LATEST SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 250, 27 July 1872, Page 3

LATEST SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Per, New Zealand Press Association,

LA&T NIGHT’S PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE.—THE TRAMWAY .BILL. —LIFE ASSURANCE BILL, ETC., BLUFF. Friday. The s.s. Tararua arrived here from Dunedin this afternoon, and will sail for Melbourne at four o’clock to-morrow afternoon. WELLINGTON. Friday. A brother of Kennaway’s, the Provincial Secretary of Canterbury, was the passenger who was washed over board with the captain of the Zealandia on her trip home. A child named Redman has died in quarantine. The Rangatira broke down 20 miles from Lyttelton, her crank shaft having broken. The Wellington picked her up and transhipped everything, and sailed at 7 a.m. The Nebraska has been quarantined for fifteen days. The Couuty Council of Westland are unanimous that the present County and the south-west goldfields of Nelson should be united under one local Government, and the present form of Government retained. CHRISTCHURCH. Friday. Stevens, in a letter to the Press, declines to stand for Heathcote. DUNEDIN. Friday. A meeting of Cricketers was held last night, and it was agreed to combine with Canterbury in making arrangements for the All England Eleven to visit New Zealand. PARLIAMENTARY. FRIDAY NIGHT’S PROCEEDINGS. A Larceny Bill, drawn and introduced by Curtis, as an example of how abts may be couched in plain English, devoid of any legal or technical language, was read for the second time, and after a debate was referred to a select committee. Fox, Gisborne, and Shephard of Otago opposed the bill, Sheehan, Gillies, and Luckie supported it.

Tlie second reading of the Public. Trusts Office Bill was carried onadivi- '< sion of twenty-three to fourteen. ■ « The Life Assurance Companies Bill was read a second time after some- further debate.' In reply to a question from Swanson, Pox stated •thati it was not intended to introduce an/ Education Bill ..this- ■; session, as the debates of last session showed no nVianjmity of feeling in the House oh even the leading principles. .Subsequent events showed that, any general bill at present would be tasteful to large sections of the comrtmnity; ; r.and provinces which fyad hitherto neglected education were now showing more 2eal,' thus obviating any, urgent necessity for a bill.' j”” ' , ~ An, imprest m Supply Bill for £130,000 was passed. ‘ The .Tramways Bill was read for a second time, ~ and Gillies, , OhNeill, >. -Richardson, Munro, Sheehan, and Murray all warmly congratulated the Go- ’• yernment on, the introduction of such a ''useful and valuable measure. The House refused Wood’s motion to : refer -the Health Bill* to ,a 'select h , (committee. j,’ :•-t - O’Neill asked leave to move for a report as'to what’lias been done with reference to the Thames Water since last Session, and whether it was - intended without delay to construct ■*>; such works. ; ! Ormond in reply detailed the,various causes of delay, and stated the effect of various professional reports on the subject. In compliance with Carruthers and Higginson’s recommendation it had been decided to adopt the low level scheme at a probable cost of ! • £47,000. The works arc to be proceeded with immediately.