INTER-PROVINCIAL TELEGRAMS.

North Otago Times, Volume XVII, Issue 676, 10 November 1871, Page 2

INTER-PROVINCIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From the "Daily Times.") Wellington, November 6th. Mr Fox, to-day, laid on the table a copy -of Bishop' Patteion's minute to the Anglican Synod, expressing at the -same time his sorrow and consternation at tiio news of the ' Bishop's martyrdom. No language, ho said, ' could designate the baseness of the wretches whose depredations had incited the natirea to revenge ; and he intimated his intention to move to-morrow an address to the Queen, praying her to take immediate steps to suppress this infamous slave trade. On the motion for the third reading of the Otago Land Bill, Mr Webster moved its recommittal for the purpose of excising clauses 176 and 177, referring to Southland. The motion was lost, on a division, by 30 votes to 11, and the Bill wrb then read a third time and passed. Mr D. M Lean has given notice of a Bill to authorise an annuity to Mr Branigan. November 7th. The Government have promised to introduce a Bill to put down party processions. The address to the Queen to put down the Polynesian slave trade was carried. The Stamp Act was passed. Another attempt made to exempt receipts for sums below L5 from requiring a stamp was lost by 35 to 16 ; and an attempt to make the duty on receipts Id instead of 2d, was lost by 29 to 21. Mr Creighton last night moved an address to the Governor, informing him that the House would make good any expenditure incurred id carrying out its resolution to hold the next session of Assembly in Dunedin. Mr Williamson opposed the motion, saying the expense would not be leas than L20.000. Mr "Fox said the next session would be held in six or seven months, and he trembled at the idea of the inconvenience and work that would be caused by preparing within such a short period for the removal of the Assembly. He doubted if the health of Ministers would be equal to the task. The expense would certainly be not less than L3000. He would not admit that the vote of one branch of the Legislature could compel a step to be taken, or oblige Ministers to advise the Governor to exercise his constitutional power in any special direction. He would not say that they would not advise the Govprnor to call the House together at Dunedin, but he wished to guard against its being supposed that they would be -bound by the rote of the House. Ministers would act on their own responsibility in the matter, and take the consequences. They would not surrender their right to decide, when the time came, as to the course to be pursued. Mr J. E. Brown said, the House would nbfc . surrender its right to Seal with a Ministry which refu«ed to carry out its wishes. Mr Macandrew supported the motion, saying that the extra -expense would not be more than LI 000. Mr Reynolds thought a olauso should bo I inserted in the Appropriation Act to compel the Government to call Parliament together at Dunedin. Mr Reeves supported the motion, as holding the seision in the chief cities in Rotation would tend to promote the unity of ttfi Colony. He gathered, howerer, from Mr Fox's remarks, that the resolution was not likely to be carried out. Mr Gisborne opposed the motion v Mr Kelly proposed to limit this expense to Ii2O00. Mr Reid suggested that the Legislative Council might sit in Wellington, if it objected to bo to Dunedin. Mr Donald M'Lean supported peripatetic Parliaments, but thought the time between them was too short. If the House wished to meet in Dnnedin, it should grant fifteen months' supplies, so as to meet" there about January twelve month. " Mr George M'Lean said that as a Dunedin man lie would like to J see the session held there, but he did not think the scheme was practicable. Mr M'Glashan opposed the motion, as there was not sufficient accommodatiou for the Legislature in Dunedin.

Messrs Hatighton, Bunny, and White opposed,- and Messrs Swanson and T. L. Shepherd supported the motion, which, was carried by 29 to 16. November 8th. The whole of- last night's sitting was occupied with a debate, frequently of a warm and personal nature, on the second reading of the Wellington Debts Bill, which was ultimately carried by 27 to 25? It has since passed through Committee. The Board of Works clauseB were struck out of the Immigration and Public Works Bill. A dead lock between the two Houses is .imminent. The Council struck out of the Payments to Provinces Bill the clauses allowing half of the Road Boards grant to be devoted to the payment of Provincial works. The House-maintains that these are appropriation clauses, and that the Council, in inter- ; ferine; with them, has exceeded its constitutional authority. Messrs Stafford, Fox, and Vogel have been appointed managers for the House, to draw up reasons for disagreeing with the action of the Council. Even those members of the House who strongly approve of the Council's amendments on their own merits, refuee to assent to the Council's action in the matter. Mr CKsborne declared it would be treason to the liberty of the people to allow a nominated House to interfere with i the power of the purse. Messrs Gk M'Lean, ; Farnall, M'Pherson, and others, at first wished to assent to the amendments as being I good ones, but did nftt press them when the constitutional point w,as raised. Christchuuch, November 7fch. The following are the results of to-day's races : — Maiden Plate. — Defamation, 1 ; Patch, 2 ; Gossip, 3. Lottery Plate. — Slander walked over. Cup. — This race resulted in a dead heat between Itnottingley and Peeress. In th© run off, Peeress won, almost distancing Knottingley. Free- Handicap. — Envy, 1 ; Exile, 2. November 8th. The following are the results of to-day's races : — Hurdle Eace.— Sir Tatton, 1 ; Medora, 2 ; Ronald, 3 ; Alma, 4 ; Patch, 5. Won, handB down. Derby Stakes. — Defamation, 1 ; Detractor, 2. Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap. — Peeress, 1 ; Exile, 2. Criterion Stakes. — Slander won in a canter. G-rand Stand Handicap. — Lacenfeed, 1 ; Southern Chief, 2 ; Yatterina, 3. Tattrang-a, November 6th. Proof has boon obtained that Europeans are instigating the natives to oppose the construction of the telegraph line to Auckland.