By Electric Telegraph

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 330, 2 July 1875, Page 3

By Electric Telegraph

(From our own correspondent.)

Dunedin, Thursday Evening. The Government will introduce, early in the session, a Bill for the consolidation and amendment of the present Stamp Duties Acts. Although the revenue will not be affected jby the measure it will simplify the .collection of duties, and facilitate the' transaction of business.

The Banks in t,he Colony have adopted uniform rates of interest, &c. , ," Departures, for Otago from London : Knight of Snowdon, May 2nd; Waimea, JunelOih; Strathmore, April 11th; Aldegrove (from Clyde), April 30th. There is a flood of emigration. It is, reported ! that • the Government have abandoned the idea of establishing a penal station at [Resolution - Some. Melbourne firm has sent to two most respectable houses in Christchurch : double sets of invoices. The declared value of the articles being in one set put down much less tban in the other. The original papers have been placed in the L hands of the Customs, authorities. ,

Fifteen cases are set down for hearing at the CriminaLSessions, commencing on Monday: ' - . Daniel Sharp; the youth who figured so prominently in the Oneco affair, has been convicted of theft. The police stated that he was a. New York thief.

The Superintendent has been advised by the Home Agent that the shipping offices at Home 'only take emigrants for the Bluff" at £2 per bead' above'"the rate .to Port Chalmers. ' - -■ '■ The Christian M'Ausland sailed for the BlufEin May with 339 immigrants.'.". 1 On the 18th inst. Russell telegraphed, to;the Government re the San Francisco service: "Have satisfactory tenders at £90,000. Your service second/ The P. inted conditions sent you, under.which all vessels to San Francisco sail from Port Chalmers, and-vessels from San Francisco sail to Sydney} connecting at Fiji. Hope to mate contract in few days—speed to be Unknots.. Printed conditions referred to : make route from San Francisco to Sydney direct, and. from New Zealand to San Francisco direct —mails to New: Zealand being'transhippecl at, and forwarded from, Kaudavau, and.'mails from Sydney for-, warded to, and transhipped at, Kandavau."

The ship Asia, which arrived herein 1870; commanded by Captain ll'Millan, is reported missing. Conyers has been appointed Inspector of Railways in' the Province. , An influential deputation waited on the Superintendent to urge' the Colonial Government to go on'with the gaps in the Southern and Northern Trunk Lines. Macandrew said the Government were doing all in their power. The 'Times' states that the General Government intend, at the ensuing ses-

sion, ask for power 1 of the entire police i: Inspector-General a and that Bowen (Mil Atkinson (the preson gration) are candids condemns both candi Weldon's claims shoi The Melbourne ' A says:—" It is stated, that Julius Yogel ha tion for something nic tics, and has accepted child to act as one of t: The 'Guardian' au diets the statement of policed The prospecting ciai 680 ounces from 70 toi Stafford will be .ask< Thames at the general

The Auckland flarl £IOO,OOO has been floa 98.

Tramways are to be Vogel has arranged sail from London to th ing the present year, immigrants.