LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 564, 18 July 1878, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[PRESS AUUN'.'Y.] I Auckland, July 17. A letter from the Colonial Secretary states that until local provision is mado for charitable aid the Government will ; coatiuue the present system. j The City Council has resolved to dis- ' continue direct snbscriprims in inonev [ to Fire Brigades on the ground that free water mipply and the maintainance ; of tire plugs is snfficinit contribution, i and the Insurance Companies should i pay more. The Mayor was requested ! to bring the question f >rward for dis- ; cussion at the Municipal Conference, | with a view to obtaining from the ! Legislature, as in the Australian colo- , nies, grants for the support of Fire j Brigades. Dunedin, July 17. The School Commission of Otago at a meeting yesterday, decided that it would be inexpedient to part with the fee simple of any education reserves. Mr Macandrew says the Railway Department has obtained locomotives from America which will do the through trip between Christchurch and Dunedin in ten hours. Christchurch, July 17. The Chairman of J.E. Brown's meeting at Amberly on Monday night writes to the Times that the vote of confidence in J. E. Brown would have been carried but for a mistake in the mode of putting the amendment. Mr Brown addressed the electors of Ashley last night aud received a hearty vote of thanks and confidence. A parcel of New Zealand Shipping Co's shares sold to-day at £BS. Mr E. Richardson, member for Christchurch, addressed the electors last night. About 200 -were present. Referring to the question of representation, he said Canterbury at present was under-represented by four members, and that there should be no further elections till the representation was generally altered. He would support Ballance's proposal, as a person should he resident six months before he had a vote. The method of registration required amending. As to taxation, a property tax would be the best; the only justifiable land tax -would be for unimproved land, which he was prepared to support. It was quite time for the colony to be placed in a position to defend itself from foreign attacks. Referring to the Licensing Bill, he said all liquors should be tested directly they were landed, and Customs officers should also test and brand kerosene. He Was opposed to the Local Option Bill, as drunkenness could not be put down by Act of Parliament. The railway works had proved remarkably satisfactory. The colony had expended ! seven millions <m them, and the receipts last year were £569,000 jind the expenditure £402,000 ; next year the Canterbury lines would return a profit of 5 per cent. He approved of reqent measures in regard to charitable aid. Regarding the stoppage; of the Laud j Fund, he should not be too precipitate, | but wait to hear what the. Government J had to say. If the Government show i they had dealt fairly with all the j districts, in the country that would be 1 something, but the matter cert-n'nlv n- , quired explanation. It wa-> rep.irit-il

the Government intended to remove the Agent-Geueral ; it they did so it would be a great calamity. Vogel should be appointed Commissioner at the Paris Exhibition. He had done more good than anyone else in the colony. lie (Richardson) would all matters brought before the House fair consideration. He would be no party to factious opposition, and would not oppose the Premier, so long as the measures lirought forward were for the good of tlv> colony. A vote of thanks and confidence was carried by a large majority, LATEST UNPUBLISHED. Wellington, July 18. At a meeting of the Provisional Directors of the West Wauganui Coal Company, it was agreed to invite tenders in the colonics for the construction of a'steam collier capable of carrying 300 tons coal. It Was seated that ho g">od was the demand which existed for the coal that several ca'goes could be sold at once. FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT AT BIG BAY. Invercakglll, July 18. The Maori arrived from the West Coast at 8 a.m., and reports arriving at Big Bay at 7 a.m., on the 16th wlK*e Mr H. Fisher reported that on the 13th of June, when out Shooting along the beach, to the northward, he found a tent and blankets, about five miles up the harbor. Further on h« found the Head body of a stranger. He returned to the camp, and obtained assistance ; and at daylight next morning returned to the scene of the accident and found the bodies of Andrew H. Williamson and James Dalzel. Th>> party removed the bodies above hiirh-waior mark and reported the circumstances to Captain Brentley of Martin's Bay. A search party was organised, the beaches searched, and the bodies of Jeremiah Dalzel or Yell, and John G-xbrtel were found. The search party buried the bodies, and made, further search, but without success. ,It appears the deceased party had Hailed from Jackson's Bay in an open boat, (with a quantity of tools), deeply laden, and hud b en swamped on the re>if outside Big Bay. Yell has a wif" and four children. C-'a oriel bus also ;t wife ami family in Nova Scotia. Urouspki, whose body is not recovered, leaves a wife and large family. 1 he, stranger is supposed to be Dr. Branschou.