TELEGRAPHIC

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 56, 17 August 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] [pee press association.] Wellington, August 16, The Government, informed by the AgenUGeneral, that in consequence of the very stringent instructions he received as to the class of emigrants to bo sent to New Zealand this year, he raighb have Home difficulty in making up the specified number, 5000. The strictest supervision being exercised to ensure that none but classes ordered would be selected, even if this result in making the tofcnl number shipped leas than 5000. Great difficulty is experienced in obtaining sioglo women, and'nsan additional inducement to the free passage, Sir J; Yogel is offering free passes to ports of embarkation. ■ LhjNEDTN, August 16. A public meeting of Catholics was iheld here last li'ghfc, for the purpose of considering tlie' New Kcluailiou Bill. 1 Bishpp M.oran presided.' There were probiiblv eight hundred people interested. Four resolutions 'in coiia ; demnation of tbe'B'ill Were siibinilted, and carried almost übanimously .'There beirig only'two or three dissentients to tbe first resolution". '' The meeting was very M entlnißiastic.' The resolutions are to be 'forwarded, to the' 'Dunedio" m emß.ers, and members of the Government '■ " ' ' '' ( "