BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3895, 18 August 1875, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Hokitika, August 18. Captain Johnson, of the Marine Department, has selected the cemetery hill as the site for a new lighthouse, and it is approved of by the nautical authorities here.

Wellington, August 17.

A meeting of the electors in Wellington Country District was held last night. Mr Brandon, M.H.R., and Sir E. T. Gillon, editor of the ‘ Evening Post,’ were present. Both spoke strongly in favor of the postponement of the question of abolition until after an appeal to the country had been made. A resolution to that effect was carried.

Auckland, August 17. A public meeting at Alexandra this afternoon carried unanimously a resolution approving of the action of the Government re the abolition measures, and trusting to see the same become law during the present session. At Coiomandel a large meeting affirmed the desirability of abolishing the Provinces, but thought the measure should be submitted to the country at a general election. At Hamilton a large and influential public meeting was held last night. It was resolved that it is expedient that the Abolition of the Provinces and the Local Government Bills should become law during the present session.

Three meetings re abolition was held last night. At Otahuhu, where the first resolution was proposed, the meeting was in favor of the Government measures, but an amendment by Mr Battle, seconded by Mr Foley, was carried. After various speakers had addressed the meeting, it was § resolved, on 'the motion of Mr J, Gordon, that this meeting hereby requires the two members for Franklyn to use every legitimate means to prevent the Abolition Bill passing further than the second reading. At Ponsonby there was a meeting, where all the speakers were against the Government measures. One of them said the people now objected to the Government in a constitutional way, but revolutions had taken place in British communities, kings had found that they had gone a step too far, and the people of the Colony might yet be compelled to take an extrtme course against Government tyranny. Resolutions adverse to the Government measures were carried.

At Onehunga the meeting passed a resolution calling upon the Auckland members to resist the Bill clause by clause, line by line, and word by word. The Rodney electors at Waipara also passed a resolution adverse to the Government Bill, and concluded with cheers for Mr Sheehan, their member.