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Southland Times, Issue 1285, 29 July 1870, Page 2

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(FIN}!! OTTtt OWN" CORBE3POITDESTS.) v "Wellington, July 2Sth. The Court; of Appeal has affirmed Fa^gfa convictipa for selling: arms to the Natives; - ■'■••• • ' > ?1 liquidators of tne.N.Z.S.N;. Co. again advertise the plant for' sale. Meautime the boats are to be laid up. Mr. Mwtin iutends to sue the liquidators for a dividend oh the reported sale to the Union Company. In the Assembly, Mr Travers has moved bis resolution in favor of accepting verdicts by majority injury trials. Messrs Potts, Macfarlane, Clark,. Macandrew, Ludlam, Brandon, G-illiea, ! and Reynolds supported, Mr Yogel and j Mr Main opposed. ■ The lapsed financial proposals were recommended to the Legislative Council by a message from the .G-ovarnor last night. . ... . Mr Reynolds's financiil separation resolutions have been shelved. ; The. previous question having been moved, was carried on the voices. The Government had advised their withdrawal, but were refused. . '; ij : Hokitika, July 27. The Bangitoto arrived from Melbourne to-day. / ; : ' ! Melboubne, July 21. Supples trial occupied the whoieof yesterday. Mr Higinbotham defended the prisoner. He fully admitted the act of shooting, but asked the jury to acquit, on the ground of insanity. The .jury, returned., a verdict of " Wilful Murder,'.', adding their opinion that the pistol went off accidentally. Prisoner was remanded for sentence, the Judge stating he would reserve the caße. Studman, of Maryborough, has been acquitted of the charge of murdering bis wife. On being released, he assaulted Williams/ by whom he believed his domestic happiness had been destroyed. He is again a prisoner. Musicka, the Williamsfcown publican, was found guilty of shooting Davies, and sentenced to one month's imprisonment without hard labor. . . Business generally is fiat, and complaints are prevalent that money cannot be got in. j Elour remains unchanged ; oats, 3s 7d to j 3s 8d ; maize firm at 4s 7d ; sugars dull, j At a full meeting of the Sydney ( -Chamber __ o£_ Commerce, it has been j resolved to request the Government to place a sum on tne Estimates towards subsidising tne Californian mail service, so as to secure Sydney remaining the terminus.

"We take the following from our Northern contemporaries : — "Wellington, July 21st. Mr Driver supported the Government proposals, but insisted on precautions being taken to prevent the money from being squandered, for which purpose he suggested the appointment of a Ministry of Works. He strongly opposed the Provincial Governments having anything to do with the expenditure, and regretted that the proposals had not been accompanied by a scheme to remodel the political institutions of the country, as whatever good Provincial Governments might have done in the past, they could only be productive of harm now. He approved of the construction of railways on the guarantee - principle, but was opposed to payment for them being made in land. The refusal of the Government t*o accept the Imperial guarantee would raise the credit of the colony, j Mr Eyes supported the Government proposals entirely, bu& thought it would be a great mistake not to consult the Provincial Governments regarding the expenditure. Mr Yogel spoke in reply for three hours and a half. He made an admirable speech, and was loudly cheered. The first three hours of his speech he devoted to a review and answering of the speeches of the previous speakers. He said that there was uu thing against further borrowing in the pledge alleged to have been given by the Commissioners. He read a letter from Dr Featherston, in which the latter stated that the city men had urged his acceptance of the Imperial guarantee of a half millon loan, saving that the colony could, on its own credit, raise at equally low rates any further sum required for legitimate undertakings. It had only to ask for money in order to receive it, if no further change in the Government took place. Unless war was to be regarded as its normal condition, the colony was not living beyond its income. Since 1853 it had spent £5,915,000 on war and Native purposes. It was not intended to carry out all the proposed loan on public works immediately, the Bills being only intended ito supply the machinery- to do so as it was. found desirable. He read a letter he had just received from "Messrs Charles Vox "and Sons, London," offering to construct suitable lines of railway on guarantees at from £3000 to £4000 per mile. He reviewed the reasons urged for and against appealing to the country before finally proceeding with the measures, and if, after waiting a few days, the House was disposed to accept the modifications, they would go on with the Bills, but they would not consent to allow them to be torn up and mangled in Committee by crude -amendments. They would rather withdraw them, if they could not be accepted in their modified form. The modifications were as follows : — The Railway Schedule i

to be effaced, and the Q-overnmenfc during the recess to obtain all possible information regarding the* proposed- nxLyvpfc^ leaving it to the next Parliament to -^ decide on that information what "lines' : should be constructed. To reduce thr : amount of the proposed loan :from six - to four millions, apportioned aß;fo^^sj||§|f One million jbr toisoellan^oiui pufpoMpF. on©-|niHion for ii^ttgratioll^|y«J^|ro millions for ml ways. The aidount f or the purchase of land in the North Island — not necessarily Native land — to. be reduced one-half, Te^o^£WS^(^lknd tne amount for: the supply- of water toj the goldfields^«to. be co'rreaponding;ly: increased from £200,000 , to .£300,000.; To provide machinery for keeping the; loan accounts entirely distinct frooi all other monies. To have one. ©entred Immigration Agency *in the* XTnited Kingdom, to which the various Provincial Agencies should be subordinate. The members of the Ministry would rote for the new duties, but leave them an open question, and would not object to having them rejected this session, as he believed that the country '-at the elections would approve of them" .in deference to Mr. Traverg'-s suggestions, they would withdraw the proposed bonus on the importa- ' tion of Australian wines, arid would bring ." down a Bill admitting 1 ;' them at differential rataß of duty, , The new loan would be placed in the market at* such a rate as would ensure that the purchasers should not receive more than six per cent. He would consent to excise clause 22 from the Public Works Bill. The Government would adhere to the fire years' loan for Defence " purposes; / but would consent to the power of making an annual appropriation remaining in the hands of Parliament. Mr Eolleston asked if the Government would refuse to accept the Imperial guarantee of the million loan, if the conditions were such that the, loan would not fall in with the Government scheme. MrYogel replied that the Government were not yet aware what the conditions were. If they precluded the colony from further borrowing- until the million loan was taken up, the Government would refuse the guarantee. The Commissioner* would be instructed to endeavor to obtain the Imperial guarantee at a low rate, 'fora short period, say 15 years, forthe whole four millions, instead of a 40 years* guarantee for a loan of one million. He believed this arrangement would suit the Imperial .policy better/ In reply to Mr Barff, he said that the Government would not consent to make the capitation grant apply only to the adult male population, but in order to encourage the Settlement of families .and the marriage of, ,T.onng men, they would make the^ infant born yesterday as much entitled to receive the grant as adults. In" reply to Mr Peacock, he stated that none of the loan was intended for harbor works. The Government did not approve of making, new harbors, and the improvement of existing ones could best be effected by means of special Acts forming local Trusts wich borrowing powers. In reply to Mr Hal], he stated that no railway would be made without the special authority of Parliament. The proposals with respect to land grants would remain as they were in the Financial Statement. The four million loan did not include the guarantee on any railways which Parliament might authorise to be constructed on that system. Mr Yogel wav loudly cheered on the conclusion of his speech, arid the resolution was agreed to on the voices, only two Noes being given. Mr Collins had an amendment ready^pßoposing to limit the expenditure during; the current year to the guaranteed million loan, and to take the voice of the couutry on the larger amount, biit he did not move it after the modifications announced. The Government supports the bill for the payment of common jurors', and intends to abolish the present exemption of volunteers. . Mr Creighton moved his resolutions on the Land question in a very" moderate speech, disclaiming all idea of spoliation, but accusing the provinces of the Middle Island of maladininistratirig ; their < land revenue. ■■■. _.-■- Mr Armstrong seconded" the resolutions, but'the Government objected to the discussion as being rather inopportune. Mr Bunny moved the previous question, and a rather acrimonious debate ensued, a number of members making short speeches. The debate is adjourned.

TOKOMA.IBIBO, Julj 21st. The M ivoral election today resulted as follows : %«G}oodaU, 87 j Stewwt, 45 ; Duacaa, 5. • ••■- •—■■ ,"^^.,,. ;

. Ceomwell, July 2l«t Mr Smitham was elected Mayor to-day by a majority, of 7. ,i *V 7

OAMi-Rir, July 2tst. At the election for Mayor to-day, Bfr James TJdall was returned, he polling 144 rotes against Mr Shrimski'a 112. : '

Wellington, July 22n& . Mr TauCTed'a Bill to wUblirtT icHools within borough* wu read a second' time, after an interesting discussion .„ .<m t> the general question of ppimaiy_edac»tion. A pretty general feeling was eraretsaL that it was the duty of the Colonial Legillature to deal with the subject. „_ ..„ Mr Haughton's motion to allow^newftpapers for public libraries!" meoMnics* institutes,, atnen&ums, and hospitals to go free by^post baa^been agreed'tol The Timaru and G-ladstone Board of Works Bill has been passed, -r r t The fires in the House of iteprejientatires were to-day supplied with coal from Mr Hart's pit, Malrern Hills, Canterbury It burned admirably. Mr Hall called attention to ' the &ct, and th© general opinion was that it was quite m^oH m English or Australian coal, The Union Steam Company has failed to raise sufficient capital to complete the bargain with tht Circular ; Sa^r Cdmmny for the purchase of the New Zealand

Company's jrtant, and it is accordingly likely that it will fall through. X} ' ';• Mr OreififhtonV motions regarding the wast© lands of the colony r have beer shelved, the previous question being '[carried.

Naweii, July 20th. ~~ A numerously attended meeting tooV place last night, when the following resolutions were passed :•*-" That in the opinion of this meeting the first duty of the Government is to take measures for the rescue of the colony from the stagnation that has followed the lengthened Maori troubles, and the great depression in the value of the more important staple products. That a carefully conducted stream of immigration would tend to reduce the average taxation, and would further the;- development of the colony's resourcei^'snd if promoted in conjunction with ; a? -system of useful public works, would so afford employment to the labor introduced until that labor could be absorbed in ordinary pursuit*, as would produce great public Benefit. That this meeting appreciates the efforts of the Government to further these ends by their financial proposals, and as it is manifest that the capital of the colony must be supplemented from without, it approves of raising a loan for the purposes named, with such modifications as to its amount and the terms on which it is to be raised as may be arrived at in the deliberations of the House of Bepresentitives." The Waikaremoana expedition, under Messrs Hamlin and Witty, has returned to Wairoa. The whole of the TJriweras have given in, and Makarina, Hona, and Kori, their principal chiefs, together with several others, have come down to Wairoa with our force, as representatives of their respective tribes, to confer with Mr Ormond as to terms of submission. I learn that the total cost of the expedition, for nearly five months, will be about £500.

Blehheih, July 20th. The Wairau finds are increasing. Two nuggets, weighing seven ounces and six ; Ounces respectively, are just in. The <; gold is mostly large.