BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
(prom our own correspondents.) Wellington, Monday. H. M. S. Brisk sailed this evening, with the « Governor, for Tauranga and Auckland. The Governor, by advice of his Ministers, only makes a stay of several weeks at Auckland, to prevent jealousy at his Southern trip. He is reported to return about the middle of June. Wellington, Tuesday. Mr Harrison has been elected to represent Wanganui in the General Assembly. The leading politicians regard the Government to bs in a false position re Otago.
Principle required the disallowance of the election as well as the refusal of the delegations, or no action should have been taken at all.
A compromise of expediency and principle is considered fatal to Ministerial justification.
Wednesday Evening. The Gautte contains pr6clamations delegating powers to the Superintendents of all the Provinces except Otago, and appointing nine gentlemen to be receivers of gold revenue in Otago.
The Provincial Executive were defeated last night < Their resignation was xef used by the Superintendent. The Council accepts an explanation. WEixnroTOJr, Thursday. Northern papers received to-day report no further skirmishing.
The rebels are steadily becoming peaceable.
Five thousand pounds have been offered by the Auckland Government for the discovery of a payable Goldfield in that Province.
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Otago Witness, Issue 805, 4 May 1867, Page 11
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