BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3899, 23 August 1875, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Wellington, August 22. At ameeting held at the Hutt last night a resolution was carried by a large majority in favor of remitting the abolition measures to the country before becoming law. Sir George Grey and Mr Fitzherbert addressed the meeting. At -Bulls, Rangitikei, a public meeting was held last night, and. the following resolution passed unanimously“ That this meeting is in favor of immediate abolition of the Provinces th ® P MB }. n S of tbe Gocal Government Bill this session.”

_ u Tl7 . n . Grahamstown, August 23. Walter Williamson, the well-known prospector and Thames pioneer, died this morning of apoplexy. He got bushed between Turiri and Tairua some time ago and never fully recovered, 3

tit ah Tji r. * Gbetmoitth, August 23. Mr Allan r. Stark, part proprietor and assoeiate editor of the ‘ Prey River Argus ’ died yesterday morning after a short illness’. Heceased was one of the oldest inhabitants of Greymouth, and was formerly connected with th« * Otago Daily Timet.'

Ohbistghumh, August 21.

The Poultry Exhibition to-day wa* a success. There were 263 entries, including several from other Provinces. The Pigeon Flying Club have held their first race. Five birds started from Rolleston, seventeen miles from Christchurch. The winner, a carrier Antwerp cock, fl“w the distance in thirty minutes. The Philadelphia Exhibition Committee has asked for an extension of time to receive exhibits to November 30. Shares in the Loan and Investment Company are being very rapidly applied for. At a public meeting at Little River a resolution was carried in favor of immediate abolition. August 23. Public meetings at Loburn and Saltwater Creek carried resolutions, by large majorities, to the effect that the Abolition Bill should be referred to the electors before being adopted, Waimate, August 21. At a meeting this afternoon, a resolution was passed unanimously in favor of abolition, provided that the land fund, less departmental expenses, be expended where raised. Also a resolution that a petition be forwarded urging upon the Government the necessity of constructing the Waitaki and Waimate Railway without delay. Auckland, August 23. The electors of Franklin at a meeting submitted a resolution in favor of immediate abolition, but it was followed by an amendment that the Bill should not become law. The amendment was carried by thirteen votes to seven. The barque Behring has arrived from Sydney, which port she left on the 14th inst.