LATEST INTELLINGENCE.

Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1150, 13 February 1874, Page 4

LATEST INTELLINGENCE.

(BY ELECTSTC TELEGRAPH.)

[ Antjlo-Austvaliau Press Telegraph Agency]

PORT CHALMERS. February 10. The Mikado sails to-day. DUNEDIN. February 10. Great agitation is going on about the opening of the Atbenamm on Sunday. The whole question will be reconsidered at an extraordinary meetol the subscribers to-morrow. INVERCARGILL. February 11. Waddell, cattle dealer, has claimed £2OO from the Superintendent, as proprietor of the Southland Railways, for •broken leg, caused by officials [Hitting a heifer in defective carriage. The animal in trying to get out broke Waddell's limb, incapacitating him tor work. He has been awarded £l7O damage.'. WELLINGTON. February 10. Energetic steps are being taken to see Wellington represented in all the events at the Canterbury inter-provin-cial gathering. February 11. The Independent says authoritatively, that a proclamationn adjourning Parliament till the 13th of April was prepared a week ago and forwarded to His Excellency at Hokitika where it now lies. It is supposed that the Governor is -weather bound on board his yacht Blanche, in some sound or inlet on the coast. TAURANGA. February 11. The TJriwera country is being prospected by consent of native owners. [FKOH OTTB OWX CORRESPONDENT.] NELSON. Feb. 10, 9 a.m. In the matter of the petition from inhabitants of Charleston re Permament Water Supply, the district members efforts have been attended with success ■so far as Provincial authority is concerned. After presentation of petition and consultation with his Honor the iSuperintendent, Mr Donne in his place ,in Council gave notice of following •anticipatory question:—To ask the Provincial Secretary -what course his Honor the Superintendent proposed to : adopt with respect to petition from the inhabitants of Charleston having reference to the subject of affording some ready assistance to a certain scheme of water supply fur that district." At subsequent interview the Executive promised to bring the question under the Council's consideration, and Mr Donne's question having been satisfactorily replied to, standing orders •were suspended and the Council consented to resolution adopting the scheme as one which, under Section 26 of the Immigration and Public Works Act, the Council recommended should be absolutely undertaken by the General Government. The following is the resolution agreed to, " That this Council is of opinion that the construction of a Water Race from the Four-mile river to Charleston is a work of urgent necessity, and would be of great advantage not only to the Charleston district but the province generally, and that the Council strongly recommended the General Government to undertake the same without delay under the provisions of the ' Immigration and Public Works Act 1570,' and his Honor the Superintendent be requested to forward a copy of this resolution to the Honorable the Minister of Public Works accompanied by his recommendation for the immediate construction of the work." It is intended during the stay in Nelson of the Premier and Minister of Works to bring the question under their attention.