TELEGRAPHIC.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1060, 20 November 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

INTERPROVINOIAL. [PEE PBEBS AGENCY.] Dunedin, November 20. The question of a water supply for the city was discussed at the meeting of the City Council last night. It was adjourned for a The Colonial Bank of New Zealand yesterday took formal possession of the University Buildings, which it purchased some time ago PAELI AMEN TAEY. Last Night's Proceedings. ■Wellington, November 20. On the House meeting, Mr Sheehan stated that with regard to the recent interruptions to the surveys in the Taupo country, he was glad to be able to state that the surveys were uow proceeding in the ordinary way. The Speaker announced that he had appointed Mr Grace an additional interpreter to the House. Mr Lavnach made his financial statement. The discussion thereon was postponed till to-morrow, when Major Atkinson said he would be prepared to enter on it. In reply to a question, Mr Larnach said the date on which the land fund should be generalised would rest with the House when asked to legislate on the subject. Mr Reid, Major Atkinson, and Mr McLean urged that the date fr.im which the land fund should be taken should be stated. Sir George Grey declined to state the day. The members of the late Ministry knew very well that Canterbury was the only place which had a land fund, and on the day before they retired from office, they had ordered the distribution of £200,000 amongst local bodies—an unprecedented act on the part of a Ministry on their quitting office, Mr McLean urged the absolute necessity of having a starting point from which to discuss the scheme of finance submitted. Of course if Ministers did not know themselves they could not state it. Mr Sheehan said it was for the House to decide, not for Government to lay down a cast-iron rule as to date. When the late Ministry, ]a few months ago, drew such rosy pictures“of the colonial finance, they did not attach so much importance to the date from which land fund was to ho taken. The present Government were prepared to go out of office and to the country on the policy they had propounded. The House adjourned at 8.35 p.m. Political News. [ebom our own correspondent.] Wellington, November 20. A large caucus is being held at Dr. Pollen’s to-day, to consider the financial statement. It is believed that if the policy is fought out on the question of the land fund there will be groat changes of parties. There was hardly any applause on the announcement re the land fund last night, and there was great amusement at Sir G. Grey refusing to say when he intended the change to date from. The statement, as soon as printed, was withdrawn in consequence of a mistake in the figures, which made the tables totally unintelligible.