PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 234, 29 August 1873, Page 7

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS

TELEGRAPH TO OTEPOPO., Mr. Steward asked the Commissioner of Telegraphs—" Whether it is intended to establish a telegraph station at the township of Otepopo, Province of Otago? Mr. Vogel said he was in a position to say that a telegraph station would shortly be established at Otepopo. MONEY ORDER OFFICE, MAEBBWHENUA. Mr. Steward asked the PostriiasterGeneral —Whether ; a money order office will be established at the Maerewhenua Groldfield, Otago, in connection with the post office at that place ? Mr. Vogel said he was not able to give any positive assurance that a branch money order office would be established oh the Maerewhenua Goldfield at present. TJie postal business had not been very large, but if the Government found the requirements of the district increased to such an extent as to justify the establishment of an office, they would have no objection to comply with the honorable member's wishes. NAS-EBT COURT HOUSE. Mr. Mervyn asked—Whether it is the intention of the Government to appropriate a portion of the proposed loan for public buildings for the purpose of erecting a court house at Naseby ? His object in putting the question was to bring under the notice of the Government the exceeding, desirability of erecting some decent place at Naseby in which to conduct

public business.. Thejpresent court house, or rather the building used as such, measured about*'twelve feet by twe'htyf and in that place all the business of the District Court, the Resident,. Magistrate's Court, the Clerk of = the Court,Vand the Bailiff, was conducted. He had brought this matter under the consideration of the Colonial; Secretary repeatedly, but, owing to the want of funds, hbtliing had been done. As, however, the Government entertained the idea of borrowing "money for the specific purpose of erecting public buildings, he'trusted they would not overlook the desirability, of erecting a building at Naseby for the conduct of public business. ' "'

/Mr. Vogel would ask the honorable _ member to accept the answer which had been given to another question—that the matter was under the consideration of the Government.