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Southland Times, Issue 1281, 19 July 1870, Page 2

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. __ ; ;._;;_.,..♦- ' " BY ELEOTRIO m TELEQBAPR. (fbom otjb ows corbespcwtdehts.) , '■ ■/•■' ■"" ; — '-. ♦ " ' ■ ; ':.-. '.:,'. ; ■ ',• Wellington, July 18th. Col. Haultain advised the delay of the consideration of the financial scheme until next session, so as to allow time for its calm consideration. He then instituted a comparison between the expenditure of the late and the present Government. He said Mr Vogel's own figures showed the expenditure for defence purposes last year was only £25,003" less than during the previous year, when war. was raging on the East Coast. The present Ministry had only carried on the policy conceived by their predecessors, and had failed in every original plan attempted. The want of a proper commander had been the principal cause of the lack of success. He considered the arming of friendly natives a step pregnant with danger to the colony. Many friendly tribes were disaffected on account of the treatment they had received. He advised the Government to demili-tarise-the Native rather than the European forces. Mr Ormond complained of CoL Haultain's raking up the "wretched past." The late Government tried to provoke war, whereas the present Government had restored peace, and the colony cared little what amount of money it required to do that. Mr Ormond then attacked Mr Eeader Wood, Mr Gilliea, and others, for not daring to move a more hostile amendment, although they had spoken against the Government. He accused j Mr Gillies of being actuated by ultraprovincial feelings, and desiring to remain King in Bumbleton, whatever i [ might happen to the rest of the colony. i He warmly supported Mr Vogel's pro- | | posal to purchase Native land, as well as I the Government proposals generally, as: being the first really colonial ones ever j submitted to the Assembly. A colonial scheme, was necessary, to break down; the present .< isolation of the petty little kingdoms composing .the^colony. j The real, question was one of; administration, which , the proposals; would place in the hands of the Colonial Government. The general desire of the House seemed to be to modify the proposals, but as it was undesirable that the; Bills should be torn to pieces, he thought j i the Government would-be, wise ±opost-| pone their further consideration until next; Session, after taking a resolution affirm-' ing their general principle, and voting ai certain sum for- carrying on immigration |

and public works during the preset year. Mr Oeighton defended Mr Gillies,"' as'eribing.Mx Ormoud's attack to jealousy caused by -disputes between them as Superintendents.' He would like to see the voice" of the country taken- ion the Government proposals. He approved of their , principles, but thought ~thaV whatever the resources of the colony; its revenue would not warrant borrow- ! ing ten ' millions ' unless^ vinces were abolished, andlth^fcoldny; resumed possession of ~ the estate, and assimilate J its . land laws. If, however, Government pushed" their> proposals, he would aid in passing them. He was strongly opposed to protection, and approved of the gradual abolition of. the provinces. ~■ " z .. . ... Mr Borlase regretted the; loan was so i email.- He would like to have seen it ; twenty or thirty millions. He -would resist protection to the utmost. Mr Haughton thought the Government deserved credit for bringing down such a scheme. He objected to many of- its details, but would nevertheless assist to pass. the Bills, as it was better that tha scheme should be dealt with by an experienced than an inexperienced Parliament. .:■■.-•■.. . Mr W. Harrison approved =of . the principle , of the proposals, .but thought the details speculative, hasty, and crude, and that the plan should be- remitted for more mature consideration* Mr C. O'Neill entirely supported the Government scheme. Mr Wells moved the adjournment or the debater " " ~ ■•-■•■•■ Hoeitxka, Julyi7:,o The schooner Elizabeth Curfe/ Irbm Kaiapoi, while being towed in on Saturday evening, struck- the bank in the river, but came off during this morning's tide r At 11 a.m., however, she sank alongside the wharf. It is supposed she must hare sprung a leak while aground; 'The cargo, all damaged, has been discharged to-day.

We take the following; from ourNori them contemporaries :— Wellington July 11th. • The Court of Appeal has refused Mr Smythie'a application for re-admission to practise. .. ; .. :. In the Divorce Court to-day, the cases Ferguson v. Ferguson, Jeasep v. Jessep, and Lett v. Lett were postponed for a few days. In the case of Crouchet*. Croucher the decree for a dissolution of marriage was made absolute. . ' . :V\ ''".'"■' . ""-"■ Ju^iitbMr Fox's speech consisted eafefly of * running criticism on the previous speakers. He denied that the Government, proposals had been framed with a view to* the general election. The essential point* of the Bcheme of Immigration ? and Public Works had been "agreed to b^hlFCsbnYet in October last and printed: He objected to the proposal to entrust the expenditure to a Board of "Works, as eatablishing the worst form of double Government, and any such Board must be responsible to the Ministry. The alterations in the tifruT had not been intended to indicate the adoption of a protective policy, but were simply viewed as a question of revenue. He did not consider the proposed loan excessive, extending as it did over ten years, and being divided among nine provinces. There was nothing speculative in the Government proposals, as the 'money was to be spent on reproductive works. He complimented Mr Stafford, on _ r the impartial and patriotic manner in he had treated the subject. He confessed that since his return to the colony he had greatly changed his opinion -with regard to borrowing, and was not ashamad to confess his conversion, as he was progressive man. The proposal- to enable the Government to buy Nativelands was absolutely necessary to "avoid awkward complications. with regard to the confiscated lands. He repeated Mr Voxel's assertions that the GoYernment^rouldgo to the country unless they obtained a sufficient majority to enable their.schemes to be carried out without material alteration, except in the matter of schedule of railway works, which was quite open <to modification.^ He concluded with a fine peroration as to relighting the sacred fire of colonisation, which had almost died out in the colony, and sat down amid loud cheers. . Mr Hall severely criticised Mr;]£qgel'» views of the new system of keeping the public accounts, saying that it prevented the real state of affairs from being found out. As far as he could make put, last year showed a [ deficiency y - of £23§M> between the ordinary revenne' and the expenditure. The ministry had, during the year, spent nearly double what 'they promised should be the limit of the Defence expenditure. He *-' advocated protection aa a* boon which the North, might well -give the South, 1 and which would _be likjey to. promote,, friendly feelings between 'the two 'lslands;' 1 The Government proposals were too large to be decided upon hastily* He asked the Government to content themselves with resolutions affirming ; the -principle, of their proposals, leaving the details t6 the new Parliament. He would not oppose the~granting of asufficient Bnm~to enable the Government -to carry pnimmigntdoa and public works during the year. - ( | Mr Kynnorsley said that herapproted of no part of the Government 1 - proposals, except that relating .to a; water supply for the Goldfields, and for that the amount B«lrayaT?t~was^toO7Bmaft:~ne apprised generally of L the^pnibiple "of borrowing money for a reproductive work^, bbart r not of doing so ten years in advances' The Government plans would leave 15Qj0OO

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people clamouring at an empty Treasury when the expenditure stopped. On behalf of the 10,000 miners whom he represented, he protested ft gainst protection, which wag only taking money out of the pockets of the miners on the West Coast to put it into the pockets of tho farmers on the East Coast. He considored mining to be the most important industry in the colony. ! Mr Beader "Wood moved the adjournment of the debate, intimating that next day he would move the following amendment .-—"That the Committee, whilst approving of the policy of promoting immigration and public works throughout the colony, proportionate to its resources, would, in' view of the early dissolution of Parliament, prefer that the country be consulted on the whole plan." He resumed the debate to-day, when he declared that Mr Fox's speech was unworthy both of himself and of the occasion, as it only ridiculed and chaffed the previous speakers, and did not enter into the real question. He had not intended his motion to be a party one, and he was not the mouthpiece of any party, but he thought that the Government could not object to carry out their own suggestions with regard to appealing to the country. "With the exception of the words * proportionate to itf resources," his amendment followed Mr Vogel's own words, and he was therefore surprised to be informed to-day that the Government regarded it as a hostile one. He feared that the Government were not sincere in theif professed desire to appeal to the country, as it was impossible for them to do so unless some one proposed it. TTuder the circumstances, he would not move his amendment, as he was not prepared to take the responsibility of moving a hostile vote. Was the real secret of the Government opposition in the words " proportionate to its resources?" He would vote against all the financial Bills, but if they were passed he hoped the expenditure would he fixed by law, so as to avoid the divided responsibility which led to the squandering of the three million loan. The colony had been going to the bad during the last~four~ yeara at - the rate of £125,000 a year. He thought it was the duty of the House to interpose j 1 and prevent any fresh loan until the Commissioners returned and explained "fheiass^unuice (given bythem to the bond holder&g :^They should show that the one ' miilion^loan had been properly expended beforeJHftweeding further. The Government scheme was altogether beyond the resource*, of the colony, and he implored the House to pause before sanctioning so large a draft on the future, and taking the first step in the direction of increased taxation. All^ that the Government .scheme wanted to render it complete was a tubular bridge across Cook Strait. ; Mr Stevens \a now speaking. He considers that the floating debt should be funded, and approves of the capitation , grant and grants to road districts, but : thinks that the latter should go further. ■ He opposes any purchase of native lands, \ and refuses to sanction a five years' vote ~ for Defence. He approves of the vote / for a water supply to the goldfields, and - Advocates attempting by means of immigration .to lessen the cost of the production of_grain» instead of making futile attempts to raise the price by means of .protective duties. The Daily Advertiser, in a leader in its issue of this morning, said that Mr Sewell in the Legislative Council yester. day advocated separation from England, and our going on on our own hook. Inthe Council to-day Mr Sewell denied having said anything of the kind, and brought the article under the notice of the Council as a breach of privilege. The consideration of the matter was adjourned until 7 to-morrow.

;: Blenheim, July 11th. - " The new rush at Onamalu has proved to be. a " duffer," but gold has been found about the centre of the new field. I have just seen two nuggets, weighing 6oz 15dwt. : •