TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 219, 11 September 1873, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

[Per Ahglo-Austrauan Pbess Telegraph

Agency],

PROVINCIAL.

Wellington, September 10. A meeting of Maori chiefs, fifty in number, from all parts of New Zealand, was held to»day. They had assembled to watch the progress of the Ministerial native measures in the House. The meeting passed resolutions unanimously condemning the Native Reserves Bill, the Native Councils BUI, and the new clauses in the Native Lands Bill. It was pointed out that the Government had neglected to print the Native bills in the Maori language, even for the use of the Maori members of the House, and that no information bad been given to the Maori people of any such organic change in the administration of the Native Lands Court, and that the Bill appeared to give the Government a monopoly of the lands market. The chiefs were determined to resist such an attempt. All present signed a petition to the House of Representatives, praying that the Bill may not be allowed to become law.

The Evening Post asserts that some correspondence between the Government and the Agent-Geueral has not been published, particularly a letter dated June 13, in which Dr Eeatheretone defies and censures the Government, and replies that the charges made against him are unfounded ; that he has carried out all the instructions given to him, though many of them were extremely injudicious and ill advised. He does not hold himself responsible for giving effect to them.

It ia stated iv well-informed circles that if the Upper House throws out the Native Reserves Bill, the Premier will endeavor to prorogue Parliament and call it together for another session in a fortnight.

15,000 shares in the National Insurance Company have been applied for here.

September 11.

The Independent to-day says that the Upper House should be flooded with men of the John White or Luther Shepherd stamp.

Dunediu, September 11. The Southern escort brings 4,169 ozs. of gold.

The City Council has voted £1,000 for the reclamation of Railway workshops in Dunedin.

The National Insurance Company's shares reach 8,000.

Lyttelton, September 11. The number of National Insurance Company shares applied for is 1,360.

Timaru, Sept. 10,

The steam-power of two landing services is now engaged in hauling up the Lady of the Lake to the Blip. Already they have drawn the bows a considerable distance up the beach. The vessel is, apparently, but little damaged, and she will not be condemned.