SUPPLEMENTARY TELEGRAMS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 441, 27 September 1877, Page 3

SUPPLEMENTARY TELEGRAMS.

(From our own correspondent.) Dunedin, Friday, Sept. 21

Latest war news states that the -Russians were repulsed with frightful (daughter at Plevna Robert M. Hogg, for the Knmara Bank robbery, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, " . $ PARLIAMENTARY. In the Houae yester<lay it was moved that effect should be given forthwith to the Select Committee's recommendation re the Strath - taieri railway. Messrs. Joyce and Shritnsfci strongly opposed the motion, saying the draft report was framed entirely frora a Dunedin point of view. (From our Wellington correspondent.) Tli© proposal to endorse the Committee's report on Foley's petition is suspended, Mr. Reid moving the adjournment to enable the Government to look into the papers. i?rom the little he had read he thought it likely that the Government would evade the report., 011 the ground that the vote for water supply has been expended, and the.t the Government are not aware that" an agreement has been entered into with Eoify and Company, under the clauses of the Public Works Act, IS7GThe Moderates will put Mr. Larnach forward to move a vote of censure upon the Government for keeping up the ' Waka Maori' after the decision of the House last year. The intention was to move in tbe matter to-day upon going into Committee of Supply, as the chance will not occur again, owing to the position of the Order Paper. A strong effort will be made to cany free selection of land in Otago, accompanied with a provision to secure a iarge share of tho proceeds of sales for railway purposes and a reservation of riparian rights as against tbe miners.