The Globe. FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1875. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 353, 30 July 1875, Page 2

The Globe. FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1875. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

* (Press Telegraph Agency .) THIS DAT’S TEJjEGKAMS. Wellington, July 30, The House resumed at 7.30 yesterday. But little business was left on the Order paper, Mr Reid succeeded in getting a second reading of the Southland Waste Lands Act read a second time, upon the understandiug that it would not be pressed any further at present, as the Native Minister said that the Government were most anxious not to le l any measures affecting waste lands of the Crown to pass through the House without most careful consideration. The duel object of the Bill is to enable the South land Waste Lands Board, in all cases in which they considered the public interest required their interference, to

withhold land from public competition, in order to prevent land from falling into the hands of speculators. The Otago Waste Lands Amendment Act was also read a second time, on similar arrangements. Mr McGIASHAN objected to the principle of the Bill in selling land on deferred payments, at a less price than that sold for cash. Mr CuthbertSON testified to the extreme popularity in Southland and Otago of selling land on deferred payments. The Bill was referred to the waste lands committee for its consideration. The Native Minister laid upon the table the opinion of the Solicitor-General as to the power of the Assembly to abolish the provinces, The opinion was read, and is to the effect that the power of the Assembly to do so is absolute. Mr H. Harrison’s name was added to the reporting debates committee. Mr O’Neil moved for information relating to the rocks or breakers off Kowangi Point, between Cape Poulwind and Cape Farewell, in consequence of a statement made by Captain McLean on his last trip. Mr Reynolds said the existence of the breakers was well known since 1872 ; they were reported upon, after examine tion by Captain Edwin, and a sketch sent to the Admiralty. A notice to mariners regarding them was printed, besides the rocks were laid down in all the charts since 1873, The House adjourned at 8.45. Grahamstown, July 29. Referring to the action of Sir G. Grey, in insisting upon the transfer of the police from the General Government to the Provincial control against the express wish of the people and the Provincial Council, the Thames Advertiser says—“He (Sir George) has lately made many fervid speeches about the rights of the people, and about consulting their wishes and desires; that in this matter of police control he does not care a snap of the finger what the people say, and will not be guided by them. If the voice of the people could be taken tomorrow, we believe that nine-tenths would strongly protest against any change, and this Sir George also knows—that the wishes of the people do not run in the same direction as his own on this matter, and it does not suit him to put into practice the policy that be preached ardently to others, and particularly to the General Government, His action in this matter has been high-handed and autocratic.’’ Wellington, July 29. A summary of the financial statement will be telegraphed to-morrow night to all the papers at the same time. The Abolition Bill will be telegraphed in full, with a summary of the Local Government Bill. The absolute cost of “The New Zealand Handbook ” is over £2OOO. The total receipts from sale are about £32. It is said that Mr Reynolds does not resign his seat, but merely his position in the Ministry at the end of the session.