SIR JULIUS VOGEL AT WANGANUI.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 81, 22 March 1876, Page 2

SIR JULIUS YOGEL AT WANGANUI.

plwpjingtonjpapers^lhand contain pi ffii^ca : .fuller.,t^legr^phio J report tbanwttj havr received^o^SiW ulius' late addrelf ' to his constituents. The following, though rather jerky in style, and in places inconsequent, gives a clearer idea than anything we have yet seen of ' what the Government propose to sub.*stitute 'for 'Provincial >n (xovernmentsi We have only extracted that portion of . tbe speech which bears uppp. this particular question. Sir Julius said: — The Government would. sqtyniba statement to the House regarding a'bolitioa. They were' not prepared to let seven men in the House revise the law, but would accept it as it stood and qualify it to make it: take effect next session.;"' So Ion? as^ things went on as smoothly as they were 'going on at present jome Superintendents, could not, realise th^t, : there- .was 'going: to be; a change, but wheY th6y saw things' face B tb'f ace they would be inclined to assist the Government of the , country. [iThe system of local government to be 'submitted to Parliament would not be ior the purpose of increasing the central power of the ! Gerieral Government, but of diminish-.; ing it. Tbe Bill introduced last year, though; : .the same as .that, working in other colonies, woiildnot find tavor, as it afforded oppb/tunities for erecting an opposition from amongst the' local bodies. Government would propose a oysteoa in which road districts t and counties should be dUtmct as regards fevenup, .whilst . at the «»me time it would be left open to them td co-operate The whole country would be divided into Counties, but whether this would be undertaken by Government or ScommiaS " e'ioners it ihad not been' determined. The; boundaries of the counties -would be subject to alteration. It was proposed in the meantime that the Government should make seven divisions, and each division of ; County boun-, ; darymotto return more than eeyen .members to a Board (sicj The first Board.in. each' case to have an existence of month?, and afterwards the County Bosrds . to determine their own duration. Each County toelect a chairman by all its constituente— a chairman who should be piid out of the^reve- ; nuea. but if paid, not . to /sit in Parliarant! The counties to have charge of mala | roaile, and to construct other works connected with, the districts, confined to large arterial works, and to be different from Road Boards; to receive liberal subsidies from the land and consolidated, funds equally. divided ;,a'so to receive licenses, tolls, &c, but not to hare powers of special taxation without the consent of the ratepayers. County and Road Boards to be ,perfecilv independent. Next session Government' would' only 'deal with Counties and not with Road Boards. No Borough to be included in any County ; but to stand distinct.. In case any, County «nould require assistance in public works, tbe Public Works Department to carry out euchv and save the expense of management; Counties to have power to borrow under special circumstances, but the colony 1 nob to be responsible, such money to be raised on its own security. The trunk system of railways must; be carried out, so that Auckland will be ' placed, in com'mun'cation with every P/ovince in this Islaiid, apd every Province in the. other Island wjth each other. The government proposed to dispense with borrowing 'as far as possible, and to give security to the public creditor. This s'v stem would give the fullest local government that could be' conceived. The Goldfieldß, as Counties, should be aswell ableto look after the 1 rown interests as ajrricul- - tural districts. Oe could not giye'ariy pledge about an Education Bill this 'session, but would like to abolish special rates, and there should be larger local control and general committees amenable to some superior Board. He did not desire to upset the special features existing, and would hbt : promise tog o in for a sweeping measure next year, but would see that education was; properly carried : on from one end pf the Colony to the othei\ 'He would not allow an uneducated population to grow up- All 1 immigrßhts required- should be intrdduce«l, butTio more. "Hedidnotcmsiderth'a't the boundaries of counties should be neccsshrily coterminous with the boundaries of ' Provinces, and Counties might be divided. The land fund; ehou'd be divided half on the basis of population and h»l( on t'tot of area. The present syßtem, under which' the Provinces were: responsible for the "debts -and interest on railway manngement; : presented i)Buper'able' difficulties, and the ' Government proposed to ask Parliament to take over the control and responsibilities ot all v railwa'ys in the colony. Next week they were going to carry out a railway between Canterbury and; Otago, the bmndary being in the middle of a river, wh c'h' would ! make, an adjustment of accounts difficult; . When the change ia P.rovinots was effected a per'sW might visit themwithout 'missiag the buperintendents- '• Towns to have large revenues, education general, and flourisHing hot' isolated harbors to •be to tbe hinds of local Boards with ample means The Government to have charge of imtnigra tion and railways. In fact, in this respect to take a through ticket, and not care whether m^ney was made or, lost iii any one province. Chsritable institutions to be localised! Suuh a system was. much ! .le.sa; -costly,'- whilst the mat hinery would .work mi^ch tuiire easily and harmoniously than Vikdi ever been the case. He would always admit the great good that Provincial institutions had done in the , past,. I and the diainter^stednefB 1 of those' 'who had.: ■ administered thpna: Still,, he thought the whole* colony would benefit by the charigo." ' ' '•"—'''■

The work of extending the telegraph wires, to New Plymouth is to "be entered upon, at once. , The line will be .taken round the ,back of Mount Egmont. , . : : Forty homeward steerage passaged havp bppn engagpct in the Hiiruiiuj, which ; will .pbbrtly sail from "Wellington for London. .■••.,■ .„ ' : . According to the local paper sharks of unusual size have been observed 1 ately in Picton Harbor. One. . n?ne feet long was seen pruising about tHe? wharf one night last week. • i. , 1 We : ( Express) were shown on Tuesday 'a handsome piece'' of gold whicli; had been : fpund at Onamalutu during the last few days. It had a little quartz" ! attached on one side. The I 'estimated'! value was ; £12, r ...-..,.. 4)ark an 4 mysterious rumors are * afloat regarding a well-known settlerj on the East Coast, not 100 miles from Tologa Bay. Euinor (th'ejade) has it that he is about to be placed in the position of defendant . in r a breach of promise ,case, the damages Jbeing laia\ at £500. Time alone and the crossexamining counsel will lay ' bare to a callous .world the tender lov f b passages . which have been, passed Between 5 the, recreant knight and the injured damsel) a lovely daughter of the Emerald Iblo^ The compensation asked for ; " blighted ..;—nects, broken heart, '&c,*,."!&p,,'f -is"' proofs,,. • ->. i v . the 'last case.nof a. very moderate, v "--♦h.:-'.a ; noble-similar-adture dowa toud^., ; ; . - „ miricied jury awarded the gentle long-ti 1 suffering plaintiff £750. "We recom- '

smA tTieAatiff N rast%coraiDi{ aoglfifc, Mlrais|Jthjp| figure. -4sPovefyy uaj/t I^Phe plgisjt|ar-^euer^rs [report on..i Tfre proportions* of deftths in We several boroughs referred to were as follows: — Christchurch 4.19, Auckland 2.89, Wellington 2.49, Dunedin 2.10, Hokif tika,.2.oo, Nelson. 1.37, Thames 1,08. ,;TH'e" births were 24 less than in January. I 'The' deaths were 22 more "in number !li than the deaths in January. Of the deaths* malescontributed 100; females, 76 ; 108 of the deaths were of children iinder'oi.years/of age. being 61.36 per cent of the whole number ; 84 of these yfeve of children under 1 year of age; There were 9 deaths of persons of 65 years of age and over; 4 of these persons we.r.e .males and five females. The males were aged 65, 66, 67, and '7Q.s! the females were aged 65,67, 68, 80, : and 84. , Two. aged 70 and upwards died at Nelson ; the other at Auckland. There were. 11 violent deaths, of which one came .under the head ".railwayaccident." \. 7= . . ' A queer petition, the text of which is given below is, it is said, being signed' by .tile f Maoris in' the 'North;. IslandSir Gfeorge Grey" forms its key. note, but ifor his own sake we trust that he is not at, the. bottom of it. The precious document runs as follows:— "To Queeii Victoria of England and Ireland, and^alsd ,JQjueen. M o;f the Islands of Ifew Zealand, which are guarded by your kindness; Wethe chiefs; and people of B'ome^bf the tribes of New Zealand^ who acfmit your' sovereignty 1 over us, now forward our prayer to you, asking that ypUjmay .be pleased to appoint Sir , Q-edrge.G-rey, X.C.8., permanently as Native Minister in the Government of New Zealand colony; who shall conduct ■ 411 matters relating to our national life/ and by whom we may be led from the* evils of those changes in Government, by which we, as a people, and the Europeans also, now feel burdened. And 'we also submit that ,be the medium., of... communication for, the Maori race -with the Parliament of England. We assign our reasons:—? 1. His fairness of actions' whilst as Governor hp ruled.' these Islands. ' 2. Hig very perfect knowledge of tne Maori>people, and also of the Europeans now residing in' these Islands. 3. Because we know- Sir Geerge Grey is of ndble' 'birth : and 'antecedents. ' We. praythat oiu 1 . request \;may be granted, 1 arid that your, sovereignty may. ever last." A D6iwn.eaßter,;Bßyß :— " There is advice enough now lying around to 'run three euch worlds na, this. What we are suffering niuat from ,is the want 0f,., examples.".,';; „ .-. . , '.' ''. /' ' ; The ToVnsvilJe correspondent of the Brisbane Oourier>\ writes— "No \. less (han seven' alligators -were seen sailing about' iv, the b.ay at one time, whilst a large brute has taken to camping on the sands near the pilot buildings. One of pilotmen had a narrow escape the. other day. ! \ ! He -had just returnedin his punt from lighting the . beacdu at the south, of Rosb Creek, and was etanding at the brink of the water coiling the.; painter downintb the boat. Close to him and striking bis leg with every wag qf the ' tail, was his dbg and within a few yards lay what the man took to be a logjinthe darknes3. Suddenly the log became animated and made a 'rush at the dog, which 'it-succeeded in carrying '' off, leaving the man in a state of direibewilderment at the suddenness of the' attack' and his own- narrow 'escape. Doubtleeß, had the dog not been there, the mad woulj have run considerable risk,"