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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 292, 3 October 1874, Page 3

By Electric Telegraph

(From our own correspondent.)

Dunedin, Thursday Evening. The enquiry into the murder on board the Omeo is being conducted privately. On dit that a large firm here has sold its business to tho Otago Investment Company, and that the principal member of the firm retains the management at a salary of £3OOO a year. ' T Owing "to the Abolition of Imprisonment Bill, the only debtor iu the gaol (who had been in prison 7 'some months) was discharged to-day. ••• The Anglican Synod opened to-day. Bishop Neville made a lengthy addre?-. The principal topic was the necessity of establishing denominational schools. Contends that State aid should be given, payment to be made by the results. - The slock assessment of 1874-5 was paid to day. Exclusive of Southland, it amounts to £54,018! ~ Atkinson addressed his constituents on Saturday. He said he thought the Colony was getting its money's worth in public works. As Beeves had said that the Taranaki members did not represent the feelings of the people in the Province, he called upon the meeting to say in a decided manner whether it was so or not. He pointed out why the Provinces of Canterbury and .Otago need not be abolished. The Public Works Scheme menrifc ultimately the extinguishment of uli the Provinces. A? long as the ProvifiCt'a hart? money to take a part in the settlement on thst land, they would exist, but no longer. Th« scheme of the Ministry was for a Central Government. The following was carried almost unanimously, onlr one hand being .held "np against it: " This meeting is of opii-ion thn'l Vogel's resolutions are wise and statesman .like, and deserving-of hearty support. Tb»land fund of the several Provinces siioui" be combined, so far as is practicable, with lo calisation. of reveuue.. The meeting does n«>i desire to see the" lund fund of the Souther) .- Provinces-taken for expenditure.on the Ncrth On the contrary, they wish to see it applie locally, to. its legitimate purpose of opening up and peopling the country." . Standish, u member of the Provincial Executive, moved an amendment to the first resolution, to the effect that " The meeting reserves to itself au expression, of opinion as to Atkinson's actiore Provincial Qlianges until it is in a better, position to judge of the question ; " but the amendment found no seconder. A vote.-of Confidence, iu Atkinson was carried. ' . - •