SUPPLEMENTARY TELEGRAMS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 436, 23 August 1877, Page 3

SUPPLEMENTARY TELEGRAMS.

(From our own correspondent.') Dunedin, Friday, August 17. The football match at Auckland resulted in a draw after Jhree hours hard lighting. The Harbor Board's difficulties with Mr. Proudfoot are on the increase. A large meeting at Cliristehurch has endorsed the action of Dunedin re the manufacture of railway material. Arrived : ship Invercargill, from London. ♦ PARLIAMENTARY. Last night the House, on Mr. Whitakers motion, passed a resolution summoning Mr. Jones to the bar of the House for an article in the • Oamaru Mail' of the 13th inst. re land transactions. A SCB.N'E. There was quito a scene in tl».e House yesterday. A disenssionarosoover Mr. Murray's motion with regard to the Petitions Committee on the Hon. H. H. Russell's petition, the Hawke's Bay land tra is:;ct;on.i being brought up by Sir George Grey, who challenged Mr. Drmond to move for a Committer to enquiro into his own land transactions. The I'romier said that manliness and courage were not characteristics of the member for the Thames,-who. had persist mtly used his position to slander menioafs oi the Government. 'Mr. Wood ri4-<>s ti.-,t the words be tak~

!, The Speaker" t Such language down. Tho voices said that it was ver; should be used. The loader of trie pecially sot a gntrd example. The Premier said if lie had expressed his opinion too plainly he would withdraw his words, bnt ho v-hallr«i.>d thL- TT.ia. Member for the Thames to place in writing the scandalous and disgraceful charts he has made over »nd over again against the membra of tho Minist:'w If ho did so they would afford him an opportunity of Justifying the charges before the Supremo Coir'. If M.uistera did such things they should be iraui-diateiy ejected from office. Mr. Kees was prop iroi; u» substantiate the stataui ;2it waio abo'* Mr, Onnoad, or to put them into writing. He challenged the Governmen6 to move for a Comiuitteo, or to support him in doing so. Sir B. Douglas suggested that members, instead of quarrelling with oud accusing each otnof in tho House, should settle difficulties of this kind outside. (From our Wellington co-respondent.) Friday Evening. The educational proposals have been calculated to* work out this for Otago district: —Total sum required last year for schools, averasre attendance 14,210, was 523,010 j salaries an 1 departmental expenses, £18.472; paid in fers and voluntary subscriptions, £20,730; new buildings and repairs, actually expended for tho year. £82,218. Under tho Act for this year the Qolouial grant out of the Consolidated Fund (less revenue from reserves to bo deducted;, taking the samj average attendance 1110 children at £2 10s.,is £39,235 ; adding to this capitation fees at 10s. on 12,000 chi dron all £4>,335. For last year £41,482 was required, exclusive of £2045 for new buildings and repairs. Supposing Parliament sanctions a sufficient separate appropriation for new buildings, the balance available for tho Otago district for repairs and contingencies is £3757. In this account the year's increased requirements for salaries, apparatus, &c., is balanced by an extra grant upon the increased proportional average attendance. The Act d.>es not, however, relitvj Committees from being charged with the cost of buildings; (clause 72) " and such proportion of the cost of providing, fitting np, improving, ami keeping in repair such school* houses as may be prescribed by the Hoard shall be defrayed by the Committee out of school fund, and remainder (if any) by the Board." The Opposition tactics last night were successsftil. The Government put Hunter to talk till 10. when tho usual half-hour's adfourmnent takes place. The whips then mustered forces, and great anxiety was manifested. The Opposition gave then- voices with the Government for the amendment by Sir K. Douglas, striking out the words " this semi" from Lusk's amendment, and then cried aye to Major Atkinson's motion, as an amendment, to the consternation of the Government, who counted on a division on the motion, aspassVd, "That the Native Lands Bill be discharged, in order to enable the Government to car? ry out Ballancs's amendment." ■* In a breach of privilege debate last night Mr. Stout took a line, that it was unwise to summon Jones, of tho' Oaruaru Mail;' that if he-stuck te his article, disassociating Mr. Whitaker's name, he would earn a press immortality cheaply. Travers and Fox urged severity, the former stating that no apology, made with impertinent humility, should be received. Latest. —Mr. Woolcock's motion was carried. Sir George Grey is now moving an amendment to give it immediate application. Mr. Bowen and Major Atkinson jumped up to intercept Grey with, a prior amendment, but were too late.

ST. JBATHANS.—August 14. . Resident Magistsate's Cousr. (Before H. "SV. Robinson, Esq., R.M.) Keenan and Morcan v. Halle/.—Claim £27 Bs. 2d. The plaintiff pleaded indebted aa to all but a sum of £5 Is. Id., which he alleged he had paid, it having been included in a former judgment against him. On reference to the Magistrate's note of the former case it was found to be the fact, and judgment was recorded for £22 7s- Id., with costs £1 55., to be paid by five monthly instalments. Pyle v. Mallon.—Claim, £3 3a. 6d. Judgment for amount claimed, and costs 9a. $ Warden's CnrsT. (Before H. "VS". Robinson, Esq., Warden.)

George Purton (as Treasurer of the Com-' mittee of Management of the St Bathans Main Tail Race or Public Channel) against Michael Fahey and others.—Claim, £4 Bs., as contribution of which £4 wa3 for contributions to channel and Bs. for use of dray. Defendants admitted the amount, with the exception of 45., but wanted to put in a setoff of £l7 odd. Judgment was eventually taken by consent for £4 45., with 21s. costs ; defendants intending to bring a cross action for the amount they had desired to set-off. James Halley v. Barron and Nolan.—Mr. Bailey for defendants. This was a complaint for forfeiture of an extended claim, said tobe held under certificate No. 1933 of 24th November, 1858. Mr. Bailey claimed a nonsuit. His clients were sued for forfeiture of a claim held under certificate 1933, and they had no such certificate. Plaintiff admitted that he was una le to prove that they had. Nonsuit recorded, with £lO expenses of defendants, who had come from the Arrow to defend the case. Grants.—A. Tierne3% residence area; Caleb Dongee, water race, dam, extended claim, and tail race. Refused.—Barron and another, protection; W. Smilh, extended claim. Withdrawal of an application for mining lease.—John Ewing gave notice in writing of his desire to withdraw application for mining lease made in October last.

A bit of colonial romance had beeu brought to life by the " Boudigo Advertiser.' It says that atthe.new rush at Fletcher's Creek, Marong, two elderly miners had a liigh dispute respecting a claim, one of them having—jumped it on the other. In the course of the wordy warfare which ensued, one of the old pioneers was struck by something in the tone of the voice of bis opponent, and suddenly asked him his name. When the reply was given, the two miners discovered that they were brothers, having left home some twenty-five years ago, and had never since seen each other. Both had come to Australia by different vessels, young, in the flush of health and hope, and for many long weary years had striven hard for wealth, which they never gained. Disgusted, melancholy, and disappointed, they ceased to eorres.pond with their families and one another, and each had learned to enjoy his own companionship better than that of anyone else. The two brothers are now working the disputed claim together.