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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 219, 9 May 1873, Page 5

By Electric Telegraph

(From our own 'correspondent..) ♦ —— Duncdin, Thursday Evening. From Auckland, the latest Waikato news states that Mackay arrived at Te Kuiti on Tuesday night, having passed Waitanui at Wirea, who asked him to stay there. He pushed on, however, and joined Eewi, where lie now is. Tawhiao is at Hauturu, and a messenger has gone with a letter from him to Mackay. The Kgatimaniopotos will not take part in hostilities unless attacked.

I Further telegrams state, at Kr.iti, while ia bed, Mack ay was attacked by a Hau-Hau, who crawled into the tent. A struggle ensued, Mackay was sligholy wounded -on the temple, and the assailant captured. Manuwhiri and llewi are indignant at the outrage. Government telegrams state it is untrue that Tawhiao refused to give -up Sullivan's murderers. . Mack ay is instructed not to leave Tawhiao. without a definite reply. He ■fears if he consents the murderers of .Whitely and Todd will be aslsed for. The murderers laid Sullivan's heart at Princess Sophia's door. She alic] her husband were very indignant, and instantly buried it. At a large native meeting held yesterday, resolutions were passed denouncing the doings of the ETau-Haiis-—many Waikato chiefs being present. Six influential chiefs were deputed to deiuand the murderers. The meeting asked the Government to countenance their proceedings, and give them time to make their appeal. M 'Lean consented, provided no hoatilities were cor tcmplated. At Christchureli, applications for nominated passages made by out-going mail represent 100 statute adults. £40,000 have been received for pastoral - rents during last three days. Crowded meeting in favor of separating from Wellington. Great enthusiasm. S.s. Paterson aground in the river. 3000 people present. Three special cheers Cor Yogcl, who is to be feted B3 soon as hovisits the place. Dune din, May 7th. Southern escort 8555 ounces. Heavy gale at Oamaru yeste. day; Mary Ogilvie went ashoreOPENIS CI ,0J? PROVINCIAL COUNCIL. Opening oi Provincial Coulicil-epitomised Province's progress foi 1 year. J)eclared valueoi imports £1,«84,995, duties £202.000, gold exported £169,212 against 0:160,372 for 1872. | total "value produce £2,279,663 agaiust j £1,190,000 the" year previous, being equal to j £7O a head, for each statute adult, which, he ! ventui*es to say, is unequalled in the world, j Total receipts, £33S, 000, as against £250,000 j last year, when there Avas an overdraft of j £40,497 ; this year Ave commence with a bai lance of £I6,G9S.- At no period since the commencement of the Province has there been such prosperity. The increase in gold export showed a great vitality in a permanent industry. The bonus • for a paper mill had ] ! been accepted—the mill to be erected on the i Mataura. Parties have proposed to take up j a sperni whale fishery, and £SOO would be ! recommended as bonus. £27,000 were rei quired for increase of school accommodation. I £1,500 to be placed aside out of tlje £II,OOO i derived from educational reserves for thirty years. If the Colonial Legislature concur, £30,000 at once available. Additional School Inspector and normal schools are' advocated. If junction of .-Mataura, Clutha and Moeraki railways isleft to Assembly it will take years to complete. Proposed that Province immediately undertake to connect aud form branchlets. Estimated cost to Tapauui, independent of branchlets, £150,000, exclusive of rolling stock. Between Clutlia and Mataura there are 300,000 acres splendid agricultural land which only require the-railway to be rendered accessible. Proposals have been submitted for its construction, within two years from the date of contract - payment at * the rate of £30,000 for the first two years, and the balance within a year of the completion of the line. Intended to improve main roads to. iu terior. Estimates provide larger amount for public works. Government intend to coutinue ■subsidy to road boards, and to subsidise goldfields districts similarly. £24,000 of loan expended on Oamaru breakwaier, a success. £25,000 to be expended ou a tramway up the main valley of the Waitaki. Tenders are being called for. £13,000 set apart to bridge rivers in districts, and for harbor works at Kakauui. iiecomm ends the expenditure of £15,000 for defence of the port. Contract entered into with Patrick Henderson and the Province for immigration from the Clyde. Auld urges direct steam to Otago. General Government warmly approved suggestion, and directed Featherston accordingly. Submitted proposal for creation of far mat Toko mairiro for able bodied lunatics. Also throwing open Hospital to medical practitioners of the city, and-.the- further, endowment of 100,000 acres to the University if the Council school of medicine and surgery. 30,000 acres proposed to be thrown open on deferred payments. M'Glasbau tabled series of resolutions to reform Upper House. Fish moved reply to Address which affirms Council are prepared to judge Executive on their merits. Beid moved amendment, appointment Government unconstitutional, and declines to recognise it. * Understood Government will be beaten. Maekay was attacked by a Hauhau named Kuru. Mac.kay cried out, and Kiugites came to assistance. Natives indignant at outrage. Cuthbertson addressed crowded house at Invercargill. Pronouuced in favor of Ministry. Yote of confidence passed. Eathgate addressed crowded meeting. Capital speech, ana a unanimous vote .of confiCampbell's application declined. ENGLISH NEWS BY CABLE. Rule nisi granted in criminal information Plimsoll M.P. for libel.. Australian custom dues bill passed Com- ' mons. Wool sales competition well maintained. "Washed,' slightly lowergreasy, one pennyhalfpenny better. Financial condition,.of Spain most deplorable.^ Arrived, April 14th, Peter Denny. 26th, - E. P. Bouverie from Port Chalmers. Celestial Queen from Lyttleton,