TELEGRAMS.

Lake County Press, Volume IV, Issue 207, 26 May 1875, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

{From our own Correspondent.) Dukxdxk, Tuesday, 2 p.m. The Queenstown correspondent of the Otago Daily Times, “Inter Alia,” in a letter published in yesterday’s issue, says that the road from Arthur’s Point to Moke Creek, and from Arrow to Cardrona, will cost “ six hundred thousand pounds.” He designates them as impossible roads, and infers that the only parties who wish these roads, are the political loafers, who compose mine**’ associations. A sob-leader in the Evening Stop yesterday, comments on this extraordinary statement, and compares the correspondent, so far as the truth of his statements generally go, to Mr Fellows, of “ Fraser’s Magai te ” notoriety/

(/Vein the Wakatip Mail.) Dmcsniw, Friday, 11a.m. Mr Bastings tabled, at half-past four afternoon, a. want of confidence motion of the Government. The motion was to the effect that the Financial Statement is unsatisfactory, also the distribution of offices. He condemned the system <6f the Goldfields Secretary residing at Cromwell, and the action of the Goldfields Secretary generally. There is a strong opposition against Government. The Southland members are very much opposed to Government, as they consider their interests have been neglected. Mr Wood seconded the motion. I A-telegram in the Timet this morn»ng is very silly and likely to do barm. It implies that if Queenstown doss not get a goal and library the people will vote for tbs abolition of provincialism. _ _ . 19thi ins*. The Executive were defeated this morning in a*House of 43 (out of 46) members. The majority for Bastings’ Want of Confidence motion was 3. The Lakes members,: Messrs Hallenstein and Manders, voted by the Government. No question of policy was involved. The of the majority are personal and multifarious. That the Government are oat by a permanent-majority is doubtful, m, . . ~ ' Spm. Ihe principal discussion at the afternoon sitting of ;the Provincial Council yesterday was over Mr Wilson’s constitutional resolutions, which was met by the previous question by Mr Stout, which was carried.

| At seven o’clock Mr Reid resumed the debate on Bastings’ amendment of want of confidence. He argued hat no injustice had been done to Southland as seemed to be the burden of Mr Bastings cry. Because he was prepared to ex. pend on that district £208,179, Bastings had charged him with attempting too much'to control their affairs, but-it was for his colleagues to say whether he had done so. Mr Reil denied the statements about the Mount Ida Waterworks, and refused to notice the reflections on the way in which port folios were said to be assigned. He defended Mr M'Kellar strongly,and,in conclusion, •aid that the legitimate functions of Government had been interfered with through the cupidity and selfishness of certain hon. members. The Government scorned to retain their seats by holding out baits. The indictment against Government was weak, and really there was nothing to answer for. The other speakers were Messrs Pish, Shand, Kinross, Reeves, M'Lean, Daniel, Ireland, Tolmie, Steward, Sumpter, and Wilson. -!•-

Shortly after midnight, a division wav taken as follows Ayes, 22—Bastings. J. C. Brown. G. F. Browne, CUrk.De Latour, Driver, Fish, Green, Haxlett, Kinross. Moody, M'Dsrmid.MKJlashan, M'Kenzie, Rogers, Shand, Steward, Sumpter, Turlon, Wilson and Wood. Noes, 20—Allan, Armstrong, Davie, Haggitt, Halleustein, Henderson, Ireland, Lumsden, Manders, Mills, Mollison, Macke liar, M‘Lean. M-Neill, Reeves, Reid, Reynolds, Stout and Tohme. The Council has adjourned until Tuesday to enable Bastings to form a Government; < ,v , . It is slated that Mr Reid will not join a coalition Government formed by Bastings. Without Mr Reid and Mr Stout the Executive is not likely to last long. Mr Turnbull is not anxious for office, nor is Mr Stout. MrManders yesterday spoke on the question of hospital grants, and claimed the samp treatment for the Wakatip, as was demanded by Invercargill members. The debate was adjourned. Mr Vogel’s probable absence from the next session of Assembly is being discussed here warmly, and has caused an unpleasant sensation. The Auckland Provincial Conner have voted £IO,OOO to Mrs Williamson, widow of the late Superintendent, And have negatived Sir George Grev’e proposition to resume the control’of the police. The escort yesterday brought down 8,225 ounces of gold. Cromwell heads the list with 2,200; Queenstown next, with 1053; and Lawrence with 1,091 ounces. The Canterbury Provincial Council have resolved to ask the Assembly to give extended powers to road boards and to transfer to those bodies the ownership and control of district roads. Arrivals at Port Chalmers—The Wennington, with 137 immigrants, all well; Leuoadia and Andrew Reid from London At Lyltelton-r-The Cicero, with immigrants. At Auckland—The Dunedin, 96 days out, with 250 immigrants. At the Waimate Steeplechase in Canterbury, Medora won the handicap; and Lunatic the Cup, with Medora second. % The extension of the great southern line from Ashbarton to Rangitata, a distance of twenty miles, will be opened in a fortnight, which will make the lice seventy miles from Christchurch.