LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume IV, Issue 1118, 14 June 1867, Page 6

LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Cheistchuech, June 3. Tlie Superintendent lias published a long and remarkable letter relative to the state and prospects of agriculture in the Province. Dunedxn, June 3. A public meeting was held on Saturday for the purpose of exciting public attention with vegard to the plebiscitum, at which a committee was appointed. A large number have already voted, but the figures have not yet been published. Country telegrams reports 540 ayes, and 11 noes. June 4. The Provincial Council was prorogued yesterday afternoon. The Speaker has been served with writs by Mr. Every, 1} eceiver of General Government Revenue; and Mr. Robinson, the Goldfields Warden, each claiming five thousand pounds for false imprisonment. Both had refused to give evidence before the Select Committee of the Provincial Government, on goldfields; they also disobeyed the Speaker's warrant to appear at the bar of the House, and shew cause why they should not be fined. The detention in each case was only an hour or two, until the fines of five pounds and nineteen were paid. June 5. The plebiscitum returns of the voting are ayes, 2504; noes, 31. The Gold Fields Committee published their interim report yesterday. It appears that during the sittings Warden Eobinson, SubTreasurer Every, and Livingstone, clerk to the Receiver of Land Revenue, refused to answer questions before the Committee, whereupon the Committee requested the Speaker to issue warrants summoning them to the bar of the House. Livingstone was the only one who appeared, and he declined to answer questions, alleging that he did so in consequence of orders from the Colonial Treasurer, and not through any con- | tempt for the Council. The House did not fine Livingstone, but inflicted the penalty on Robinson of £19 or seven days' imprisonment, and on Every of £o or 24 hours' imprisonment. An advertisement has appeared, signed by the Hon. J. C. Richmond, warning the public and the police of the illigality of the Ordinance passed by the Council for the administration of justice on the Gold Fields, and stating that any infringement of the Gold Fields Ordinance will be punished with the utmost rigor of the law. Every and Robinson have both paid their fines, the latter after having been arrested by the Ser-geant-at-Arms and confined as a state prisoner for some hours. Roth threaten to sue the Speaker for damages on account of false imprisonment.