TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1582, 3 August 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(KHOM OP!! OWN' rOIIIIESI'OMJKST.) I j Wetj.ivoton 1. Tho N.'\v Z"olnnfl Industrial Exhibition «;is opened this nfter^oe-n ' v His Excellency tlst* Governo-.- in tinpresence of an enormous aM-endance of spectators. The approaches* to the building w.?ro literally rushed mi hour before the limp of owniii<r,,aiul when ; the. floors were r.ppy.ed tlie crush was j so creat as to render futile the effort-; I marie l»y a birge pos<s« of polii.-e to J keep a clear passage for tho Governor to pass through, n;>on whose entrance j a choir of 200 voices s:\ng the National j Anthem. His Excoll^npv <lfh'vprcil ;ri rxceilent nd-livss, and expressed liis as tonishment at. flip prostn^s mtiHf by J the various New Zealand industries as j shown l»y the splrndid coHpcfion of pxliibita fi-nm nil parts of tlio Colony, every branch of traae i>: n-nri-p.-nti-d, ! and the flisMl;H»offirnislii!i<riron\v,ir'\ j j and the household fnrn^n'-e, woollen foods, Ciirriasjfs, ji^ricnlt.nral imple menta, nnchinery, pottery, leather jroofls, il:ix, pr-rf:rnery, and "iorh of design from the Public Works Department are really surprising in their mai»nifi<*encp, and are drawing forth j j hi^h. enconiums for their general j ; rxn<!!fii«.-. It is a matter of surprise that tlicni;lny mineral rcsnmves of the V» T est Coast are not represented on the | present occasion. In connection with { the present exhibition a Post and j Telegraph Office has been established, j A capital programme of entertainment has been fit-ranged for ditrinar the month, including two oratorios "Elijah " and " the Creation." each to be j 'rendered by a ch«ir of 230 voicos, and j a band of thirty, assisted by the grand j organ. The brass band contest between the Oamarn, Dunedin, Christchurch, Wanganni, and Wellington j garrison bands uominences next Sutur- i day. j Mr W. K. Bishop, well- known on : the Wes Coast, has published a handy j exhibition guide which has already proved of great service to the many strangers in Wellington. In the Legislative Council yestordnv dipt. Fias^r gave notice that he would move that the question of the petitions in reference to the East and West Co st railway scheme be taken j into consideration by . a committee ! consisting of the whole Council on Wednesday next. In the Lower Ilo'iw the Minister of Mines answering Mr Seddon said he j was willing to refer t.» the goldfields j Commiftw tin' q-i.-xliniM.f issuing new j reirulitious in nf<-ie!i>-e to pro-poet ing j f.)v g.-»ld and the discovery of new , goldlields. TunibuM ask.'d without notioe when ' tlte Government, pioposed to go on with tho Estimates. ' | Voj»kl said the sooner the Estimat.'^ j | woro "gone o:i with, llu belter t!ie ;

Government would be pleased. Hon. members would admit that the Govern- '■ incut had done ail they could to expedite business, since nearly all their bills have been read a second time Government were prepared to tike the Native Lands Disposition Bill on Monday, the East and West Coast railway matters on Tuesday, and Wednesday, and Friday might be devoted to clearing up other business and perhaps going on with the Estimates. It would be the duty of the j Government next week to consider what bills should be gone on with. Ormoml asked on what day the Local Bodies Finance Rating Powers Bill would be taken. Yogel said Government hoped to be able to bring it down at the end of next week. Yogel moved tha* the resolution of the Committee of the whole in refit ence to the, Frisco mail service be agreed to. Some discussion ensued, and Macan- i drew moved an amendment to reduce the subsidy to £15.000. which was lost on a division by 53 to 25. The oriiri""-' motion for a vote of £'30,000 was then put and carried. An amendment by the. Government to reduce the tonyge, of stfamer carrying mails to no less than 2,000 tons was withdrawn on Sir Julius promising that the Government would not shut the Union Company out if that company promised to put on boats ,of larger tonnage. After awhil<- the amendments made ' in Committee to the Mines Act, 1577, w.ts previously agreed to, a? d the bill was read a third time ond passed. The otlier bills under consideration we:-e the Stamp Act Amendm nt Bill, Deceased Persons Estate Duties Act Botli passed the 3rd reading. The Fisheries Encouragement Bill. Mort«n£.'p TVb&ntnrea Bill pnssed the second its second reading, and also the State forest Bill. The House adjourned at 1 a.m. Amongst the. papers presented to thf TTonso yesf-prrlay was a return of th* i number of policies in force under the i Government Life Insurance Associa> I tion. The total a.v.ir>iint for which tin Colony h responsible, exceeded six and a half million of money.