PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 264, 6 November 1872, Page 2

PROVINCIAL.

Wellington. November 6. Messrs Pearce and Hunter addre sed a crowded meeting of their constituents last night. They defended the Government, and themselves for supporting them Mr Hart moved a vote of confidence, and charged tho Stafford Government with only inking np the policy of their predecessors. Mr Krult seconded. Mr Carpenter moved a vote of no confidence, and ridiculed that iortion of the Governor's me-! movanda which stated that the differences were ;merely personal. Mr Carter seconded, and alluded to tho dissatisfaction among the immigrants. Mr Travers spoke at great length, arid was enthusiastically received He explained that the dissatisfaction of Mr Brogden's immigrants was caused, by the -refusal of the Government to modify tha arrangements under which each immigrant was landed with a load of debt, which two years of full work with high w«ge» and strict economy would scarcely enable him to liquidate. Iv justice to Mr Bn gden, he poiii ed out that he had taken every possiblo step to obtain such modification of the immigration arrangements as would place his immigrants on no worse footing than tho Government immigrants. He charged Ministers with haviog entered on a policy without being possessed of the necessary information to secure a prudent and i sugc ssful issue, and t ointed out that Ministers had put misstatements into the Governor's opening speech about the railway coti tracts being signed, whereas no contract was signed till three weeks lattr. the preliminaries only beinar agreed to The rise in the price of iron was Dot the sole cause of increased appropriations being necessary, as the amounts of the contracts w* re agreed to before the information of the rise iv the price had reached the colony, yet these sums were far in excess of the estimates. Mr. Travers was fcrcatly cheered, and Messrs. Pearce am Hunter interrupted with groans 1 and ironical laughter. Mr. Vogel's and Mr. Fox's names were always greeted wich groans Mr. Travers moved as an amendment a vote of thanks to the Chairman, and the m >ver and spponder of the vote of confidence seeing no chance of its being carried, withdrew it. The vote of No Confidence « as then withdrawn, and a vote of thanks -put to the meeting but sot passed. Auckland, November 5. Messrs W. Buchanan, and H. B. Stoney have been nominated for the Provincial Counc 1 for the Northern division, vice Mr Farntll, resigned. The election takes place on the lath inst. Tookey's, paid up nnd thirds, £7; London £1 4s; Caledonian £17 IO*; Thames £5 7s 6d; Harbor View 7s 6d; Tokatea £i. 10s. The Haw.'ira Ngatibua tribe, with all-the -roeii, women, and children, went yesterday to the new permanent settlement at Matangara, where they warned one of the settlers to remove his cattle or they would shoot .them. November 6. To-day is a general holiday on account of. the Agricultural . v how, for which thi re are _6i> entries. Tho Local Industries are a great success, the number of entries being doable that of last year. The Prince of Wales' Birthday is to be celebrated on Monday nest. . . NA6EBY, November 5. Coxhead's photographic gallery, and Inder's house have been destroy ed by fire. j CH_.fr -church, November 6. The Rangiora line waß opened yesterday with great eclat. ! 'Ihe i.incoln Agricultural Show, held yesterday, j proved a decided success. . , The Superintendent lays the 'foundation stone of the German Church to day. Letters have been received from Mr .Redwood, stating mat he had sold Peeress to Mr. Waiters, who writes askiDg to have her scratched for the i Cup. ' ", . , _____