POLITICAL NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 2684, 2 November 1876, Page 2

POLITICAL NEWS.

[Fbox thb Pbbss Agbncy.] BiTBBTON, Nor. 1. The celebration of the Abolition of Provinces, to-day, was observed as a general holiday, although no publio demonstration was made, as it was not possible until the last moment, to ascertain the date of tbe prorogation of tbe Assembly. Business in town waa almost entirely suspended. The shone were all closed, and picnicing, rabbit shooting, et&, A were the order of the day. (From Vu Ovm Cotmpondtnt qf ths Lytttlton That*,) Wbixibgton, Not. L No provision has yet been made for carrying on departmental work in tbe Provincial establisnment in the place of the Superintendents. It is understood that the Superintendents will be offered the position of Government agents, but tbis has not yet been done. | The Hon G. M'Lean has foil power to arrange \ for Otago. Here the result of the neglect to make proper provision has been, that all the Provincial Auditors yesterday signed » warrant for last month's expenditure, aad funds were available. The Bank of New Zealand dishonoured the ehequee issued to-day on the ground that the whole Provincial account had reverted to the General Government. Dunbdin, Not. I. There was not a sign of rejoicing or regret in Dunedin to mark the coming into foroe of Abolition. Mr Macandrew attended at the Superintendent's oflice during the day, hot did nothing in the capacity of Soperintendefit, only receiving callers who desired information in the usual way from him. Mr Green, oae ef the members of the Executive, also attended at the Works and Lands Department, aqd looked after sundry clerical matters. The Hon George M'Lean is expected from the North to-morrow. It is understood that on his arrival be wiil interview the Superintendent with the view of making some arrangement, by which Mr Macandrew will reader assistance to tbe General Government duringtbe next few months in ioaut urating the oew order of things What Mr Macandrew will do is not yet known ; what answer he will make depends entirely oa the terms Mr M'Lean will offer. He haa, however, distinctly resolved not to render the Government any assistance-,, the doing of whioh wonld in any way fetter h» future political action, flothing is knows hero yet as to the extent to which Mr M'Lean is accredited, aad upon that point there possibly may be some difficulty. It is likely that Mr Donald Beid will be requested by the General Government to aid them during the next tew months in transacting thebusiness of the Lands Department, over which Mr Beid hw exercised control for a, considerable time. There is no one else possessed of tbe same amount of information regarding the land regulations, and the working of the department, and the Government are very desirous to avail themselves of hir * ervicee. It is by no means unlikely tbat Mr Beid will for a short time assist the Government by every means in his power by giving them his services, and affording all the information possible. Ths Waste Lands Board to-day had a sort os farewell fling at the Provincial Government, Messrs Strode, Bastings, [and Butterworth condemning the way m which some 10,000 acres of agricultural land, worth ia '' their estimation fully £7 an acre, had been forced into the market. Pan had been sold at less than £2'aa acre. The aale of the balanoe oould not be stopped, aad it was expected to go at the same rate and isto hands of large holderr, precluding settlement. The Board, however, was a party to the sale, having given its sanction in August last. RrVBBCABGILL,Nov. 1. The demonstration got up by the Abolitionist partisans was- a greet f moo. The Mmr, Mr Cuthbertson, late M.H.R., proclaimed a holiday against the wish of many aliases, but it was only observed by a few. Most of them only put up shutters, and did business as usual', save tbat a few flags were hanging out in the wet. It was raining heavily, aod the town had more of a fenereal aspect than anything else. Great disgust ia ex* pressed at the master of tbe Grammar and District Sfehool exhibiting his partisanship by giving the children a holiday, and' at thm officer in oommand of tfae volunteers fot aliowiaythe hnd to play ia the priacsW stieet md identify tbeasetvw with a *3*r moresasot. The Club Hotel aad the Bx> change All were illumbeled thfc-«*mng. i

&h& conduot of the Mayor is greatly disapproved of, many of his usual supporters thinking that he should havo disoountonanood the affair instead of taking an aotive part. THB WORK OF THE SESSION. ..Following is a list of Acts passed in both Houses i— -Animals Importation Prohibition, Appropriations, Attorne ( V'G?neral, Auokland Beaoh Road Grants (No. 2), Auokland Publio Buildings, Auokland Waterworks Aot Amendment, Blueskin Athens tm Rosorvo, Blueskin Heoreation Reserve, BiuflE Harbour Board /(Ko. 8), Building Sooieties, Canterbury Now .{Brighton Bridgo, Canterbury Education Ro(Serves -Salo and Leasing, Onllopoint Harbour 'Board.iGensuß Acta Amendment, Ohrisfcohuroh District ©wunago Aot, 1675 Amondmenfc, •Counties, Cromwell Rhogcoumo Reserve, Debtors* and Creditors', Deputy-Suporintcn-dont of Wellington, l'iseascd Shoop, Disqualification Aot Amendment (Repealed), "Douglas Speoial Settlement, Dunadin Drill 'Shod Reserve, Dunedin Rjoorves Exohange, iDunodin Wharves and Quays Reserves, Education Boards, Executive Councillors Indemnity, Financial' Arrangements, Foxton Harbour Board (No. 3), Fraudulent Debtors, •Goldflolds Aob WIG Amendmonfc, Hawkos Bay Rivers, Hokitika Harbour Board (No. 8), Immigration and Pnf)Ho Works Appropriation, Imprest Supply, Imprest Supply (No. 2), Intestate Natives'' Sucopssion, Jurios' Aofc Amendment, Lakes Ellesmoro and Forsyth Roolama'ion, Land Transfor Aofc 1870 Amendmonfc, Lawrence Athenaeum and | Mining Instituto Reserve, Lawronoo Roorealion Reserve, Lyttelton Harbour Board (No. 2), Lyttelton Public Roservcs Vesting, Maori Representation Continuance, Masterton and Greytown Lands Management Aofc 1871 Amendment, Marriiigo Aofc Amondmenfc, Milton Athonaoum Reserve, Milton Municipality Extension, Moa Flat Sohool Rosorvo, Munioipal Corporations, .Napier Athencoum and Mechanics' Institute Incorporations, Napier Borough Endowmouts, Napier Harbour Board (No. 2), NnpiorHoapit.nl Sito, Nisoby Water Works, Naw Zealand Loan, Oamaru Harbour Board, Ohinemuri GoldFields Agricultural Leases Validation, Ofcago and Wellington Tolls, Otago Harbour Jlwrd, Ofcago P«sbytaian Cburoh Cm yoyanM Validation, OLrpupO AthotKOutH and Public Librury Reserve, Palmerston (South) Athci.ftSdW, P«linerefcon Harbour Board (No. 2), Porfc Atoljnoux Renerves Leasing, Post Offloo Aefc Amondmenfc, Provincial Appropriation Act Extension, Publio Health, Publio Revenues, Public Trust Offioo, Publio Works (No. .8), Queenstown Commonago Roeorve Management, Rabbifc Destruction, Kiting, Regulation of Looal Elections, Renwiek X.oa«o ond Oonvoyanoe, Roman Catholic Lands, Roxburgh Reserves, South Dunedin and St. Kilda Municipalities Validation, Stamp Act Amondmenfc^ Sfcewarfc Island Grants Amendment, Taranaki Bofcanio Gardens, Thames Harbour Board (No. 2), Thamos Water Supply, Timaru Harbour Board (No. 2), Waitara Harbour Board, Waitahuna Athenajum Reserves, Waiuku Native Grants, Waiau Ohuroh of England Sifco Crown Grant, Wanganui Harbour and Rivor Conservators' Board (No. 3), Warehoused Goods, Wellington College Act Amendment, Wollington Dobfcs, Wollington Hospital and College Reserves Exchange, TPellington Loans Consolidation, Wellington Reserves, Wollington Rivera, Wollington Corporate Lands, Waste Lands Administration. Private Aot— Timaru Gas Oompany. List of Bills dropped or otherwiso disposed ofs—ln tho Logi*)afcivo Council — Auckland Instituto Aofc Amendment, Auokland Provinoial Library, Dunedin Waterworks Exten« sion, Gold Dutios Aofc Amondmonfc, Goldflelds Act Amendmont 1875 Repeal, Kakanui Har« hour Board (No. 2), Law Practitioners, Aot Amendment Aot, Moeraki Harbour Board (No. 3), New Zealand Consolidated Sfcook, New Zealand Forests Aofc Repeal, Noxious Animals Prohibition, Otago Educa'* tional Reserves, Oamara Tramway, Riverfcori Harbour Board, Land (No. 2), Wellington Harbour Board (No. 8), Sartoris, Downo, and ofcher Olaims. In tho Houso of Represents fives—- Ashburton, Alford Foresfc, and Mount Somers Railway Trußfc, Auokland Boaoh Road Grants (No. 1), Bluff Harbour Board <No. I), Bluff Harbour Board (No. 2) Botanic Garden Leasing, Oun tor bury Pastoral Licenses, ■Civil List, Civil List Aofc Amendment;, Coro^ Hers Aot Amendment, Deputy Superintendent ■of Wellington Aofc Amendment (N0. 2), Dunedin Municipal, Duration of House of Repre* *entativos, Foxton Harbour Board (No. 1), Foxton Harbour Board (No. 2), Friondly 'Societies, Grahamstown and Waikato Railway, Hokitika Harbour Board (No, 1), Hokitika Harbour Board (No. 2), Kaiapoi Harbour Board, Kakanui Harbour Board (No 1), Lakes Ellesmere aod For*yth Reclamation and Aka*oa Railway Trust, Looal Option, Lioonsing, £ooal Option Licensing (No. 2), Lottorios ond Art Unions, Lyttelton Harbour Board (No. 1), Manhood Suffrage, Masterton and Groy town liattdi Management (No. 1), Moeraki Horhour Board (No. 1), Moeraki Harbour Board (No. t), Napier Harbour Board (No. 1), Native Resorvee, Native Gratuities Aofc Amendment, Nativo Schools Aot Amendmonfc, Native Land Sales nnd Leases, New Zoaland North Ofcago Harbours, Otago -Central (Qtoro to Tho Elbow) Railway, Otago Turnpiko Ordinance Amendment, Patea Harbour Board (No. 1), Patea Rivor Harbour Bbard, Provincial Abolition Finanoial Arrangements, Provinoial Abolition Permissive, Publio Works (No. 1), Publio Works (No. 2), Qunlitt•option of Elootors Aot Amendment), Registration of Electors Aofc 1875, Repeal Resident Magistrates Aofc 1867 Amendment, Riverton Hhr bour Board Band (No. 1). Soufchlond District Di-ainage, Stamp Aofc Amondmonfc (No. IV, Thames and Waikato Railway, Thames Harbour Board (No. 1), Timaru Harbour Board (No. l)j Timaru Harbour Board (No. 3), Waimakariri Harbour Board (No. 1), Wollington Harbour Board (No. 1). Wellington Harbour Board (No. 2), Wellington Corporation Gas Purohaso, Wellington Hospital Loan, Wanganui Harbour and Biver Conservators B-wrd (No. 1), Wanganui Harbour and River Conservators Board (No. 3); Wanganui Endowed Sobool. Privato Bill —Foresters Declaration of Trusts Validation. ■■ii ii ill itliMll 'I 111 r • .Tl.i.ii i .ii . , iiii