LATEST SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 190, 18 May 1872, Page 3

LATEST SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Per GIIEVILLE &i Co.’S Express (Reuter s Agents). • Wellington, May 17. It is stated on good authority that the Pavb'ament will be called together for the despatch of business on or about the 15th of July. Meetings have been held during the last few days between Biogden and the Government with regard to his contracts for certain lines of railway. All. difficult:es have been overcome. There is a probo'fibty in a few days of Brogden submitting definite tenders for the various lines placed before him. Nelson, May 17. Saunders addressed a very large meetinglast night. He condemned the borrowing sysiem and the expenditure generally. He declared that strict economy instead of bo. rowing should have been practised after the war. He referred to the heavy debts incuried during the first year of peace, amounting to nearly a million and a-half. Tie regretted to find that his old friend Luckie, who formerly woiked with him, no longer opposed bor-owing. He found no change in Richmond. He was s',iU the same good man in private life, but was a bad public man. He (Richmond) never saw faults in his friends nor vi- tucs in his foes. The speech attacked both the other candidates. He censured Vogel, bat piaised Fox anil McLean. He was opposed to the poficy of the Ministry. He adopted Richmond’s role generally, lie condemned the Public Works'Consolidation, wlficli took hundreds of thousands of pounds out of the pockets of the taxpayer. A vote of thanks was proposed, seconded, and adopted by applause. (JnRiSTCiiURCH, May 17. The Provincial Council unanimously r>a=sed a resolution, requesting the Geneial Government to take earnest steps for the defence of the sea board of Canterbury. A. company is being formed to bring the Railway line into the centre of the city, the railway station being now threequarters of a mile distant. The grain market is unaltered. Karslakes lesignation, sent in to the assembly, has been published. J. Hunt and J. Jobson have issued addresses. They are both Government supporters Major Wilson, C. 8., an opponent of the Government, and the Rev. W. J. J. Bluett a Government supporter, are spoken of as can .idates. Dunedin, May 17. After three days discussion the Provincial Council passed this resolution, “That the Council are of opinion, that the E lucationOi (finance of Otago worked satisfactorily. The Council regrets that the community refused to avail themselves of its provisions. To remove any objections to a general system of education, the colonial or national plan would not be satisfactory unless the teaching was of a purely unsectarian character.” Wheat is scarce. Good milling sells freelv at ss. No demand for oats. Goon sorts’ s»ll freely at Is Id. Malting barley ss. Flour active at £l2 12s.