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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 311, 12 February 1875, Page 3

By Electric Telegraph

. (L'Vom on)'ovm p'orrFspoiitlpTit.) '• ■ Dunedin, Thursday ..Erening. A irian uained .John-Miller has been commuted for trial for-the manslaughter of Kate •Ryder. . "■ . ■ ; At a public meeting at Riverton, a iresolutioti was carried, "urging,, the Government to' surrey ' the projected.- branch railways from Otautau. to: Nightcap' Coalfield, and Orepukito sVaia'i The 'Gnardiah/in a savage leader, charges the "Inner King"of the Harbor Board with supposing important ' correspondence from the General Government. ' Much anxiety, is felt "for the City- of '••Dunedin, now-102 days out:'. - ' ' - " At a sale of land yesterday, lots at Beau-* inont and Xuapeka west; only fit for-grazing, fetched £'24 to £4l an acre. There are numerous applications for deferred payment sections on M'Kab's run. . A fatal accident occurred: at the Ohain> Hills tunnel -yesterday-through a faU"".of

stone, by which Thomas Kerr, foreman of the shift, and a man named Dumpsey- were killed. Two others were severely injured—hnving their legs broken, - and being injured about the head. Kerr leaves a wife and seven children -

The Imperial Government have given the Commodore's flag-ship Peail to the New 'Zealand Government as a training ship. She will W stationed at Wellington;-• It is stated, on good authority, that the Government do not iat present intend to carry out the contemplated, changes, necessitating the removal of various judges.

The Auckland Volunteer representatives were well received before leaving the Thames. Wilson proposed a motion that, to encourage Volunteering, which: is now languishing in Otago, the next rifle" meeting should be lield at Dunedin, but Provincial ; . jealousv so strongly showed itself that it had .to be withdrawn, The political crisis in New South Wales continues. The .Governor sent for Sir William Manning. .The House resented sending for a membes, a nominee of the Upper Chamber, and refused to adjourn. .Robertson, Bulter, and Forester decline co join Man ning.