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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 238, 26 September 1873, Page 5

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/TO JL rom our own correspondent.) - Dune din, Thursday Evening. In reference to the crisis caused by the disagreement between the two Houses, Mr. Vogel, on behalf of the Government, made a statement. He said the House would be justified in using all constitutional means to give effect.to■ the expressed wishes of a ma- i jority. A number of Bills had already nearly passed the House under the Provincial Loans Empowering Act. The Government propose that they should be made, to stand alone, and give the Provinces power to borrow against fifteen per cent, of the land fund. The question of who was to bor. ow remained. If the Upper House objected to the Provinces borrowing, they were then brought face to face with the difficulty that for the Colony to borrow for the Provinces would embarrass the Government in borrowing for the Colony. The only course left was to form a special fund by means of a tax on all property, whether leasehold or freehold. The Bill of 1871 provided machinery for the Provincial' Councils to borrow money for certain purposes, and such large powers were given by the Bill that the House could almost afford to allow the step taken by the Council to remain unnoticed. It was proposed that these Bills should go up; and that the Government, while agreeing to their principle, should retain the right to consider the object and extent of the Bills, If r.ot accepted by the Council, the G-overn-rnent would ask the Council to reconsider the first Bill in a. modified shape. Another session might be necessary, but such would not. be unconstitutional. There was nothing to prevent another session being held immediately after the close of the present one, or after an interval. He hoped that extra taxation would be unnecessary/ The G-overnment has announced new Provincial Borrowing policy, omitting rating clauses, and the Bill is so framed that previously to Ist January, 1875, all the Provinces cannot borrow more than £285,00' >, as follow: Auckland, £127,500 ; Wellington, £87,500; Marlborough, £10,500; Taranaki, £15,000.; Otago, £10,000; Westland, £15,000. Total authorised to be raised before and after 1875 is £1,076,000, distributed as under—Auckland, £145,000; Wellington, £170,000 ; Marlborough, £21,000 ; flawke's Bay, £IIO,GOO ; Otago, £300,000; Westland, £50,000. . The G-overnment believe Eussell's mail contract is with Hall aad not f ßurnside. The probable result of Dunedin agitating against the Mussel Bay workshops will be that mei'ely Provincial workshops will be established, instead of one for the Middle Island.

On Stafford's motion the House last niglit decided that it was not aware of the reasons for the remission of the whole of the penalties on Webb, and awaits further information before deciding. The Otago Provincial Loan Bill provides raising £300,000, on trust, for construction of line of railway from Tuapeka to the Dunstan. All waste lands lying parallel to and within ten miles from each, sirle of the railway throughout its length are reserved. The brigantine Ottawa, from Lyttelton, was wrecked at New Plymouth A long debate over the first of the loan bills too place last night. The Government carried the measure by 42 to 14. Five other bills then passed without debate. It is doubtful whether the Upper House will pass any.

The Alharnbra is telegraphed at. Hokitika. No cable news. Lines down. The only Australian items of interest are that Mount and Morris, of Carl celebrity, are released, because the_ warrants for their arrest were illegal. The police afterwards arrested them as convicts illegally at large. Large crowds escorted them to the watchhouse. Next day, the Crown declining to prosecute, they were discharged. They both bring actions for £2500 damages for false imprisonment against Duncan, the Inspector of Prisons. the AttorneyGreneral, is severely commented on, and it is considered he will resign. LATEST. The report of the Committee re Brogdens' petition, report that the statements in the petition substantiated, and, so far as they can judge, the Brogdens have no claim either in equity or law. The Local Industries Committee recommend a bonus of sixpence per gallon up to •50,000 gallons (whale oil ?) Also a bonus on the erection of suitable blast furnaces for the manufacture of pig iron, and machinery for the manufacture of rod and bar iron ; and also the granting of free passages to persons willing to establish such factories. They also recommend the Public Works Committee department to endeavor to utilise'the materials in the Colony for the manufacture of Portland cement.

The'whole of the Loan Bills passed through, the Lower House last night. Mr. Shepherd moved for a Committee of the whole House, for the purpose of considering the advisability of increasing the amount to be borrowed by Otago from £IO,OOO to £ 100,000, which was required for the immediate construction of the Bunstan railway. Mi*. Macahdrew said that the amendment wo aid-not accelerate the progress of the railway. The main-lines in Otago—B7s miles in length—at present in course of construction, would absorb all the available labor in that Province up to the end of 1874. The motion was rejected.

The Opposition fought every clause-in each of the Loan Bills; Sir F. IX Bell taking the leading part, in conjunction with Mr. Tolmie, in oTSJositicn.

Another-suppressed despatch of Dr. Fea-

tiierston's wi< after pressure had ' been brought to bear on the Government, produced before the Committee on the Messrs." Brogdens' petition. It favors the Messrs. Brogdens' claim, and has been published. Private telegrams announce the discovery of a new GoWfield at the Haast River, Westland. The gold is said to be very coarse, and there is likely to be an extensive rush. Captain Turnbull, the Harbor Master at 1 Hokitika, has been sent to the Haast to protect the Government's interests there. DUNEDIN. . Sixty-three applications have been made for "the office-of Immigration Agent. The Masonic Hall Company 0 have gained the first step in their case. Notice of appeaL was given.