LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 65, 24 November 1875, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

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DUNEDIN. NoA r embcr 20. Sir Dillon Bell addressed (lie Waikouaitl electors, and announced his intention to come forward as a candidate. He said trie financial - position of the colony was unquestionably the cause of the present crisis, through local pressure having So quickly swalloAved up the money borrowed for the public Avorks scheme. This Avcnt on until at last Canterbury and Otago Avere the only proA'incea which had not tobe carried on by the General Government. Those who had studied the financial position of the colony must turn a deaf ear to the request to continue the present state of affairs. He did not believe the Local Government Bill avouM be accepted by the Assembly. What was wanted was to maintain the expenditure in provinces, and administration in the same way as hitherto without, the avoitv and expense of the political part of the provincial system, Avhich could not possibly he maintained any longer. There Avas not a ghost of a chance of the colony beingdivided into two or fr.ur provinces with a KederaJ Government. The theory was not so bad, hut it was impracticable. The public, creditor Avas to he provided for, as Acell as the interest and sinking fund. And after the absolutely necessary departments were provided for, there would-he scarcely anything left. All the central proA-inces Avould he opposed to such a scheme, as they would find it more convenient to he governed from Wellington. If returned, he would endeavour to unite the Otago interests in the Assembly. After his experience of the remits of selling land on deferred payments, he approA-ed of it. He advocated granting fixity of (enure after pastoral rims were cut up into smaller areas. A vote of confidence was proposed but negatived ; and merely a motion thanking Bell for bis address carried.

CHRISTCHURCH. November 20.

The ‘ Press ’ this morning says :—We understand it is in contemplation to endeavour to get up a champion two mile race of 1000 sovs for tiie next Metropolitan meeting. The details are not yet settled, hut from the approval the suggestion! has met with from sportsmen and out* do public, wo have no doubt that if energetically taken in hand the movement will have a successful issue.” November 23. A narrow escape from lire under somewhat curious circumstances occurred last night. A man named Aarons returning homo from the theatre observed smoke issuing from the shop of Wright, furniture broker, near Morton’s, High-street. Assisted by Constable Wbeatleigh, he hurst open the door, when they found tire in four seperate places among piled up furniture in the front shop, and another lire in the back room. 35y great exertions they succeeded in extinguishing i?jc (lames before the engines got into play. Wright

kiiid his wife, locked up tho premises, and left them all sale at 0 p.m. The stock was insured for TdOO in the New Zealand office, and for A2oU hi the Batavia lire and Marine, the hitler policy being only a •few' days old. The building was insured for £lo() in the Transatlantic office. This was a large stock ; (he new and secondhand stock considered by many to lie worth considerably over T10(H). The stock was very inflammable, and buildings in this locality all timber. Auckland. November 20. A large quantity of moa bones and Maori relies, such us stone hatchets, etc., were brought, to town to-day from near Whnngarei Heads, for (lie Auckland Instil/ule. These are the lirst moa bones diwfet'red north of Auckland. Captain Burgess, Chief I Larboiir Master, laid information against the Captain of the Vasco de (lama, for refusing to allow him to lake command of vessel, as pilot,' when coming into port last lime. News from Norfolk Island says the Supply nf stores has entirely run out, and people are living on island produce. WELLIMiTON. November ID. Tll n tilde for the issue of new Writs is hot yet definitely arranged, hut probably will be about the lUth proximo. Considerable delay has been caused by the difficulty experienced in making the various Registration and Returning Officers understand thoroughly what wets required of (hem in reference to (he recent mlivision of districts. This lias involved lengthy explanatory correspondence, which in some insta.nces even yet is going on. It is not considered likely that arrangements will be eompleted before the second week in December. Members of the City Council intend to entertain W. S. Moorehonse, Mayor, at dinner on the occasion of his retiring from office. November 2 Henry Anderson, formerly editor of the Wclh’nglon/w/cpm/cK/, has been appointed permanent of the Evening Post. s«a6ar*7ise« «ra*iarowwaes«aure