LATEST NORTHERN NEWS.

Southland Times, Issue 1278, 12 July 1870, Page 2

LATEST NORTHERN NEWS.

-BY ELECTRIC TJBLE&R APR. (FEOJf OUB OVTS COBEESPO^DBIfT.) , £ - ;? "■'•■ '"' '■-■ Wbillstoto^, July 11th. ; The Billot Bill has passed the third reading. ~ • ' ■ ; ;The "Government has instructed this Home Commissioners to make enquiries as to the defects in flax sent to ' and consult professional persons as 'to probable remedies. • The Canterbury "Association' recommends- -i;hatr— - steps should be .taken to procure the admission of flax into the. United States free. The financial debate was resumed on Friday by Mr Carrington, who supported the Government proposals as essential to the prosperity of the colony. : Mr Jollie declared himself aghast at the scheme. It was an indecent and improper thing for Government to ask a moribund Parliament to sanction the Tlo^lrag^he- debt-pjh^^ thereby placing odVhonor arid'cr'eiiit ijn jeopardy,rrrstiir more^to ask such a thing, knowing well that the money could not be obtained. He regretted that amongst the public works proposed to be carried.out, no mention was made of colonial penal an^L lunatic establishments and harbor works. He hoped neither the House nor tHe country would commit itself to the approval of such extravagant and illegi--timate schemes. JHe was prepared to go in for a loan of two millions, but thought the whole subject- had better be left to the consideration of the now Parliament.

Mr Graham supported the Gorernment scheme. He was nob alarmed at itf _ magnitude. He advoca^d^ _protactie|ij^ not as a priQciple, but as under present -^\ circumstances absolutely essential to the " : ; existence of the agricultural iateres^s of the South. It was a small boon ; the South now asked of the North, and_ would be but a small return on the p*rt^ of the latter for past assistance.^- ' Mr Webster supported the consideration of wthe -Government proposals—Jle would hot pledge himself to details. Mr Cracroft Wilson would not joie for borrowing a shilling without consulting his constituents. He thought Jt , dishonest for the] colony to fconpow money which it knew it would neyer be able to repay. The whole thing was a . second South Sea Bubble. Mr Eolleston professed to feel 1 great uneasiness at Mr Vogel's explanation with regard to the pledge gireji by the -„ Commissioners to bondholders, r.. and >- feared the prefent scheme- would be regarded as a last desperate effort dn the part of the colony. He approved of borrowing money for reproductive works, but could not lend himself to the present scheme,- as he saw ho guarantee against the money borrowed being squandered. * Mr Bunny warmly supported the : proposals. The country wanted roads and people, and he would not vote against getting them because the proposals came from the other side; „ ; i • - The debate was adjourned, but the Government wish it continued to the exclusion of all other businefs.,

We take the Mrowiag firom oar Northern cpdtemporarjes :r— ' \ ... l'.''"!'^)^'^ 'Welltsqtots, July sfch. fthe House has refused to receive', the petition of the Wan^anui settler* against voting the (JovemdrV salary. . Mr M'Lean announced to the Honse the surrender of 12 more trriyre^ f :^d the withdrawal of- the. last expedition 'in pursuit of the enemy in, that country. TKe debate on the -financial policy of the Government is postponed till: Thursday when it will be ■ taken in - Committee of the whole House on a motion by Mr Yogel "That it js desirable that the House should proMeee3~fc> theconj^era|ioa of the. various Bills .embody^g |h'e. Q-p- ;- --vecnment -financial scheme." oclft announcing thearjrangementj Mr Yogel said that the Gto vemment, werft,-prepaj»^eii;hecjo carry out.their policy, ; _or to take the sense of the country upon it, according a§ the House desired. He hoped the debato would elicit fully the views of members on all sides, so as to enable the Government to ascertain (1) whether, a sufficient majority desired* the' G-overhmentr to proceed with , their scheme ; and (2) whether that majority was of such a nature as to afford a reasonable a«ura.nce of carrying out their financial proposals without any radical alterations,, ations which would make the Bills cease fairly to represent'tihe Gfovernment policy. The Government believed T their proposals were so urgent that it was highly desirable that Jhey should, become law; »t once ; but if the House desired first to hear the voice of the ; country regarding them, he hoped the Bill would be disposed of as soon^as possible, so as ,to alloir the,, electoral^ roil* which would come into pperation r on the Ist October to be jnadej. up for the new districts. ? In that case r ,a> disspjbition would take place as soon as^tlje rplbwero prepared, and the new House' would meet before the end of the year. To;enable'tfcs to be done, the..ooverMfient would* not object to the House-biily Noting supplies for six mdntlJaL"" 'Hcrhopßd"eTerj member would assist either in carrying out the policy of the Govemimeht ; imtneilu|ely, or in enabling the hew'Hbuse to "express its opinion, regarding it at the r earliest opportunity. - ' '■'* ~ '■' i^ '-> 1 i-t"iw'i In Committee of Supply, a resolution granting an imprest vote of £50,000 was pa55ed. ...,,.. r .. w „ .„ i , v .. _. T . rTV The Speaker < being absent vtoiday through illness, Mr Carleton acted in bis stead?":- .£o£i.: ;j' : 3Q.*v.-0 (IS; A H.M.S. Virago has arrived here from Napier, to await, the arrival of the new Commodore. --

I- ;...;•• - :■■:-. v':r! JJATKiMßavafclyStbr The Star: of.tUeSoutb; if, ljkely toll* floated again, as she was moved 12ft. this ;mprning. T, (1. ."; Z J /.. U£Z ff O The Waikaremoana expedition has returned to "Wairoa. '■ ■. ■ ■ ■•: ; Makarina, a Uriwera chief, and his followers, lave BTU+erfdered. They state that the rest of the tribe are hiding in the bush, heihg afraid to come in; Theyctxe suffering greatly from cold and wan^of food. Sir Hauliaus hare been fdnnd dead from exposure, and four more are miwing. TheAcpp r»Tew^3^lgko Waikaremoana, and oar natives were nnablejfcostand |t. ■ A report, like a salvo from a park of artillery, was heard from Tonganro last night.

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