Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1872.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 126, 28 May 1872, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1872.

English Mail. — The steamer Taranaki arrived at a. late hour last night, having, as we. anticipated, been, .bar-bound at Manukau. Wesleyan Church Anniversary. — The tea, and public meeting in celebration of the anniversary of this church will be held this evening, when addresses will be delivered by several ministers and friends. Immigration. — The following telegram appears in this morning's Colonist :— The Agent- General, according to information received by the" San Francisco mail, has made arrangements for the dispatch of 2200 emigrants to New Zealand, during April and May, to be apportioned thus :— 120 to be sent to Auckland, 150 to Wellington, 400 to Napier, 130 to Picton (via Wellington), 500 to Canterbury, and 600 to Otago, besides about 300 to be sent to the various ports under the auspices of the Messrs. Brogdem There are to be 1400 British, 600 Germans, and 200 Scandinavians. The Germans are to be sent iv oqual proportions to Canterbury and Otago,: and tbe Scandinavians to Napier. PRoyiNOiA- Council. —-The Council was occupied for nearly an hour on Thursday, and a little over three hours last night in discussing a resolution brought forward by Mr. O'Conor advocating the separation of the 1 goldfields from Nelson, a resolution which, as the honorable mover himself allowed, could result in no gopd [.beyond tne discussion of the matter. If : notices of motion are to be' placed on,, the" paper simply "witK^a view to talking 1 ,

them over without arriving at any definite conclusion, it is clear that a very wide field is gradually being opened to those of the members who come to the Council merely for the purpose of displaying their oratorical powers, and it is very questionable whether such a course tends to add to the usefulness or dignity of the Provincial legislature. The resolution in favor of the disintegration of the province moved by Mr. Reid from a purely philo-Nelsonian point of view, h-s been suffered to drop. The Council, after discussing Mr. O'Conor's resolution until past ten o'clock, adjourned the debate for the purpose of i.-oing into Committee on the Grey Valley Roads Bill, but the more important point of acting strictly in accordance with the Standing Orders cropped up and prevented i.ny further business being done. The Council then adjourned until this evening at 5 o'clock.