scotland; Daniel Sinclair, about 28 years old, a native| of