TELEGRAMS. (From the "Daily Times.")

North Otago Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 792, 20 December 1872, Page 2

TELEGRAM S. ( From the "Daily Times. " )

Auckland, December 17th. The Superintendent prorogued the Provincial Council to-day in a speech delivered without proYiouo consultation with the Execufive. Tie thanked the Council for pasaing the Education Bill. Q?he adoption of the resolution declining to increase tho vote for police, will, he Bind, prevent him from complying with the wish of the Council that the Province should resume the management of the force. He felt bound to express his conviction that ho was in error in accepting the sTstom called Responsible G-overnraent, wbioh, he considered, is incompatible with »n elective Superintendent, and only tends to create delay, expense, and divided responsibility.

December, 18th. The Nevada has arrived from Honolulu, where she was detained, awaiting thn arrival of the connecting steamer. She left Honolulu on the 25th- November, and epoke tho Nebraska on the passage. The Australian steamship line has been organised into a regular Corporation, under the laws of New York. The whole capital, amounting to 2,000,000 dollars, hfe been taken up. Seven gentlemen in Now York and California are the Directors. The Direotors in New Yort are Messrs Webb, Wood, nnd Lowry ; and in California, Messrs Lloyd, Lewis, Vicp-President Mills, and Buttorwor'fch. Tho line is expected to bo a great success. The Californian papers consider the granting, to it of an American eubsidy as cortain.

Gheistchuboh, December 17th. Yesterday was observed as a general holiday being the 22nd anniversary of the Province, and was the most successful anniversary ever celebrated here. The Q-overnor opened the Exhibition with great bclat. Tho Anniversary Sports afterwards took place, and were a great success. Tho Governor, Lady Bowen, and 10,000 spectators were present. The Governor ami party attended a ball in tho evening. Tho Opera, and all the other places ol public amusement, wore crowded last niglit. Tne exhibits at the Interprovincial Exhibition aro loss nuraorous thau was desired, but tho short time for their preparation accounts for this. Flax from Otago, Canterbury, Auckland, Marlborousrh, and Wellington is oplondidly represented, making the best doparlment in tho Exhibition. In wool, Canterbury and Otago only are represented ; tho exhibits are not numerous, but are very fine. In timber there io a mngnifioent display, the North Island, aa well as Canterbury and Otago, beinj? well represented. Machinery and carriages are poorly represented. Of woollen manufactured goods, Messrs A. J. Burns and Co., Moiyriel, send a splendid variety. The Messrs Webley of Nelson, also contribute tweeds There is a fine show of preserved meats from Canterbury and Auckland. Kauri gum, glue, winei, cordials, beer, spirits from the Duaodin Dtstillerj-, manufactures in noWYC woods, cheese, and butter, aro all well represeutcd. Of minerals there is a remarkably fine show, hs also of building stone. Of urain from Canterbury and Otago there is a large display, and some of the samples shown are magnificent.