TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES.

Western Star, Issue 100, 9 October 1875, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES.

(from our own correspondent.)

Dunedin, Friday Evening. The second reading of the Abolition Bill was carried in the Legislative Council by 23 to 4. The Supremo Court criminal sitting terminated yesterday. Robert Hunter, convicted of arson at Shag Valley, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment; and Ah Chew, assault with intent, was acquitted. Sir George Grey’s Bill for abolishing duties on tea, coffee, sugar, and flour, was stoutly opposed by Government, and rejected by 41 against 16. *ln speaking to the San Francisco contract resolution, Mr Reynolds said— ci The deviation of contract from resolution was very trifling. Instead of terminal voyage alternately between Sydney and Port Chalmers, boats from San Francisco are to run through to Sydney, and boats from Port Chalmers to run through to San Francisco ; transhipment of passengers, cargo, and mails in each case to be made at Kaudavu. The next deviation is that the annual payment under contracts is £5,000 above that authorised by resolution. The service is extended from six to eight years. The Suez route was shown to be slower and more expensive than that proposed by San Francisco. The Mikado is advertised to leave Port Chalmers for San Francisco on the 17th November.

A largo number of gentlemen forming a Committee for carrying out the arrangements for the Macandrow banquet have adopted the following resolution unanimously ; —“ That, while we admire Mr Macandrow as a public man, wo specially approve his late action ia relation to the Abolition Bill.” Justice Williams delivered judgment in the case Herbert v. Thomson and others (members of the Waste Lands Board), rclleriot Hundred. He held that plaintiff had no right to apply for an injunction, and therefore dissolved it, granting defendants’ costs. Dunedin Grain Market.—The wheat market is steady, at last quotations, say 4s h i to 4s 4.1 for ordinary, and Is (Id to 4s 9d for prime samples. Oats are in very weak demaud ; in fact, only saleable in small parcels at from 2s 6d to 2s 7d for good feed. Barley also is being neglected, low qualities almost unsaleable; quotations remain unaltered. The Maori Representation Bill has been thrown out in the Assembly by 20 to 47, theGovernmeut opposing.