TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume XI, Issue 1702, 10 May 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(from oub own correspondent. )

Wellington, 8.

In the Divorce Court this morning a decree nisi was granted in the Reefton case Webb v. Webb.

Typhoid fever is very prevalent in Wellington at "present, and many deaths have taken place.

KuMAEt, 8.

R. J. Seddon addressed his constituents at Dillmanstown last evening. He stated that the only redeeming features of the legislation of last session were the Land and Hospital and Charitable Acts. After defeat on the tariff the Premier made up his miud to resign. Fifty-two members said in the interest of N.Z. "do not" Stout reluctantly gave way and in doing so he stated that he felt he was sacrificing his personal and political reputation. Captain Russell himself was actuated by economy and party considerations. The result proved the whole thing to be a well planned scheme to stop half a million being expended on public works, and with the same money to purchase political non^paying railways. The majority of the members who voted for Russell's resolution voted for the District Railway's Purchase Act. The Government had signally failed to redeem the pledge to relieve the mining industry from excessive taxation imposed. On the contrary, they had by the Stamp Act last session increased the charges on transfers of mining properties by six hundred per cent. He was against excessive borrowing. The State should refuse to register mortgages on land when the interest charged exceeded 8 per cent. He wa3 in favor of a land and income tax. At present he was a free lance. The Ministry as constituted was unsatisfactory, party lines being properly defined. At the coming session, if the policy of the Government met with his approval he was prepared to give them an independent support. On the other hand if the Government refused to disclose a policy or propounded a policy antagonistic to his political principles he could vote against them. A unanimous vote of thanks and con» fidence was carried. Nelson, 7. Mrs Joseph Best, of Richmond, a lady highly esteemed, who has recently been suffering from melancholia, took *• Rough on Rats " yesterday evening, and death resulted this morning. At the inquest a verdict was returned of " suicide while in an unsound state of mind." Christchurch, 7. At a meeting of the guarantors of the West Coast Railway, held to-day, it* was agreed that it is advisable to postpone any demonstrations for the present. The Mayor, however, has received so many offers of assistance towards a demonstration that he is inclined to get one up. ■ Captain Alexander Reid, for many years one of the Lyttelton pilots, died to-day, aged 53. He had been at Lyt telton since 1862. % Auckland, 7. A man named Alex. Ruff has been committed for horse-stealing at Kawakawa. The boot- makers have declined the working operatives Union proposal to re open negotiations, but have invited the operatives to resume work at the revised wages. Dune din, 7. The Dock Trust have appointed Mr R. Hay as resident engineer, and have resolved to take steps to raise a loan at once. The engineer has estimated the cost of a dock 500 ft in length, with provision for extending it^ 100 ft, at £97,000, and one 600 ft. long £101,500.