WELLINGTON.
Thursday.
There appears to be a misunderstanding as to the meaning of the Governor's speech re abolition: of provinces. The Government will ask the House to go further than last year's resolutions. The Government Bill provides for the" total abolition of the provinces ;that:B,oad Boards and Municipalities are to be.substantially endowed; and - that the land fund will be left to open up the country and introduce population. -It is announced that; the Government Saeasures are all ready, and will; be brought down with the financial statementas soon; as i;the debate on the address is concluded.- ".•; • '.
Correspondence relative to the negotiation of the four-million loan was laid upon the table. :
Mr Murray asked for information as to the reported stoppage of free immigration ? . - ■ . ... • .
Mr Atkinson replied that all papers relative to the subject would bo laid before the House shortly, but it might be stated, for gejtferal information, that free immigration hid not been stopped. ..Mjr. Atkinson introduced a bill inden|nif^ng;^e;t3^bflistvTfe^s)ireria^ fothter persons|§br >the:||sXp^ndiiture;:fp^ \ £4/440.f0r thbl service v!of th£j. financial; yearp en^iingp^Ofcli^unei l§^knd;;#p;f ;'char^h^&e;aam^ r"W'ffie'acc6^ts^or^e'" said year/ The House adjourned at 3.25 p.m. .;...— L,,..,,'.:,.,.... .^-^WS^:,^- ---"" c~ After a sh orfiiebate in the Legislative^ Council ;the Address ,in Reply,was carried,. and the 'Council- adjourned till Tuesday ,_A, §har,p.4-c^ in the: House^ of"ltepresentatives on the "Address in Reply. .'■".•
A respectable - young man, a recent .arrival, named,; Edward "Wm.,,Church, Ishbb; .himselfi^through -x the) head Jhis Tnorhihg' Olttside the" Catholic * cemetery. There is little hope of his recovery". \ ;. ''. ITlie engineer 6f thesteanier. Fkiry\;was :fotind.dead yesterday, leaning'against the rail. i.
; Pi.A. Buckley has. been appointed Provincial Solicitor.: \: ■.'■'. A
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2044, 23 July 1875, Page 2
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