TELEGRAMS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 434, 9 August 1877, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

{From oiir own correspondent.) ' Dun'edin, Thursday Afternoon

The ship Queen Bee, from London to Nelson, has . been wrecked at Cape Farewell Point,: about thirty-five miles north of her ■'destination. There is no chance of getting "her. off, ■>■ ' r l~' - ;r ' ~ ..--- ""-..

":' It.is rumored in Wellington that Mr.'.Gr. E; Barton lias demanded: a "Parliamentary Committee, to investigate the charges he makes against the Chief Justice. ]>iinerlih won- the ma!ch nt football against Chri'slchurch after one of the hardest-fought contests known there., The'-Dunedin team' two. touch-downs, Christchurcli none. : :.r~v'i . —— -r-+. —_:_, ■■■■■■■"__'.. ".'"■■ .parlia^hentlaxy. Petitions, signed by over 6000 people, haves been sent from Dunedin in favor of the Local : Optionjßill. ' " ■;"; '■■*-'■'■. ' "- : —-» \ In the House yesterday, Mr. Maaindrew; moved his railway resolution in au excel lent; but, as was to be expected, met With; a host":of amendments affirminglthe necessity, for similar linesin other parts ; of the Colony. Mr.Ormond said a Bill w to be introduced ' by the; Government/ which -would; meet the; legitimate demands of ail districts requiring; railways and able to. pay for them. - The -debate is not finished, but nothing'will come of 4.."' !.-., ■■ ; '-;"■■ The ;dehate ; on the Native Lands Bill-was very danviging'tp'the G-overnmenf/. ; Messrs. Ballance and Traversand the Maori members made very telling speeches against the Bill, and no one was fouud ou the Q-ovenmeiit side to defend it, until at last Mr. Reid rose and made a very poor-hparted speech. The general remark when he satdoirn was that if Ministers'hacl no -more to say moteveiice" of: * : a measure so strongly- attacked it mnst be a bad one. No-doubt, despite all the Government's efforts, there; ;is .it-'lmajority against them on this matter,, and it is reported that when the debaters, resumed : Ministers will appeal" to the House to agree r.o the second reiding on an assurance that in Committee amendinenta wdl'be introduced to/ bring the. Bill into accord with the principle of the amendmenfs of Mr. Ballance.

A change of- before the session ends.is,now regarded.as almost eer.i.aia. In answer to Mr. Bastings, Ministers said the amended Counties Pill would j>ro?ide for borrowing powers/ v ..........

The Public Works, Statement will be liv- red on Friday. The Otago members waited on Mr. Bowen, and asked bitn'to state' definitely what is intended to be done with the C)*ago Educational Reserves, and'.also asked that IUO,COO acres in Otago and 25,000 in Southland be set apart specially for primary educational purposes.

The 'Star's' Parliamentary reporter telegraphs:—" Fourteen Otago. members, accompanied 'by Messrs. Reeves and Roberts, waited on the Minister I'or l'ublic Works re railways in Otago. Replying to deputation, Mr. Ormond pledged, the Government to = have the main lines from Dunddin tolnver-. cargill and Moeraki open '-for"traffic by the end of June next. Re interior railways, he could not promise that-the Government would give support to'ahy proposal to guarantee six :per cent, interest. He said—' We are, however, favorable to receiving proposals from people willing to make railways.' The Landed Estate Guarantee Railway Bill (he co firmed} which, it was proposed to-bring down wourd? make property-holders through . whose lands lines passed guarantee payment of working jcxpenses before constructing any brand' lines. The Strathtaieri line being mainly through Government land would, lie said, be taken :out of that category. He promises that the .main lines shall be pushed on with tie utmost vigor in order to give effect to the Government pledge, but rib bonus would be given. The Winton-Kingston line would be finished by the end of this year. ,

(From our Wellington correspondent.} Thursday, 1.10 p.m. Great efforts are being made-by Major. Atkinson to induce Mr. JBallance to withdraw his amendments relating to the Native' Lands Bill, but he is. not likely to succeed. The Government are not likely to survive another week ; there is a probable majority" of seven against them. Mr. Macandrew.'s railway resolutions are overlaid with additions and amendments, and are sure to be rejected. It is "estimated that over £5.000,000 will be needed to take up the liabilities and complete the works in hand and new proposals during the ensuing eighteen months. {The following appeared in our issue of Saturday last: —]