Telegraphic Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1383, 24 July 1872, Page 2

Telegraphic Intelligence.

FROM GREFILLWS TELMRAM COMB ANT WELLINGTON. Wednesday, July 24. The following Bills have passed theipsecond reading in the House of Representatives: — The Public Health, theSharebrokers', and the Drawbacks. The second readings of the Permanent* Officers' Salary Bill, the Public TrustsOfficers Bill, and the Life Assurance Companies Bill have been adjourned. The House has agreed to the- returns of" the immigration officers appointed, theofficial appointments, connected with the railway contracts, the money bor* rowed and actual works commenced,, and the amount of the balance. During the discussions which have taken place,, the Government gave way on, every point raised by their opponents ;, they have no- party. The Opposition. is numerically stronger than, the supporters of the but its component parts are not welded;, A great debate is expected to take place this, afternoon on a motion proposed by Mr. Gillies, asking the Government to brings down a measure, promised during Jast. se.-Mon of the Assembly, altering the constitution of the Provinces, and defin? ing their functions. A New Zealand Gazette, published to-day,, contains an Order in, Councilj, being regulations giving power to. the Health Officer at any port, to place in, quarantine any vessel from Honolulu,, whether such Aossel has touched at any port in New Zealand or. not —the Health Officer to report to the Board of Health,, and the latter, to have powerto detain any such vessel's crew and, passengers until clean..