TELEGRAPHIC

Waikato Times, Volume I, Issue 48, 20 August 1872, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

j Front 'i' ■ ''.7 SoMlluvn Ci'<> i parliamentary news. ! "Wellington, Friday. The second reading of the new Electoral j 73[ii ha S been moved. It consolidates existing j electoral laws; extends the franchise to adult ! mules having* a salary of £100 a year, and to j lodgers paying <£40 a year for board and j lodging, or £10 a year for lodging only, and i all ratepayers in municipalities or road dis- ! trie's. Also, for the trial of e'cction petitions i bv Judges of the .Supreme Court. | "The Tokatca Tunnel Bill has been reported | n pon by the Private Bills Committee without material amendment, j The House then adjourned till Tuesday. j | The following summury of tie Auckland ; i Water Works Bill was telegraphed by Ore- j | ville to the " Star" The Auckland Water j ! Works Bill has been prepartd under direc- j tiou of the Mayor of Aucklanl. It pro\ide» i that no scheme shall be entered upon and no i ; i-;. 13 shall be levied for the purpose of a water ; | supply against the wishes of the majority of j ! the ratepayers. Kon-consurae's of water are ! I to pay only u small proportion of the water- , , rate. , i Saturday. i ! Mr. T. B. Gillies has given notice to ask : I whether any, and, if so, what amount of trea- • i sury bills have been issued in pursuance of! i the power given by the Public Itevenue Act j j of last session.. _ j I Mr. Reader G. Wood has given notice to ! i ask whether it is the intention of the Govern- ; | raent to bring" the report on public buildings , ' under the consideration of the House. I ; Mr. Header OK Wood has given notice to ; ask tha Government whether the reply made , • to Mr. Brogden, in reference to his proposal ' ! for carrying out the construction of railways ' i 2vew Zealand, by means of a company ' formed in London, was final-; or wbcihei the ! Government are still open to negitoato with ; Mr. Bregden on the basis of tnat proposal. ; The Hon. Colonel Yvhitmore has given notice- to move that it is not dßsirable that ;

* J "11 1 1 LL 111 ' 1 -' — M——jpaattMWßWW* ■ ■ , ... :bc two oflices of Public Works Minister ami | i .Siii>efiriteiideiit of a province should be held j ■ by 'bo same individual. i : We are indebU'd to Mr. Thomas Russell , for the following 1 telegram received from ; lion. Julius Vo s r el, Commissiouer of Tele- j graphs, on Saturday:— _ ]' " We "arc short ot insulalnrs, so. instead j ot taking the wire from Aucklaudi we will i take it from Mercer to the Timings, which ! w—ll in the meanwhile give the use of a third ; I w ;. e> " Jrr.trs Yogkl." | I ; '