“EXPRESS” TELEGRAMS.

Marlborough Express, Volume VII, Issue 446, 9 November 1872, Page 11 (Supplement)

“EXPRESS” TELEGRAMS.

(Per Greville's Telegram Company). Christchurch. Nov. G. The Rangiora Hue was opened yesterday with eclat. The Lincoln Agricultual Show yesterday was a great success. The Superintendent lays the foundation stone of the new German Church to-day. Letters have been received from MiRedwood stating that he has sold Peeress to Walters, also letters from Walters asking to have Peeress scratched from the ot p- : Wellington, Nov. G. ' Messrs Pearce and Hunter addressed a crowded meeting last night, and defended the Government and themselves for supporting it. Mr Hart moved a vote of confidence, and charged the Stafford Government with only taking up the policy of their predecessors. Mr Krull seconded the motion, whereupon Mr Carpenter moved a vote of no confidence. He ridiculed the passage in the Governor’s memoranda, which was about a mere personal difference. Mr Carter seconded, and alluded to the dissatisfaction among immigrants. Mr Travers spoke at great length, and was enthusiastically received ; he explained that the dissatisfaction of the Brogden immigrants was caused by the Government, who refused to modify the, arrangements under which each immigrant was landed with a load of debt, which two years’ full work with high wages and strict economy would scarcely enable him to liquidate. In justice to Mr Brogden, he pointed out that he had taken every possible step to obtain such modifi cation of immigration arrangements as would place the immigrants on no worse footing than the Government immigrants. He charged Ministers with having entered upon a policy without being possessed of necessary information to secure a prudent and successful issue, and pointed out that Ministers had put mis-statements in the Governor’s speech about the Railway contracts being signed, as no contracts were signed until three weeks later. The preliminaries were only agreed to. The rise in the price of iron was not the sole cause of an increased appropriation being necessary, as the amount of the contracts was agreed to before information of the rise in price had reached the Colony, yet these sums were far in excess of the estimate;.

Mr Travers was greatly cheered, while Messrs Pearce and Hunter were interrupted with groans and ironical laughter. Messrs Yogel’s and Fox’s names were always greeted with groans. Mr Travers moved an amendment of a vote of thanks to the chairman, and the mover and seconder of the vote of confidence seeing no chance of carrying it withdrew it. The vote of confidence was then withdrawn, and the vote of thanks was put, but not paseed.