BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3888, 10 August 1875, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Wellington, August 9, Since the fire scare at the Government Buildings water-pipes have been laid to different portions of the House, so that it could now _be almost deluged with water without needing to attach the hose to any place outside the building.

New Plymouth, August 9. The feeling of the country people at tho meeting on Saturday was strongly in favor of abolition. The three newspapers have declared in its favor.

Wanganui, August 10. At a public meeting held last night, (he Mayor in the chair, a resolution was proposed as follows; —“That, in the opinion of this meeting, the Abolition and Local Government Bilk are calculated to produce better Colonial and losal administration, to promote settlement, and to remove the discontent of the outlying districts; and this constituency further earnestly hopes these measures will be carried through this session.” Mr Field, engineer to the Road Boards, said he was for abolition, but could not approve of the measures. He was cried down, and bis resolution ruled out of order. The first resolution was carried unanimously, and a copy ordered to be telegraphed to Air Bryce, the member. The greatest unanimity prevailed.

Chbtstchdroh, August 10. Councillor Raphael has found another mode ftf distinguishing himself in the City Council. Having ascertained that Or, Jones, chairman of the Fire Brigade Committee, has been supplying kerosene, &c. , to the Council for Fire Brigade purposes, Cr. Raphael gave notice of motion last night that tho City Solicitor be instructed to prosecute Cr. Jones under the Municipal Corporations Act. At a public meeting of the South Rakaia Road district, yesterday, the following resolutions were carried unanimously “ That this meeting cordially approves of the proposals contained in the Bill entitled ‘The* Abolition of Provinces Bill, 1875,’ and is of opinion that the Colony, as a whole, will derive great and lasting benefit from the constitutional change therein contemplated ; and it moreover believes that no good will be gained by delay in passing the Act during the present session of the Assembly,”

A public meeting will be held at Eangiora on Thursday next to consider the question of aboli ion of the Provinces.

A petition is now being extensively signed for an additional representative in the General Assembly for Christchurch East and one for Christchurch West. At present Christchurch East has one representative, and there are 1,279 electors registered. Christchurch West has only one representative, and there are 1,339 registered electors.

Auckland, August 9. The Parnell electors meet on Wednesday. The proposal to move a vote of censure on Air Reader Wood, suggested by one or two promoters, ia understood to be abandoned. The plank bearing the name “Peerless,” picked up near Kaikoura, is accounted for by the fact that the Peerless schooner lost a headboard bearing that name ia February last during a voyage from Auckland to Lyttelton. The Peerless is now at Samoa Fears are entertained tor the safety of the schooner Pearl, fifty-three tons, now thirty-two days out from Auckland to Lyttelton with timber—Captain Barnes in command. Mr Fenton presided at the District Court to-day, and stated his appointment was only temporary, ponding the election of a permanent successor to Mr Beckham.

Invercargill, August 10. At the District Court to-day, Win, Yeamans. charged with assaulting a little girl at the Bluff, was sentenced to twelve months’ hard laboK

W K3TPOET, August 10. At a large meeting of citizens he’d last night, for discussing the abolition proposals, a resolution, favorable to tue Goverument.’s action, was carried unanimously. The resolution was telegraphed to the Speaker and the district members.

Gheymouth, August 10. At a public meeting held last evening re the Government proposals for abolition of the Provinces, the following resolution, moved by Air Woolcock, and seconded by Air Guinness, M.P.C., _was < carried unanimously That this meeting is strongly favorable to the abolition of the Provinces throughout New Zealand, and heartily approves of the Bill introduced bv tho Government for that purpose.” The second resolution, as follows, was also unanimously carried; -“That this meeting regrets that tho member for Grey Valley district, knowing as he must do the strong feeling that exists in this constituency in favor of abolition of the Provinces, has not hitherto given any intim: t on of his Intention to support the Bill introduced by the Government to effect that purpose.” The meeting was one of the largest ever held in the Grey district.