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[PER GREVILIiB'S TEIiEGR^H, COaffAK Y, reutbr's AGEiuxsi ].'..: / vCHBISTCkuRCH/'Al)!!! 30. • Tfie Kaiapoi Railway was opened to-' day. MessrSjßolleston, Reeves, arid Stafford went up in an official train, r Trooper Cohen has won the championship 5 at the Rifle Association meeting. ■- . -. • •■•-•■- 'TiMARU, April' 3o. 'Serious- .floods' ? have'- \ occurred. TheTesnuka suspension bridge, and the protective works, at Opihi have Jjeen . destroyed. Opihi bridge has also been, injured. , .George. Bradford i Was -drowned while attempting to cross the suspension bridge./: : - •.;•; ,•-- ..■:::■-;:': .: .... „ . ... .WEtMNaTpN, April 30. The Goyernment is reported favorable; to granting Brogden's applicatiou in re • the r - Mikonui Water-race! Iristructioni have been given .to reserve land subject tp. existing rights.. . . ' -..-. ' . Dunedin, April 30. The ball to the representatives at the rifle shooting was • a great success. The ladies have given Captain Wales a handsome gold' hiiritirig 1 watch.
Mr B^idhas received another vote of confidence at I^bssgiei. He strongly, op;p^sea^prpteotion.in: any shape-to farmers, l^^tw^nty^rst~^wßsiwir-oitH>ho-^Prb~ vincial Cpuncilwas opened to-day. The Superintendent, in his speech, condemned the system of responsible Government in the Provinces, arid also strongly condemned'the'system of Provincial charging in relation. ; tp Colonial Public Worlcs.. The /Pr-ovincje^^egan, Jaat. year^with a bank overdraft,-,of.jLip,ooo. It had paid this, met all its engagements, and now again commenced the present year with a credit balanced L73Bl:>' They had also during the year paid off L 31,000 of funded, debt, equal to 12£ per cent, of the whole. The Provincial Administration coujdjjie conducted for L 33,000 yearly. He estimated the revenue for tho present year at L 75 ,15 3, and the expenditure, exclusively of public /works, at L 75,504 .: The policy of the Provincial Government was to vest local management in local haridsjas far as possible, and. devote attention to the" general administration and. legislative control and colonising works. The Province will be able to conduct its own affairs if conducted, prudently, but there is no margin for recklessness. ;; .
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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1172, 1 May 1872, Page 2
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