(From the D. S. Cross) Grahamstown, Sunday.

Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 476, 8 June 1875, Page 2

(From the D. S. Cross ) Grahamstown, Sunday.

The Provincial Council members for the Thames addressed their constituents at the Academy of Music last night. There was a pretty good attendance. Dr Duncan Mac nab was voted to the chair. Mr Bagnall spoke (kst- H> went over the pi incipal points of buS^^ trausaxited^^the last session of the Council, explaining that ttte reason why he brought forward the abolition resolutions was in order to show his ' Honor the Superintendent, and the colony, that the people of the province were of opinion that provincial institutions should be abolished. Regarding the big pump, he siid ho believed the money would have been obtained, even if Mr Carpenter had not moved for the committed which he considered was a mistake. Mr CtrpenW followed. His speech was chiefly occupied with a defence o!SJns* conduct Ih\ opposing the abolition resolutions. said he wauW to see what we were to get in place of provincial-institutions before he parted' with them. He claimed that if it had not been for the action he took, in all probability the Council would nob nave voted any money for the pumping Association. He denounced the corruption of the General Government, and called the members of the General Assembly " political car rion." Mr Brown followed- He stated that he had voted for Mr Bagnall's resolutions because he agreed with them, sfad knew they represented the feeling of % constituency, , although he did not think Mr Bagnall acted judiciously in bringing them forward at that time. He considered Pro* vincial institutions a farce, and that it was utterly absurd to keep up a Provincial Council when nothing more could be done than to mtinUin esUbhshnaents, sind.no works could on cirrted out tor the improvement of any district. Mr D.ivies then addressed the meeting, his rein irks being chiefly in the same strain as those of Mr Brown. A vote of thanks was passed to all the members, on the motion lof Mr Speight, s corbel by Mr Rowe. The meeting lasted tlfree hours>^Th*re was no discussion. _, , . Tauranga, Saturday. Thebngantine 'Flirt' has arrived with breadstuffs from Canterbury. j Rewi and party, after being well feasted, returned to Wuikato on Thursday. Contracts were entered into yesterday for the erection of 34 buildings for the reception of Mr G. Y. Stewarts party at Katikati. Napier, Saturday. ! _ Sir Donald McLean leavesMoi\ Wellington to-day in the Luna, v New Plymouth, Saturday. The winter prize-firing for the Rifle Association | took place to-day, and the highest aggregate scores were: Howell, 52; Collins, 51; and t >key, 48. The highest is also the winner of the Stapp medal. rp , -o Nelson, Saturday. the Provincial Council yesterday in view of the Governor's expected visit resolved that no expenditure under the item general contingencies should be expended for fetes, entertainments, or celebrations. The Councilwas prorogued yesterday. '•^V - Wellington, Saturday. Seager has takeii a contract to build a steamer to run between Wellington and Napier. The steamer Express, formerly trading between Dunedin and Bluff, is to make Wellington her head-quarters, and engage in the Napier 'and East Coaht trade. His Excellency and Lady Normanby visited the Catholic Convent and Schools yesterday afternoon, and expiehf,e.l thorn selves greatly pleased with the arrangements of the sohooh, but not so w th the .ucomnndation f>r tff» Rev Sifters; that defeat i-, about to be remedied.

A furious gale has beon blowing from the S. W. since sundown yesterday. JTl*er£^are no signs of the ' AJbion,' 27 hours out from Wellington. A fatal apditfent has occurred in the harbour ; six-, men, beoff to.-%iH vessel, an<JjTfceayy,,squWi\ caught the* boat/^&he . drifted to the barque « Myster#' and a ro|* Wa% tfcrovn out, which\was unfortunately missed* boat then headed, for the Toint. One of the men i# the boat 'was thrown out, butltald on the painter ;" owing to the boat surging he was obliged to let go, and eventually was washed on the rocks. TheT>oat was foujid in Golloni'g B*ty r ema&hed in pieces ; theve were no signs of the other five men. Serious ap« prphensiots are entertained as tft the Ste of three men belonging'to the brig 'Emperor, they having left that vessel for theshoro and no signs being dis»cernible of the boat.. j Christen urch, Saturday} "*Mr" Wynn "Wiljiams,, late Provincial Solicitjor, gave notice of motion in the Provincial Council liast night to the effect "that the one-autth oitbe-costj of school building required un&er the education jordinance to be contrijw^ed by schtx»l districts shall be paid out of the\ Provincial Treasury ; ai^d that the districts shall nbt.thus be called upon to raise anything this year by rates towards the cost of school buildings." These resolutions, if passed, would be \ a direct reversal of the policy of the present Government. The motion is generally regarded as going a little too far, but it will have the effect of re-open-ing the whole Education question. A furious storm of wind and heavy rain from the sout-west commenced sarly this morning, and now continues with'unabated strength' ; and a little snow .mcl hull have also fallen. The snow is now falling ueavily inlaud towards the- ranges. The streets in ChriotchurcK are all flooded; some almost impassable.