SPECIAL PARLIAMENTARY TELEGRAMS. SIR JULIUS VOGEL'S MISSION.

Otago Witness, Issue 1244, 2 October 1875, Page 9

SPECIAL PARLIAMENTARY TELEGRAMS. SIR JULIUS VOGEL'S MISSION.

There was some very plain speaking last night m bupply over the salary of Mr Fox, Sir Julius Vogel's privAte secretary. The whole question of Sir J. Vogel's mission and allowances was raised, and his conduct in going home without informing Parliament was condemned on all sides, as well as the excessive allowances drawn by him. Mr Reynolds declared positively that Sir Julius Vogel's mission was not decided on by Ministers till a fortnight after the House rosel The Post to-night gives Mr Reynolds credit for speaking to the best of his belief, but asserts that the real fact was that Sir Julius Vogel did not treat his colleagues with any greater confidence than he did the House. It asserts from positive knowledge, that a month before the last sesdion ended, Sir Julius "Vogel had made definite business arrangements for visiting England during the recess, and points out that his intention was announced at the time in the Otago Daily Times and in its columns. Mr Reid has introduced a Bill to amend Mr Bradshaw's Employment of Females Act. Its object is to provide that while females shall not be employed more than eight hours, they may be any eight out of the 24. It is said that Mr Reid is doing this in the interests of the mosgiel Woollen Co., which wishes to work its machinery night and clay. Mr Cargill, when here recently, tried to get Government to introduce a Bill of the kind, but was unsuccessful, Mr Reid's will be very strongly opposed. ' There are some extraordinary rumours floating about aa to evidence given before the Tairua and Ohinemuri Committees as to private letters being intercepted and stolen, delivered and opened, to wrong people. &c.

The Post Bays the arrival of the Suez mail five days before its time, and the nouarrival of the Cyphrents at San Franoiaoo until three days after the contract day, oocura happily to point a moral before Pailiament begins to discuss the San Franoisco service. We are not without hopes that the House will act sensibly, and refuse to ratify this or any other contract with which Mr Hezekiah Hall is in the moet remote degree connected. Again, ia commenting on the splendid passage made by the Ringarooma from Melbourne to the Bluff, and gaining two days under contract time, our contemporary says ;— When the liingarooma's aister boat, the Arawata, comes on the line to take the outward Sues mail (thus gaining two days each way), the San Francisco service mi} appear more and more ia its true dolour*, as