Telegraphic Despatches.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 378, 1 August 1874, Page 2

Telegraphic Despatches.

(From our own Correspondent.) Dunedin. July 31. The Provincial Government have declined the offer of the Drill shed for the accommodation of immigrants. At the nomination to-day of candidates for the City council for the vacancy cwsed by ths election of Or. Ramsey as Mayor, D. Hutchison and Wm. Barron were proposed. _ The New Zoalaad Steam Shipping Co.'s steamers were put up by auction at Wellington to 1 day. Mr. John Martin bid £55,000. As there was no other bid the company in bought their interest at £75,000. Wellington telegrams state that Mr. Brown and Mr. Maca.ndr.ew are doing all they possibly 1 can to get the Government fco uuduriake the construction of the Blue Spur Channel. Mr. -Fox's amendments in the Licensing Bill are generally condemned, and he has no chance of carrying them. August 1. The "Daily Times" correspondent telegraph 1 ? that Mr. Reader Wood is to move for the federal isation of Wellington, and the constitution of the rest of the North Island into single Provinces. The Government will oppose the motion as inopportune. In tlie Resident Magistrate's Conr*- here yesterday, Dr. Burrows sped Mr. Smith, proprietor of one of the lines of northern coaches, for £100 damages, sustained in consequence of a collision in Gaorgestreet on tho 21st ult. The Magistrate reseried his decision. July statistics for Dunedin : — Births, 121.; deaths, 24; marriages, 29. When the House of Representatives met last night, Mr. Reader Wood reiterated his statement that Mr. Creighton's constituents wanted him to resign, and said he made the statement on the authority of the gentlemen who proposed and seconded him at his nomination. A long debate took place in the House last night on the New Zealand Forests Bill. Mr. Bunny presented a petition from 1500 male inhabitants of Wellington, praying that the amended Licensing Act introduced by the Premier be passed i without material alteration. Mr. Fox presented a petition from a public meeting at Christchnrch, praying that the existing law bo maintained in its integrity. Up;>n the Ota^o Waste Landg Act Amendment Dill being eon; mitled, twelve new clauses were inserted. One for increasing the area -of' land set apart for selection on 'deferred payments was opposed by Sir Dillon Bell and Sir Cracroft Wilson. The clause proposed by -Mr. Mervyn, increasing the area allowed to persons under deferred payments to 310 acres, was passed.