SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1844, 31 August 1874, Page 3

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

[Per Anglo-Australian Telegraph Press Agency.)

! ;t : ' 'Wblmngton, Saturday. ; ; I .The/Public Worlc3^and. v Tjnmigratioh Committee, to whioh the petition of- cer.-. tain immigrants claiming exemption from

payment of their ', promissory, ji'otes' w.as : referred, havei. reported that while ,it is expedient that' individual cases of hard-

ship arising but ! df sickness or other ex- .' ceptional causes should be relieved by an ,' extension of time of payment or other- i wise, the'committee see no'" reason to |] any .general release., from ji the obligation.—The 'Luna:' leaves 't for Auckland and Taiinaki to-mor ; ■, row/, about''-.eleven,! .being detained, t for the arrival of- ther Suez mail.-? | The Governor was'given a farewell dinner [ lastnighVin the House ot llepresenta-'; itivesby'the 1 members of the Legislature. ; IMajor tfichardson was in the chair. In. : irespondirig to the toast of Jus health, the : IGovernor made an excellent. speech,',. He ! ladmiltedthat he. had. considerable'mis- ; abandoning his present position for his strong desire to again , [participate in. active poli'ical. life. He ; i would not have done it if he thought the of the colony would suffer. Ho ■had recommended from personal knowHedge Lord Normanby,' as a man of I greater ability than himself, fit for any \ station; to win the respect and ; (idrifidence ofthe colony. He predicted a , great'futuce for and quoted the opinion' of the Governor of Tasmania, who said the objects of the present policy justified. almost; any expenditure. He considered New Zealand land .better and cheaper than,; that of the other Australasian colonies, and the prospects of the North Island at no remote date would bo -..brighter than those of the Middle Island. In referring to the indebtedness of the colony he said that-great disquietude was felt in England ' when she spent upon railways an amount comparing with the national debt, though flow looked oh as a matter of course.' r J'he country ought to be proud'of tho i dignity and business-like character of our ' Parliament. He believed that, the easy • circumstances of the workmen of' New ■ Zealand would develop a nation of a high [ character. We ought not to be dissatis- ! fled with the immigration agents or the ' class;of people introduced.. They were ' loath.to be parted with at home, where they were wanted at any price. HedepreI, cated the inefficiency of the gaols, lunalic '. asylums, arid the educational system, the f latter being- the-best safeguard against e class jealousy rind national .corruption, a (There was great applause throughout.) ' Littelton, Sunday,- 5.10 p.m.

The ships' Saint Lawrence' and ' Oathcart' arrived at/the Heads last night .with immigrants; said to be 750 in a 11...,.-;, Poet Chamiebs; Sunday, 5.10 p.m. . Arrived, last night; the ship/'.' Otago,' 83 days outfrom London, with 364 immigrants all well; the' Columbus,' barque, BJT. ; / days' out from ■■ London,; with 10 passengers. -.The ship■' Corona' brought 496 immigrants..': ■ ! ■■■■■■■ ■'■■'■,