TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1292, 2 July 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

Cbribtchurch, 30.

The proposed adjournment was supportedby Mr Peacock, A.-. Mif Mpntgbmery thought, under the c^oufi^ian|3e^ji w^u^d^nly be treat*.'' ing 4&mei«||^ Bill to be reatT a -second t_njj|. TttfP adjou^-meii'^he 1 u^^wai;the^ agreed to ou.thevoi^af^n^t 13-80 p.m. tha House rose.

A petition, sigQed by 400 influential citizens, asking. Parliament to place the city on -aa , eQual footing in- < the'■matter of endowments .-with .the other chief ,cities ,of ijhe Colony,, was for-' warded to-day to Mr Thomson, IkLELB.for presentation to the House.

Pobt Cha___r's; 29.

The departure of the lonic Has been delayed .til) .to-morrow, Bhehascom» pleted her cargo of frozen meat, having taken, on board 9584 sheep,' from 83 shippers, .the average weight of the carcasses .being, &7jfy 8 «i She, also takes two trout, one ot 101 b, and the other Society as a'pre&eh'i J to the editor o£ Land and Water. S^-W^ll probably take 30(xf more sheep from Lyttelton. Dunbdik, 29. :

The New Zealand and Australian Land' Company have chartered the sailing ships Dunedin and Marlborough for three voyages each, to load frozen meat at Port Chalmers. The' vessels will eaoh have room for about 8,6*00 sheep, so that altogether about 50,000 carcasses will . thus reach the Home marked .'..- Petitions to both Houses are being largely signed in favor of Mr sr Gipee_'s Local Option Extension BilL v "* • Kdmaba, 30. A attended ijjeetiDg of miners was held last evening at Dillman's Town, at which resolutions were passed in favor of the abolition of the 1 gold duty. '' i Wellington, 80. ,D.r Lemon hope* to oe able to have the electric fighting 5 apparatus in tiie House of Representatives in thorough working order 1 Reporta^irere outrent in t<^ yesterday and today as to an important diseoveyy. having. bee-Kmade at'the 'Golden Crown mine, Terewhiti, the •porth ahd : south J vbi_i *it s was ! si-ted, had suddenly opened out to . .4f^,and: 'was showing good prospects.

Replying to W* .Q..T-Sm|th in the House yesterday afternoon, the Colonial Secretary said the Government could not place on tha Estimates a sum of money to be used for the, purpose of, granting subsidies to public libraries, because, see** l from: the Financial' Statement, the Govern-! ment had not an over-plus of funds' this year. * Mr Tole aflkie_ 'the Minister of Justica if . he wpuld; int^od^c^;, $jll to abolish the Grand Jury system, and provide for^tbepa^etft uftfopecial and common jurors in civil cases for each : day's attendance, and also "■ to provide for the payment of jurors in criminal cases, on a similar style to witnesses ip such cases. .--.♦ „,..,. .■ ' Mr Connolly replied that the Government were fully aware that •'. the question of the remuneration of jurors, and whether or not Grand Juries ought to be, abolished,, were matters requiring very full consideration, he did not think it was possible with the amount of work to whfch the Qoyernment have to attend, to briug. in* any amendment of the Juries Act this session. The Colonial Treasurer intimated that the Government had decided to extend the time for local bodice to send in applications under tbe Roads'. and Bridges Consfjruotion Act,' from 81st March to, Both June. "' - -;

Mr • Steward moved the second reading of tbe School Committee Election BUI, the debate on - which occupied a. considerable time.- '

Mr Hutchison seconded the. motion, which was supported by Mr Shepherd, Mr Watt, the Colonial Secretary,- and others. After discussion the.eeoond reading was agreed to on tbe voices about the hour of midnight.

Mr Hutchison moved the second reading of "The Law of Evidence Bill/ a measure similar to one which was introduced by him last session, when it passed its second reading he said, without opposition, He noticed that the principle of the bill was introduced in the Criminal Code Bill to be introduced this session, and if the House' marked its approval of the measure by agreeing to the second reading. He did not propose to carry ;it any further. .? • . , .

Jdr Conolly said, the Law of Evidence Bill went a great deal further than the Criminal Code, and muoh -further than he (Mr Conolly)^ wouldlike it to go. He did not think the House bughtto be called upon at such a short notioe to give its approval of the principle of this Bill, if, however, the Houses did not support the second reading, he would not do so, but he concluded by moving the adjournment of the debate.' v '