By Electric Telegraph

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 229, 25 July 1873, Page 5

By Electric Telegraph

(From our own correspondent.) Dunedin, Thursday Evening. The Council affirmed Government rcsolu tions re new Hundreds, and the reservation of land under deferred payments. It if expected that the session will terminate in a few days. The Waikouaiti election resulted as follows ':—Gillies, 163 ; Pratt, 93. ' The Cromwell Mayoral election resulted in a tie between Fraer and Marsh—each getting 50 votes. New election ordered.

A-.woolsorter named M'Leod was drowned in the Water of Leith on Tuesday. A small lire broke out at the Immigration Barracks on Tuesday night. In the Legislative Council the Interest Bill was defeated by a large majority. On the second reading of the. District Courts Bill, which was subsequently agreed to, Bathgate said that the Bill would interfere with the Supreme Court, and that the Government had no intention to make any new appointments.

The Gold Mining Bill has been read a second time.

The Otago Provincial Council to-day passed a resolution requesting that the consideration of this measure (the Gold Mining. Bill) be deferred till next session.

The. ' Independent '..says that the Government intend to propose a measure for allowing Provinces to borrow money on specific authority, without the sanction of Parliament.

Messrs M'Meckan, Blackwood, and Co. have offered to convey the Suez mails for three years for £5,000 a-year; the Bluff to be the first port of call and the last of departure.

Considerable opposition was'manifested in the Lower House, yesterday, to leave of absence being; given the Otago members now in Dunedin.