LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Press, Volume XIV, Issue 1833, 26 February 1869, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[from otje, cobeespondent.] Wellington, Feb. 25, 1.48 p.m. A deputation of magistrates waited on the Governor yesterday evening. The : Governor remarked.that he had just received a despatch from Tiotd Granville, stating that his first official act was to write confirming the policy of his predecessors that no troops should remain; in any colony which did not contribute £40 per man per annum. The G-overnor also observed that an intimation had been conveyed that it was useless for him to write any more despatches on the subject as that was the settled policy of the Empire; that whatever catastrophe occurred he had no power to retain the troops. Only General Chute could do so. None of the regimental officers in the colony would be justified in disobeying General Chute's orders for the troops to embark in tHe Himalaya. The (governor stated he had protested against the removal both on economical grounds to the colony and iv the imperial interests, but he had not been backed up fry the colony, and could not act contrary to his Ministers' advice. Although the home Government had,been willing to allow one regiment as an equivalent to a native expendiijUEe which we were actually making, yet the colony had refused the proferred imperial irelpj and still declined paying £40 a man for trained soldiers, while- colonial cost £150. It was the Sibylline leaves overagain, excepting that he doubted Whether, if the colony agrjeed to pay the- £40 per annum, the Imperial Government would now accept the offer. : . ,Mr Traverawrites to the "Independent" that, t although holding the selj> reliance principle, yet; as affairs; now stand, lie thinks it unwise to permit the departure of the troops. ; 7.55 p.m. Mr iFitzherbert has further consolidated namely, colonial, £53,500; Otago, £10,150; Canterbury, £43,600 ; Taranaki, £250 ; ; Auckland, £3750, A meeting of the Reception Committee was held this afternoon, when it was resolved to give as hearty but as inexpensive a welcome as may be consistent with due respect. The Superintendent intends recommending the Provincial Council to vote about £200. Only one address is to be presented, and that by the Superintendent. Nelson, Peb. 25, 3.55 p.m. The Waimea Steeplechase meeting has been deferred until to-morrow through bad weather.