LATER NORTHERN NEWS BY THE LORD ASHLEY.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 5, 11 June 1864, Page 2

LATER NORTHERN NEWS BY THE LORD ASHLEY.

. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] ... » (Frovr. the Otago Times of the Sth inst.) Sickness prevails to an alarming extent in Auck-* land, typhus fever and dysentery being prevalont. Colonol.Dixon died at his l-esidencc, Mangarea, on the 28th ultimo News from "Wellington report all quiet at Wanganui. An attack on somo loyal natives, by : the up-jriver natives, which was expected, did not take place. Reinforcements', consisting of 300 troops, have; arrived at ."Wanganui, from Taranaki. a - y Tho Wanganui- Chronicle, oi the . 28th ; May, reports that; field operations would be immediately commenced on tho West Coast, only such^a force Boiiig left in Waikato as will, suffico ,to hold the -■:/.<: vi < / ,-- '-; : i ,-■' -' ( » A;' : A '.■ .'.; : .<-. ■■ ■■ ■'•■' country.- < Thb Taranaki natives" seoin disappointed at not [having korer'o- with' the' Supisrintondent, and ; exprpssod thoir, readinoss 'to ,d 6' r an^amp'unC of [fighting, for the Queen. ■ „.. ..-: 5,. ,\,. ti ''■■ . -. ■■■-; '.''■■- No news of importance fr.om»PictoriJ IV* ;'f .'.v. I An extensive fire had occurred at .Christchtxrch. Tlie fire swept away in about three hours a large block of buildings. It commonccd in the back

[Tp^iidses of M^son^^ the west side., 7[Cdlum[ina--stTC& destroyed :— f^apt^Ste-^,)!*^^ ; Br6(^ | *Ch^Bt'sX^e^'hs^^^[^^son and Tor^f lease's office; Montor/Blopn, s g^pocer; Green, butcher; Fuller, . shoemakerY^Wheeler, photo- . graphpr^,Euller^uteher^»and«BlundeUj^watch=« . maker. ' ,s-.--j-***ftV'».fsl? «?*> F>> : »^«*{,srf « **

§|i|»-e n^^iatic-M^ja m l? Cl^^4^^^/" 3c ' a^ p^te^y'^j^wUneS'uni Bush?--s__ere*^ere only ten electors^r&ent. The Returning Officer, having wait^half-an-?hotar^^d^ < thT'f^l^3e^reseOT member or ■meihß3 l s.„ j£ *fvlts^* a? i>Mr. **[BiN'oY|)roposed Mr; W. fif^earson au a J(^and,«pi»pe&!^3ei«oiii^Bta^ had .been, their Amember beforo^ifd , ;had done some gooae service forihem i wau*h was i mog^hojajjan be "said T>f "tKe^otlierTinembcrs who had represented them. Mr. P^rabn;[:|3y, differed with, them on the aimualTVah^*-**?!^^ I'™*s1 '™* 5^ 0 hi" the Road's Ordinance^and^H^^lmiegnsequence, resigned. He imderra^TOfver^|hat Mr. Pearson had changeof-^B^ie^^dh^this silDjeet, and promised to do evervtlung^ifflhia power, to ,eet, the. Ordi. 3 >nkn£e Mred. They^nlf* lmew?Mrs[Pdarson well 1 BaiH^he tako he believed he would perform*' 501 *".-'■-. Mr. Wo^i!;^i^OOi) r 6ecohdcd^[Mr.'vPepxßon'B r nomination.^yyj s | - '' J 'Mf'^^PKniE John 'Morton as" a fit and^rope^perspjEi .to represent r fth*e v diß.tKcifcHh tfioilCouncil. O _c stated^hat what owas.wanted^wa^pppi'd^^ Boil, > feiegraphi, v railway's, .[and . (Groans) . We ,2*Syi*&te'd^pWpie^ was tho man to.gct i thgni*.aT^ *TAi ' Mr. Copelaio) seconded Mr. Morton's nominay.. . ■ JStT&Ji •isS.JjuS**. Wfc ■ ■ - tion. j Mr. Peaesok then - addressed the electors. He ;£Btat^-*that'^^ his l[rordjCons*^^e'nc'3^^ain.| Wsi^Mhey[ «^^6im the honoVtoelect hh^.J>efQre,<lie|[|a^^^^ftdo his Ibeßt^lbr-the* ai'sfoc^ u He^Mh*Pt»Hfought the annud-v^e-|p-l§t principlej applied to local taxation /for "roods, the r fairest,^, He now found, from eipeKencepthafSowver app^cabto to^popu** .tlated countries; ifercaß' entirely ino^pliraßly , t& new oneß. :^.;fßi^<Tict>;jt^isteeß ftoxed-wmd're'^^Sccord-ance with their necessities,*Athan .the'J^feal ■value of ,the, property v tQA»be rated;.- JELepraa --prepared, if "ret^Wed^to db/his* best* to alter t& Roa^B OrdiMance'^^thiSlrespeett* 'iiff''teg^ds!the'i[6auca -tax j' i ihe" . was* pYepaired " fo'bring l in '"aii AOfSmimcQ ;Bome#ha£BiMlar f to ItM v ■vin^.^o^Aucklftnd,-.. jwherejc" thevrpeoplef iwero not taieS,* but; "the\.oftveiiime[n^ obttfihed i$ o the4«^l^ ' without /tjiirdenin'g tlie^preserrfeipopEuAatibii. In facf, he r wps^qf^opinion that we had too much tax--atidn.*- *first^tiimg . teCdo -v^as^fit peoplo the country, and-%fien •th^'y"'eoMd F^rord ro'tax themißelves^'ll&e^refcefi^^^ He stronglvsigiimadyei^Sl $yaA tho present system of tl^J^pvCT^ent,7which^^ x>f Ihe^Prpyincej^and^^'deterred, t^e^ people^ from *ix£*i|:.[;^He'7 fixrthifj, s^tej^thkt. Mr. -'Moi^i^ J * c *tbld[.^'hmi^ te !s^&yno&^,BtaTM^ and expressed hw *^On'ow s tliat < ' tKe 'elccrors^nould bo -put-torthe-mconvenienee^PflK^ ,inntho:.i present's sta^^pf - -Ab regards* the i eastern .'- always of ibpihidn7that>it yfap_ihe mdf^^impdftanf^road in the. Province, inasmuch aa it drain^d^l^ge^part .of Otaga; ;-Hpywa9^ a 'fair proportion ** of [money 1 j^ut" dn.'the estimates for : this*djstrict,*h[ut ffiseie'it .ex^ejjdeti.^ Jß[e^Oidd advocate either plitmk'f^ds'ortrainwayi?^^ The present* system-waß"c^y"'y?astij^''moS^Tor, after an Cexpe'riditure-of®Qre^tWn^i2o,(^,fWe f ha^not a rpadumthe Provin6e.y^He l? £l^^ the hartdsLof: the ebnsft^tenc^ v ... In answer -toa' question**; -from 2 Mr/ Dalrymple, whether the Government paid,, him^to^Todge J factibU"B^bjectiras*tb ele^BoS"^il[hrng7Td register, Mr. Peaeson jepUe&Cthat he had [ raised no factipus-objectiojfts ; -.that-he-was- pai_ -aa-Gommis-. sioner of Ch^Hriv .Lands, to attend to those duties between 10'- and* 4;yhd'[that I [after that hour he .was as *freo.> afe an^: other vcitizen"j?»^S^?S?T^ : A 7 sto\*r;of h'attdßS*wasetKc ov tho /Returning Officer,', the -follQ^in-^^stJlP*^-7 r .[ r For MroPear^n4reight.wF6r»l^.« !^^ — jtwo^-^ia prpposer^and' seconder, o* tj3>w* 7 >'ni;' 5 A poll,A*?yaß ideTOandedidfor ,HSSfiliLorio^bj hia -two7-supportei«f--which-~therefore'~^takes'” placo ,this ',da^, -(Saturd^y)yi *_%O£X. , IV7y?nni 'Bush ;' Votes JTej- vr«gis|fered between tho hours of nine a.m. and four J pou. .;.- i •"