OTAGO.

Press, Volume XI, Issue 1380, 10 April 1867, Page 2

OTAGO.

We have received our files to the Bth inst. We extract the following items of news from tho " Daily Times":— PUBLIC MEETING. A public meeting, convened by the Mayor, in compliance with a requisition bearing about 250 signatures, was held in the Princess Theatre on Saturday afternoon, " to consider the position in which the city is placed by the action of the General Government relative to the City Reserves Ordinance; and also to take into consideration generally the relations of tlie Provincial and Genera] Governments." The attendance was not large. Mr William Mason, Mayor, presided, and briefly commenced the proceedings. Mr J. Vogel, M.H.R., (Provincial Treasurer) moved— That in the opinion of this meeting the action of the General Government, aa communicated by last mail, is highly injurious to the interests of Otago generally, and to the City of Dunedin in particular, aud that it is quite opposed to the integrity of provincial institutions. Mr Vogel concluded his speech in the following words: —■ " If the General Government meant to fight the province, let them say so in a bold and outspoken manner : there ought to be nothing but indignation with respect to any attempt to subvert the province by indirectly injuring its institutions. [Applause.] If the General Government were determined to insidiously try to ruin the province, there was no course that could be pursued in opposing them which would be too Btrong. [Applause.]" This resolution was seconded by Mr Millar, M.P.C., and carried unanimously. Mr Reynolds, M.H.E., then moved: Ttat the said uclion id us much opposed to

tho spirit of tho Constitution versivo of tho principles of local M nJ Bab " government. That it * rWßnt »«»e policy which, if persisted in „,im •''"" r '° tf produce results the very onnoMtn 7 lUbl ? wlh,li tho Goueral GovernnS Lr U «* aim at in the despatches referred to. 8 to This resolution was seconded by Ar .lolin Hay. J *Ut The third resolution, moved by \r Ividston, seconded by Mr B aSB carried, was as follows .-— ' atlt * That the only constitutional remedy ** ■ the evils complained of is separation the Northern and Middle Islands of > Zealand ; and that pending the ment of such separation, thia meeting l I with confidence to tho Superintendent. J Provincial Council just elected (rei>«L?- Mas they do the mind and will of the p c i D £'? e I take such steps as may protect the irite-Yt t the province and uphold its inde D endeu» The fourth by Mr McLel] a „ d seconded by Mr Mclndoe, MP o was:— ' > That while deprecating to tho fullest extnt anything like an empty threat, this mcc -JJ deems it due to the exigency of the ocoasion as well as to the General Government it J? 1 to declare that there is a limit. bey-,„ u l w|) Y'; the people of this province will not submit tl have its resources alienuteil, its pro er v retarded, and its best interests sot aside ~B \ l** have hitherto been by an Executive in V _J the mind of the province ia not repre-on'el' 1 and which to all intents and purpoW ii hostile to the advancement of the Middl Island. ° Mr Ure then moved— Tliat a copy of the foregoing resolution bo forwarded by tho chairman of thu aieetiiw to tho General Government. This was seconded by Mr John. Hay, and carried. THE >'KW COUNCIL. 1 The Provincial Council ia now com--1 plete, the last election having been that lof Mr Main, for Manuherikia. The'ro • have been many contested elections aud the majority of the councillors will be new to their work :— The Lakes (March Ist) C. E. , Port Chalmers (sth) ... Thomas Taylor Waihola (6th) ... Alex. Mollison* , Taieri (7th) George Shand Robert M. Robertson A. J Bums* _ Donald Reid* Dunedin (13th) ... George Duncan 1 William H. Rojnolda* , George Turnbull Julius Vogelf ! John Sibbald , John Millar _ Bryan 0. HacciU* , Lindis (13th) H. Franco* VVaikari (18th) ... H. Drivarf j Waikouaiti (18th) ... R. Mitchell j Oamaru Country (21st) D. Hutcheson , Wakatipu (21st) ... Matthew Hay • North Harbor (22nd) James Green , Hugh M'Derinid , Oamaru Town (22nd)... Horbert A. Julius j Tokomairiro (23rd) ... T. Muir n. Clark* r llobert Murray Clutha (25th) J. W. Thomson Donald Henderson , P. W. Mackenzie ; Tho Goldfields (25th) J. 0. Brownf _ J. Mouat* T. L. Shepherd . Matau (26th) W. A. Mosely , Green Island nnd I Caversham (27th) ... James M'lndoa } William Ban , Dunstan (27th) ... W. Fraser Tuapeka (27th) ... John Hughesf _. Peninsula (30th) ... James Seaton j Manuherikia Mr Main 7 " " "• - * Sat for tho same district or town jo tho last Council. t Sat in the last Council, but for aether place.