INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 185, 7 August 1877, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[PSESS AGENCY.] . Donedin, Monday. ihe United Trades demonstration held on Saturday night was the largest public gathering ever held in Dunediu. The object was to protest against the importation of rolling stock for colouial railways, when it could be manufactured in the colony. About 63 people engaged in the various classes of iron works, with carpenters, tailors, bootmakers, bricklayers, plasterers, and members of the .typographical Association, formed themselves into a torchlight procession, accompanied by two bands, and. marched through the principal streets of the city. The procession was about a quarter of a mile long and after it was over a public meeting was held in the Arcade of Guthrie and Larnach's building, the Mayor presiding. About 3,000 persons were present, but a number of these were mere spectators, who followed the procession. The speakers consisted of tradesmen chosen from the different trades represented. Oue of the best speeches was delivered by a smith named Chandler, who in conclusion, said that if the present Ministry would not accede to the wishes of the working men, perhaps the working men of New Zealand would put in another Ministry that would It had been said by the great Augustus that he found Rome a city of bricks, and left it one of marble Thev would say to the statesmen of the colony, Work up the resources you have, and then you will be able to say you found New Zealand a desert, and tbat you left it, not a *reat sheep run, but a large manufacturing go-ahead country, possessing a happy an d contented people, manufacturing their own works, and perhaps exportiug to other colonic " He contended that the movement was one which was needed in other large towns in the colony, which would take up the same stand, borne speakers blamed the official heads of departments rather than the political heads for the grievances of which they complained. Ihe resolutions as previously telegraphed were caiiied unanimously. r P , „ , Auckland, Monday. Ilie meeting of the unemployed on Saturday was largely attended, and resolutions were passed urging an appeal to the Government through the Mayor to open the railway works on the second section of the Kaipara line or at the Auckland station by day labor or, if contracted for, to prohibit contractors from sub-letting the work, a system which ed to great evils; also asking the city aud harbor authorities to push on works The schooner Jessie Henderson, 'formerly inthe Dunedin trade, was lost at Ramsay island, in the South Seas, on the Htti of July. The vessel was 12 miles from land, going eight knots in a steady breeze, when she struck a reef not marked on the chart. kvery device to get her off was tried without effect, aud the water came in rapidly from a hole forward, and the vessel suddenly settled down about an hour after striking The captain and ere* barely had time to get over tne side into the boat. The chronometer was the only thing saved, the men Hot even getting their boots. The boats pulled to the island, and the crew afterwards reached Levuka, where an enquiry was held, and Captain Lrquhart acquitted of all blame. bhe »*as insured for £1500 in the New Zealand office. . Among the resolutions passed at a meeting ot the unemployed was one for the stoDpage of free immigration. The Trade and Labor Council, composed of delegates from the various trade societies, have determined to hold a public meeting in support of the agitation of the Dunedin artizans m favor of the materials required tor railways being manufactured iu the colony. The City Council took on forty men at day labor to-day. A meeting of clergymen of all denominations has been held to consider the Education Bill. Ihe meeting generally approved of the Bill, and adopted a petition in favor of the religious clause as introduced. A quantity of wreckage has been washed up on the beach near the North Cape. Cases marked "Mission" drifted ashore, which leads to fears for the safety of the schooners Waiwera and Ebenezer, bound for Norfolk Island with stores for the mission. UIL ' Wellington, Monday. At the Municipal Conference to-day the following resolution was passed after a very long discussion:— That no deductions should be made from the subsidies payable to local bodies in provincial districts, as provided for by the Financial Arrangements Bill now before Parliament; that provision should be made for the maintenance of the institutions throughout the colony from the consolidated fund, but, failing that, by a general rate levied over the colony, such rate to he fixed annually by Parliament; and that all hospitals aud charitable institutions be managed by boards elected by the local governingbodies iu the various districts where such institutions are established, but where any district adopting the Charitable Institutions Bill shall be accurately defined it shall be exempted from taxation from similar Institutions." A deputation waited upon the Premier aud Dr. Pollen this afternoon, and were most favorably received. The Premier acknowledged that the present method of deducting from the subsidy was a mistake, and stated that the Government intended shortly to introduce a bill providing that where the Charitable Institutions Bill was not adopted the deduction from the subsidy should be on the rateable value and not upon the rates actually raised. The ship Eudyinion arrived here this evening from Loudon, after a passage of 96 days from port to port. She briugs a number of cabin and steerage passengers but no iniuiigrauts, and a full cargo of general merchandise. mu „- Tuesday. Ihe polling for the Te Aro reclamation resulted in 559 votes for and 70 against; only 3 in Te Aro voted against it. CuitisTCHoitcu, Tuesday. Another meeting of the unemployed was held yesterday when there was a large attendance. Several men 3poke in strong terms against the policy of the Government in bringing so many immigrants into the country, and a petition was drawn up requesting the Government cither to find employment for the men or to send them where they could obtain it. Over 200 signed the petition at the meeting, ancl the city is to be canvassed for further signatures. Another meeting is to be held to-day. At a meeting of the Licensed Victuallers to consider Mr Fox's Local Option Bill as affecting the public houses, the Bill was entirly condemned.