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Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 89, 11 September 1863, Page 3

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A OCB oWV CORRESPONDENT.^ &^T Dunedin, Saturday sth Sep. / ■ be pleased to understand that in 'Knimmications your correspondent in ■ ■fehc Hogburn will designate it by Wflame and will call it the Mount Ha '■ YouwiU also please to learn and ;Bbe pleased to he»r it, that the first . ■n Mount Ida arrived in Dunedm on, Mast, bringing down over four tftou- ; ■ e8 of the precious dust. Furthermore , Me to our Wledge that *• *«« j ■be a permanent J'^»» S therefore ■ is represented as doing very well V " *%,: The West Taein dig- ■ ce a a sI S Sectedando P ined- n o W he re . ■KiS. from different parts have ■ CneJm since Wednesday Jast ; ■ Vewels from Melbourne are being Hsfe2»s^« ■l. Perhaps you can inform us ofthis m° e t\e armed at Port Chalmers about ■esterday morning with news from the ■Ere^ been some .skirnush.ng and ■ two «hot on the natives' side . wi h a ■hawked on ours, and tins is .about the ■of what has taken place at the seal ■ing the last fortnight. But as you ■ own northern correspondents they ■h you *i* all particulars, no doubt ■ lg h its third reading and has passed. ■ certain Sabbatarians in the Council ■ sufficiently numerous to carry any ■ill that could be imagined, even to ■» it compulsory for the people to go ■Ks a day to the church on Sunday, and ■mtrh the week under pain of being the stake. To these gentlemen I thou think because thou art shall be no more cakes and ale." ■appears with legislators of this ilk that ■f beer is altogether incompatible with to ride in a cab will certainly be to K e j i. Well, well, we will waste Hwords upon such and the like. As H] become a little better educated and ■lightened they will think and ■ .somewhat differently. You will ■bat a benignant, charitable, kind ■ set they are when I tell you ■nving. The Provincial Secretary, H r nvght, introduced a Vaccination ■the House— a most important measure ■he present time urgently called for. ■cause the sixth and last clause, which ■ that a money deposit should be left by Hts in the hands of the public Vaccin■opposed by a majority, the Provincial withdrew — not exactly saving, ■ring that we might all have thesmall- ■ be° hanged for what he cared. The B)g of this clause in no way affected Hi point in the Bill ; but then why opposition come between the wind ■Chief Secretary's nobility. However, Heaven ! even Chief Secretaries cannot Hblic opinion, so the Bill is to be Hiced to the House. Hnarkets are more glutted than ever, ■ival of three large ships during the Hth vast cargoes ; the hourly expected B)f more, will, with the stocks now in Hpply a population of three times our ■number during the next four months. Is brandy changed hands this week at ■ich must leave a considerable loss to Hpers. ■following is a summary of what was ■the House last night : — Hrovinciul Secretary, in reply to Mr Dick, |Bat present to enter into the question of the HKients that miijht be made to enable the of the Executive who are members ■scmbly, to attend to their duties in AuekHe motion of Captain Baldwin, a select Hee was uppninted to inquire iuto the operaHie Ferries Ordinance. Hrthor correspondence with tbe Union Bank Hpised, so soon as negotiations were comHmsford postponed till Monday his motion ■g the want of unanimity of the Executive Hand Resolutions. Hct Committee was appointed to report as Hiblic Buildings required for the business of ■rnment. ■re No 7 from tbe Superintendent, anHthe election of Mr Mollison, for tbe ■ district. Hta as to Roads were brought up and ordered Hnted. Bly to Mr Moss, fcovincial Secretary explained the arrange■a to the admission to pratique of the Hra per Victory, now in quarantine, ■tinday Observance Ordinance was read a Hie and passed; an amendment by Mr Yogel He read a third time that day six months, jjatived. Sxecutive Council Amendment Bill waa lird time and passed. [ouse went into committee on tte land na, and passed several clauses relating to » in which application should be made for land, providing that special blocks for >r lease should be surveyed and laid off in of not less than 50 nor more than 150 id that the quantity of land to be proas special blocks should not exceed one f the land clusscd as agricultural land, le of application for leases was decided to tter— stating that the applicant was desitaking land on lease, but not intimating j as,to the locality in which he wished to ;, and according to the priority of ajjplieabeing only one resolution remaining of oposed by the Government, Mr Mackenzie 1 a motion, of which he had given notice, to :t that every pastoral tenant should have Mtunity of purchasing 640 acres on his run, irtain conditions, and subject to the existing ons of land sold within Hundreds. The caused a warm debate, which many of the « desired to adjourn, while the remainder xious to press a division. To avoid this, I motions were made that the. Chairman irogresß, and the matter was ultimately I of by the motion being withdrawn, al splended specimens of copper ore F^eja obtained from Moke Creek and in katipu district.