Telegraphic Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1473, 6 November 1872, Page 2

Telegraphic Intelligence.

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LYTTELTON. Wednesday, Nov. 6. A man named Payne has been committed for trial on the chaige of having scuttled the barge Mystery. Bail was received—i-400. CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday, Nov, 6. Mr. Redwood has sold Peeress, with all her engagements for the coming meeting, to Mr. W. Walters, who has had her scratched for the Cap. The railway line to Rangiora was opened yesterday with great eclat. The Lincoln agricultural show was held yesterday. Jt was a great success. AUCKLAND. Wednesday, Nov. 6. A general holiday is being observed to-day. There are 500 entries for the agricultural show. The exhibition ot local industries was a great success : the number of entries is double that ot last year. The Prince of Wales’ birthday celebration. will take place on Monday, the 11th iast. WELLINGTON. Wednesday, Nov. 6. Messrs, Pearce and Hunter, the two members for Wellington City in the House of Representatives, addressed a crowded meeting last night. They defended the Government, and themselves for supporting them. —Mr Hart moved a vote of confidence in Messrs. Pearce and Hunter. He charged the Stafford Government with only taking up the policy of their predecessors.—Mr Krull seconded the motion.—Mr Carpenter moved, as an amendment, that the meeting had no conddence in the city members. He ridiculed the idea in tint Governor’s memorandum about its being a mere personal difference between the two parties in the House.— Mr Carter seconded the amendment, and alluded to the dissatisfaction amongst the immigrants.—Mr. Travers, who was enthusiastically received, spoke at great length. He explained that the dissatisfaction amongst Mr Brogdcu’s immigrants was caused by the Government’s refusal to modify the arrangements under which each immigrant landed in the Colony with a load of debt on his shoulders which, after two years of full work on high wages, and with strict economy, ho would find himself unable to liquidate. In justice to Mr Brogden he pointed out that lie had taken every possible step to obtain such a modification of the immigration arrangements as would place his immigrants in no worse a position than the Government immigrants. He (Mr T.) charged Ministers with ha\ mg entered on its policy without being possessed of the information necessary to secure a prudent and successful issue. He pointed out that Ministers had put a mis-statement in the Governor’s speech about the railway contracts being signed ; no contract was signed till three weeks later—the preliminaries only had been agreed to. The rise in the price of iron was not the sole cause of increased appropriation being necessary. Tire amount of the contracts had been agreed to before the information of the rise in the price of iron had reached the Colony. Yet these sums were far in excess of the Estimates, — Mr Travers was greatly cheered during tire course of hL speech, while Messrs, Pearce and Hunter were interrupted with groans and ironical laughter. Vogel mid Fox’s men were always

greeted with groans.— Mr Travor* moved, as an amendment, a vote of thanks to the Chairman.—The mover and seconder of the * r ote of confidence, seeing no chance of carrying it, withdrew it. The vote of thanks to the Chairman was then put but not passed*.