LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1187, 18 May 1872, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[per greville's telegraph company, reuter's agents.] Christohurch, May 17. The Provincial Council has unanimously' passed resolutions requesting the General Government to take earnest steps for the defence of the seaboard of Canterbury. A companyis being formed to bring the line of railway into the centre of the city, as the railway station is now threequarters of a mile distant. Grain market unaltered. Karslake's resignation of his seat in the Assembly has been published. J. Hart and J. Jebson have issued addresses. They are both Government supporters. Major Wilson, C;B., an opponent of the Government, and the Eev W. J. G. Bluett, supporter of the Government, are spoken of as candidates. Wellington, May 17. It is stated on good authority that Parliament will be called together for the despatch of business on or about July 15. Meetings have been held during the past few days between Mr Brogderi and the Government with regard to his coritract for certain railway lines, and the difficulties have been overcome. The probability is that in a few days Mr Brogden will submit definite tenders for the various lines submitted to him. . . : .■ Nelson, May 17. Mr Saunders addressed a large meeting last night. He generally condemned borrowing and expenditure policy, and declared that a strict economy, instead of burrowing, should have been practised after the war. He referred to the heavy debt, increased in the first year of peace to a new million and a half, and regretted to find his old friend, Mr Luckie, who formerly worked with him, 'but wasjihow no longer opposed to borrowing. He found no change in Mr Richmond, .who was still the same good private man, bnt a bad public one. He never saw faults in friends, nor virtue in foes. The speech attacked bo bh candidates, censured Mr Yogel and praised Mr Fox and Mr M'Lean. He was opposed to the policy of the Ministry, and generally adopted Richmond's role. He condemned the public debts consolidation, which took hundreds of thousands out of the pockets of the taxpayers. A vote of thanks was proposed,seconded, and adopted, with applause. Auckland, May 17. Eight hundredweight of specimens have been received from the Moanatira claim. Shares have advanced to L 5.