SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

rSTTN-SKT: This waning, 5.21. SUN-RISE: To morrow morning, 0.46 HIGH WATER! Midnight to-nisht j to-morrow, morning, 0.19

ARRIVALS.

Eangatira, s.s,, from Wellington and Wanganui

DEPARTURES.

Clio, schooner, for New Caledonia

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Tor San Francisco: Akbav, ship, lath inst. For Tahiti : Coronet, schooner, to-day For Southern ports : Wellington, s.s., Monday For Lcvuka: Charybdis, schooner, from tho Manukau

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Gonntcss of Kintoro, ship, from London Sailed Ist

May Berar, ship, from London, bailed 15th May Fontenaye, ship, from London. Sailed City of Auckland, from London. Sailed 4tb June Lady Franklyn, barquo, from Sydney and Newcastle.

Sailed 17tli July Lalla TJnokh, brig, from Clarence Elver. Sailed about

22nd July Fairy Queen, brig, from Timaru Atalanta, French man-o'-war. from Sydney Albion, brig, from Newcastle Naiad, barque, from Newcastle, early Leslie, schooner, fromGrafton, N.S.W.

Tde ship Endymion is still lying off Rangi toto Reef windboimd.

The schooner Ruby, from Russell, has entered inwards with 03 tons of coal.

The brigantine Nightingale, and the schooners Clio, Queen, and Albert, are^ all ready for sea, and will snil for their vanous destinations on a change of wind. The new cutte* Nancy, built by Messrs Sims and Brown, for Mr Eodgers, had her trial trip to-day. The stiff breeze blowing afforded a fine test of her sea-going capabi ities. These would seem to be of a high order, and as far as appearance goes the little craft is a beauty.

The s.s. Rangatira arrived in the Manukau at noon to-day from Wellington and Wan ganui. She brings a cargo of cattle and general merchandise.

Referring to lifeboat casualties, the London Weelcly Dispatch says : —The loss of six brave men out of one of the lifeboats of the Royal National Institution, at Ballbriggan, on the 3rd February, is very lamentable, and may possibly create a feeling of distrust in the minds of some of its benevolent; supporters,; especially amongst those who never have witnessed what it is to contend with the perils of a raging sea by day or night, Deplorable as. the above accident undoubt edly was, it need not daunt or deter gallant volunteers from again manning our 233 life boats, when they can be assured that out of ninety thousand men who have served in these boats during upwards of twenty-one years, only thirty lives have been lost, in cluding the above six, that is one life out of every three thousand men employed, or an annual average of one and three' sevenths ; •whilst the number of lives saved mainly by the instrumentality of the institution's boats have been twenty-one thousand six hundred and eighty-five, besides an enormous amount of property. It is, moreover, reasonable to suppose that a far greater number of lives Would have been lost in the noble attempts that would doubtless have been mado by ordinary shore-boats in the ahso.nce of the comparatively safe and secure lifeboats of the institution,. w.hich reduce the risk incur red to the minimum that hnm.tn sltlll afad in-j genuity can arrive at, whilst the number of lives saved would probably have been kone by hundreds instead of thousands.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Ct.osh as Under :<— For Thames, this day, at 6.30 pm., and to-morrow,

at 10.30 a.m. For Rorotonga and Tahiti, per Coronet, this day, at

4 p.m. For Opotiki, per Isabella, this day, at 4.30 p.m. For Tauranga. per Bella, this day, at 5 p.m. For Wanganui, per Eangatira, i to-morrow, at 10 a.m. For Mahurangi, Matakana, Mangaw»i, Waipu, &c ,

per Lady Bowen, on Saturday, Kith'inst., at 10 a.m. For San Francisco, per A.kbar, on Monday, 18th inst.,

at 10 a.m. ForTaranaki and Southern provinces, per Wellington, on Monday next, at 10 a.m. (Signed) S. B. Biss. Chief Postmaster.

MARRIAGE.

Parkf.ii— Bacon.— On August 13, at the residence of tho bride's father, West street, Newton, by the Eev. E. F. Macnicol, William Johnston, third son of the late William Parker, to Elizabeth, second daughter of William Bacon, late of Indring, Essex.

DEATH.

Puliiam. —On August 14, at the residence of her mother, Chapel street, Joanna Batten (Annie), youngest daughter of the late Captain William Pulham. of the H.E.I.C.S.

The funeral will leave at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Friends are respectfully invited to attend.

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News and the Morning News

FRIDAY, AUGUST 15 1873.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance For tho future in the distanco,

And the good that we can do

There can be little doubt that a gene ral educational system for the whole colony would be the best for the gene ral welfare, and considerable interest has attached to the various promises and efforts made from year to year on this subject by the General Govern ment. 'The latest attempt in this direction is now before the Assembly, and we can hardly think that the Government is honest in the profossed ; desire to see the moasuro become law. It is a Eill of: upwards of a hundred clauses, and it has been well described by a member as a Bill to empower the provinces to please themselves on the subject of education, a power which they possess at the present hour. In cumbroui»ness it almost rivals the ijfunicipal Corporations-Act, and like that unwieldy measure . empowers -thefeo 7 aflim'ring- it to adopt it in whole orifl'part according to their pleasure. When avo say that it affords no pecu niary '^assistance from the general revenue, and only gives the choice to proyincjes to have an "annual value rate," a " capital value rate," a " uniform householders'' rate," or a "varying householders' rate," we have said enough to damn it and all its rates with the people of Auckland Thanks be to nobody we can rate our eelves without any assistance, and the popularity that has attended the opora tiorijdpes not incline us to seek any as sistance in that direction. If in pro posing to guide our feet in the paths of learning the. Government had proposed to give ten or fifteen thousand a-year from the general revenue, instead of saying that we may saddle ourselves with an "annual value rate" and a " capital value rate," and all the other rates, we should have felt disposed to listen with patience to the de tails as to how to elect the school committees and what are the duties-of the secretary. It is need less to furnish a digest of the Bill, which was very roughly handled from its absolute inanity on its introduction to the House, and as Mr Macandrew has pronounced against it we may accept it that Mr Vogel will abandon the thing so soon as he has sufficiently established his zeal in the cause ©f education and the desire of the Govern mdn to pass an Education Act. That an Act could be framed calculated to meet the circumstances of every province can hardly be questioned, but this Go vernment has not the courage to attempt it/or at least this measure is not of the character required. Otago has more money than she requires for education, and will resent the gratui tous interference of the General Government. Auckland has.... .no money at.j all except what is wrung, out of the people by a special: tax, and will take it as an insult to be told that she may impose on herself an f annual value rate and a "capital value rate,"' aiid a variety of other rates; while the Bill will merely tell us how we are to spend it, and how our cbrarnittees and our secretary are to con duct themselves. Mr Swanson and Mr She'eaan very properly, in the name of Auckland, repelled the offer of a stone when asking for bread; and though Mr! Vogel twitted them with former professions, of a desire fora compre hensive educational measure, it is to their credit that they.J speaking at least for the Northern province, repudiated any| sympathy with- such idle and purposeless legislation. The Bill may become law, though we greatly doubt it; ibut if it does we venture to say that with the 'single exception of the County of Westland, which has no power to initiate legislation for educa iioni there is not one among all the family of provinces that will have any thing to do with this hugeand unshapen abortion. Like the Land Bill in an Australian legislature an Education Bill is an essential to the programme of a New Zealand Session of Parlia ment. On this ground the Govern

rnent is excusable for introducing a measure "to make further and better provision for the education of the* people;" but beyond a question it would have redounded more to the credit of the Government to have re-' framed from a work which it has either not the ability or not the pluck to per form.

Poor Mr Chamberlain ! Any one would think that an individual so harmless and inoffen sive, suchjja political nonentity in fact, would be the ver}' last man to be threatened regarding his actions in the Legislative Council, because, so far aa we know, all Mr Chamberlain's inlluence is not likely either to secure the passing or thedefeatof anymeasure. Yet he has been singled out and threatened, and he finds it necessary to appeal to the Housegfor protection. And- such a threat! Not that he shall be waylaid and assassinated, nor yet his house burned down about his ears, but that a whole leading article will be written about him ! Why, the honourable gentleman, in stead of taking offence, ought to feel highly honoured by so much notice being taken of him. We are sure no one but himself would have thought it within the limits of possi bility that any person would go out of his way to enlighten the public regarding one who is already so well known. Are we to infer from Mr Chamberlain's action in the Legislative Council yesterday that he is so sensitive, and of such a retiring disposition, that he shrinks from the thought of his name appearing in print ? Or are we to pre sume that he feels his actions, and particularly the vote most nearly concerned, would not bear a keen public scrutiny ? Is it true that the honorable gentleman possesses property in the vicinity of Eden Crescent, and that the construction of good main thoroughfares from the wharf connecting with the Improvement Commissioners' property would absorb a large amount of the traffic and carry it in a different direction from that which would benefit Mr Chamberlain ? We hope in asking these questions we shall not be ac cused of intimidating Mr Chamberlain. Nothing could be further from our intention ; indeed there is nothing involved in the queries which a gentleman who acts in his legislative capacity from such pure and dis interested motives as Mr Chamberlain does might not answer without hesitation. No one would dream that such considerations could weigh with a legislative councillor in the discharge of his duties as the representative of the people. We feel the deepest sympathy for Mr Chamberlain, because ho is always being misrepresented and misunderstood. It was the same last session when he telegraghod to tho City Council:—" Do you consent to cut down Shortland-strcet. Say "yes" or "no' before I exercise my voto on the Auckland Water Bill." Now some enemies of llr Chamberlain said this meant that in accordance with the decision of tho Council regarding the improvement of his Eden Cres cent property by cutting Shortland-strcet, so he would voto on the Water Bill introduced at the instance of the Council. We ask any candid person whether Mr Chamberlain's telegram says thaf, and we feel con lident that the answer will unhesitatingly be, "by no means." We feel with Dr Pollen that this is a very il grave charge" [N.B. —The doctor mußt have been poking fun at him], and trust it •will be sifted to the bottom by the legislature. We really cannot allow our representatives to be intimidated ; and above all intimida tion what could be so " grave " as to threaten the members of our Legislative Council with an exposure of their antecedents and a fear less comment in the Star upon votes given by them in the Council.

It will be seen by our Parliamentary tele grams that Mr Vogel made the 10 per cent. ad valorem tariff a Ministerial question and carried it by a large majority, which appears to indicate that the Ministerial party in the House is very strong. The Auckland Waterworks Bill was opposed by many of the Auckland members, and was thrown out. The telegrams are unusually interesting.

A match will be played to-morrow after noon, in the barrack field, between fifteen members of the Auckland Foot-ball Club and fifteen of the North Shore Club. As the match will be between picked men of both clubs some [active sport isjanticipated. A§ our reporter will be there a graphic descrip tion of the game and the players will duly appear in our columns. A labourer named Thomas Carson, Jem ployed on the railway at Mercer, committed suicide on Saturday night last by cutting his throat. Ho was formerly in the 57th liegi ment. He had been drinking heavily lat«ly.

The regular monthly meeting of the Royal Albert Lods?e Orange Lodge, No 2., will be held in the lodge-room, this evening, at half past seven. The members of the Auckland Scottish Volunteers will hold a meeting in the Drill shed on Tuesday evening next, after the monthly inspection, for the purpose of elect ing a Bub-lieutenant. The members of the Harmonio Society had a good meeting hist evening in the large room •[ the Young Men's Christian Association. About fifty members were present, and several selections of sacred and secular music were given under the able conductorahip of Mr Cooper. This harmonious society is strengthening and widening in usefulness.

To-morrow afternoon, at two o'clock, the second monthly meeting of the School iTeachers' Association will meet in the High street school, to hear a paper by Mr Fraser on "The Qualifications, natural and acquired, necessaiy to form a good Teacher." We are glad to observe that this useful society is progressing, and it is to be hoped that the essays will not be confined tojthe few mem bers who attend the High School discus sions, but will be issued in pamphlet form for the benefit of the public generally.

Dr Mackune, G.W.T., will deli veralecture this evening on " Good Templarism," in the Newton Academy. At the close of the lecture a good templar .lodge will be institu ted.

A grand concert will take place this even ing in the City Hall in aid of the funds of All Saints' Church and school. The musical department will be under the management of Mr Joseph Browne, organist of St Matthew's, and the programme comprises an excellent selection of ballads, duets, and glees. The duets will include "Tancredi," by Rossini; ''Caller Herrin'," "Of Fairy Wand 3 had I the Power," from Wallace's "Maritana"; "Lulled by the Silence," from Zamboni; and "The Larboard Watch," "The Victor's Return," the beauti ful Irish melody, " Kathleen Mavourneen ;" " Eage, thou Angry Storm," " Come Live with me," and "The Raft," and several others, will be sung by lady and gentlemen amateurs. "The Market Chorus," "Hark, 'tis the Indian Drum," "Aye Maria," and "The Red Cross Knight," will be given, and many other excellent effu sion . We observe that Mrs Mitchell and several ladies will sing and take leading parts in the concert. Mr Quick's Dedwood 'buses will run at day fares for the accommo dation of visitors from that part of the city. The concert is calculated to please all lovers of music and song, and as the object of the gathering is a good one we trust it will be satisfactory both to promoters and attenders.

To the Editor:—Sir, —ln your issue of the sth instant a letter is inserted written by a working man, complaining of the late ad vance upon the price of bread, and says a halfpenny per 21b loaf is equal to £2 los 7d rise on a ton of flour. I believe this has not been contradicted. It appears this letter has been noticed by one conscious tradesman, who advertises in to-day's Star best bread, full-weight 21b loaf, S£d. This is a penny less than other bakers charge, and is equal, according to "Working Man's" showing, to £5 11s 4d difference on a ton of flour, and £5 Us 4d over and above a fair profit to the baker, as shown by the before-named adver tisement. If it is taken into consideration that a labouring man's family, say of eight, requires and should have for consumption six 21b loaves por day, or 2,184p0r annum, he is taxed by his baker to the tuno of £9 2b a year. Surely there is good causo for a Union Bakery in Auckland.—Yours, &c, Equity.

WATERWORKS ACT.

(To the Editor of the EVENING S'rVU.) Sir,—l would call attention of the citizens to some unscrupulous telegrams, said to be from Mr Macready made use in the General Assembly yesterday, asking Mr Swan son to oppose the Water Bill " be cause it had only been introduced by the Mayor." The following was the resolution of the City Council :—" That it is desirable to introduce a bill into next General Assembly to amend the Water Works Act 1872 by expunging clause 1a paragraph 1 audextending borrowing powers to LI 50,000. This wa-tt agreed to with out division or discussion, seven members being present ; also that he had contested a seat with the Mayor who had been beaten on this issue. This is simply 'another untruth, because the issue was not raised by Mr Macready before the election. —Yours, Ac, P. A. Philips.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.— This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckhara, Esq., R.M.)

JUDGMENTS FOR PLAINTIFFS,

Judgments ior plaintiffs were given in the following instances, viz.:—Hooper & Co. v. C. Walnutt, claim £15, goods ; W. Hanson v. F. Howard, £4 3s, goods; Caspar Men delssohn v. Jamos Halligau, ekim £} l'is, runt.

JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT. William Ivas v. J. McCrorie, claim £5 6s, wages.

JtOIiEKT IRWIN V. CHISTOFHEB GREENWAY. Claim, £B—trespass and damage. Mr Thome appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Kissling for defendant. The complaint was that Mr Greenway did, on the 31st of July, and Ist of August, cut down two clothes-liiies belonging tojplaintilf, whereby damage was done to alarge quantity of linen hanging thereon, and thatinconsequonce of having to wash the linen over again Mrs Irwin had suffered loss of time in her busi ness and loss of confidence with her patrons.

Richard Garlick, C. Greenway, Robert and Marcella Irwin, Constable Naughten, Annie Bowes, Maria Jenkins, George Staines, and Maria O'Leary were examined. The case occupied much time, and his Worship having reviewed the whole of the evidence gave judgment for plaintiff for the actual amount of damage, £1 14s Gd and costs.

This was all the business

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before P. A. Philips, Esq., R.M.)

VAGRANCY.

John Kelly was charged under the Vagrancy Act with having no visible lawful means of employment. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. BREACHES OF BY-LAWS. George Lendrum was charged with a breach of the Corporation Act, and fined ss. and costs. Edward Lewis, charged with a like offence, was fined 2s. Gd. and costs, Abel Fletcher, for allowing his chimney to get on tire, the sum of ss. and costs, and James Hams, for a misdemeanour under the Municipal Act of 1866, was fined 10s. and costs. This was all the business. i

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM WAIKATO.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

The New Maori Prophet.

Signs and Lying Wonders

ALEXANDRA

This day. ■ There is no news of importance. Incessant r tin has fallen during the last three days, and roads are impassible.

At the native meeting on Monday next the new prophet will perform all sorts •? miracles, turning water into wine.

His God will answer any questions re lating to the past or future.

The prophet is named Beckham, and belongs to the Ngatimaniapoto tribe, and he must be mad.

WELLINGTON.

This day, The s.s. Phoebe arrived nt floyon o'clock this morning.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING REPORT.

I QUOTATIONS: August 16, 1873. . Closing Prices. Business done. Buyers. S«Uerg. aS^^.»'^:::.:^S!:: ISSo Union Sash and Door .„.„/.... 8 « 0.. 9J5 0 Sn-Bek^'.-'.^.'^odV:::: - :: m o Bright Smile .■■.••• S 0 0.. - Moanatairi «*.... - •• ** 0 Albion <• — " 015 S gau-v. 1::.1."""**:::: - :: no o Key of Tokatea 2 15" "~ Golden Calf (new i»sue) ..25.... 0 2 ©.. — DANIEL B. ORCHARD, Secretary.

PARLIAMENTARY.

[BY TEIiISURAriI.]

Debate on the Tariff.

Made a Ministerial Question.

Ten per Cent Ad Valorem Duty Passed.

(From Our Special Correspondent.)

WELLINGTON.

Ibis day. The House was engaged in committee con sidering the Tariff Bill till ten o'clock. The debate was characterised by consider able warmth. 11 All the clauses passed with few verbal alterations. The chief struggle was on the schedules. The Government proposed » uniform 10 per cent, ad valorem bcale. Mr Johnston, of Manawatu, moved an amendment of 7j per cent. He showed'from the statement iurnished by the Government, based 011 invoices, that 10 per cont. would give on last year's revenue £72,000 increase; 7£ per cont. would atill leave a margin of £IU,OOO. He urged that the Government stated thoy wanted no in crease of revenue. It was their duty to supply what was required and no more. Air Header Wood read a telegram from the importers of hardware in Auckland, showing that 7i per cont. was equitable; also from the drapers, advising the same ; also from Mr Isaacs, showing that the duties paid on axes, &c that day amounted to £50, which would have been £12 under the old tariff. On. cutlery that day he had paid £4 2s, which would be four shillings under the ©Id tariff. He supported the amendment. Mr Clark read a letter from his firm, showing that tha £5,000 paid in two years; on the imports of the Jinn would be £11,700 under tho new tariff. After considerable debate Mr Vogel stated that the Government would make it a ministerial question, and would lit« or die by the tariff. Great irritation was caused by this chal lenge. Mr Bnnny assailed the Government in a slashing speech. He proved from their own. statement that they did not require additional revenue. Mr R. Wood supported the amendment for a7i percent, duty. He doprecated the denial by the Government of fair discussion and using threats. It was the duty of tho representatives to keep down unnecessary taxation. Mr Gillies supp«p»^d the amendment, and urged that from their own data the Govern ment showed they had made miscalculations a second time. / The discussion was general and hot. Tho members generally condemned the un warranted action of the Government in mak ing it a Ministerial question to compel sup- XJort against convictions. On division the 10 per cent, tariff was carriod by 42 against 18. The following is the division list :— For 10 per cent. For 7£ per cent. tariff. tariff. Andrew Brandon Atkinson Brown, J.C. Bathgato Clarke Bluett Curtis J. C. Brown Gillios Brice Johnston Buckland Munroe Bell Parker, J.B. Carrington Rolleston Cuthbcrtson Sheehan Fox Shepherd, J. Harrison Stafford T. Henderson Swanson Hunter Takamoana Jackson Thomson Katene White Kelly, T. Wilson Kelly, W. . Wood Kenny Macandrew McGillivray MoGlashan McLean Metvyn O'Connor O'Neill Ormond O'Rorke Parata ; ; 1 Parker Pearco, C. Reeves Reynolds Richardson Richmond Shepherd, T. L. Stewart . Studholme . Tairoa Tribe Vogel Webb The remainder of tha schedule passed without contest. ' • Severe struggles ensued fey individual members to add articles to the free.list, and throughout the debate the House was flooded with telegrams. Mr Swanson fought like a lion for th« hatters, and obtained exemption for almost all their requisites. He deserves to be kept in. bell-toppers by the Auckland manufac turers for the rest of his natural life. Mr Gillies obtained from the Government exemption of upholsterers' requisites, hair, stuffing, &c, in compliance with a telegram from the upholsterers of Auckland. All exemptions added were owing to the exertions of Auckland members. The results of the tariff are that 10 per cent, will be charged on all goods before ■pecified except fancy biscuits, which are to be charged 2d. per lb.; boiled sugars, comfits, lozenges, Scotch mix tures and sugar candy, 2d. per lb. ; rope, cordage, arid twine, 5s per cwt. ; solid worth 6d per lb. The following is the list of exemp tions :—Hog skins and all fittings for saddlery; silver mounting, shellac, and felt woods for hats; hair seating, curled hair, upholsterers, webbing and medal, lead, copper, brass, and tin in pigs, bars or sheets, common or flock sheet iron; saddle-trees, halters, silk plush, card and millboards, bookbinders' cloth ; writing paper, demy size and larger, in original packages and uncut edges. The Tariff Bill was read a third tim* and passed at 10 o'clock,

The Maori Rebels. Mr Tairo'a inquires to-day why Maori rebels should be treated different from other British subjects. Cites the Derwent Water course. j Mr John Mason in the Assembly A telegram was read in the House yester day afternoon by Mr Vogel purporting to be from the grocers in Auckland, and stating that all were in favour of ad valorem duties ; also that the tariff was favourably received by all working classes. j The name of the writer was dragged out 'by Mr Swanson, "John Mason." The announcement was followed by roars of laughter. The Goldfields Bill. The Goldfields' Bill in Committee, on Clause 30, relative to two heads of water being allowed to run down the creek for general purposes. The division was as follows ;— Ayes: Steward, Macandrew, Brown, White, Bradshaw, and Mervyn. Noes: Shepherd, Tribe, O'Neill, O'Connor, Bradshaw, and Shepherd. • ■ • ' ~ j They nearly oaine to blows on the question. Alexandra, Dunstan, and Arrow papers were not presented to the Committee until after the Bill was agreed upon. The Bill was reported this day with more alteration than I thought. The Auckland Waterworks Bill. 'Immediately after the Tariff Bill the Auck land Waterworks Bill came on for second reading. It had been placed in the members hands only the same evening. Its effects are the repeal of the Act of last session, to take the matter out of the control of the Provin cial Council, and empower the City Council tp borrow £150,009 for the construction of an aqueduct to conduct the waters of the NIHOTUPU to the City of Auckland and suburbs, the Act to come into force imme diately On passing. Mr Vogel moved the second reading, and said it should be resolved by the ratepayers, and not by the Provincial Council, whether a water supply should be undertaken or not. They were obstructed before by the cliques into which Auckland is divided.

Mr Sheehan moved that the Bill be read that day six months. He objected to the reversal of last year's legislation. The City Council was no party to' the Bill, only one indefatigable member. Salutary restraints were imposed on the biH last year. The Provincial Council only refused [because no definite proposals were submitted to it. The Mayor and Council refused to caJl a meeting of the citizens because they were afraid to do so. How could the Assembly decide, two-thirds of the members having never seen, Auckland before. He contended that the' Provincial Council comprised 12 •city and 25 country members, and wiJl give no opposition to any rational proposal. Pur chases of land had been made in anticipation, and every well, creek, spring, and water-hole in tha country had been bought and trafficked. The citizens had no confidence in the pro motura, who were afraid to meet the rate- payers. He urged that the Legislation of last session be left alone. Mr Swanson opposed the Bill. He said that no one in the Provincial Council could tell what was wanted. There was no plan, no information. Who asked Mr Vogel to ?n ---troduce the Bill 1 Had there been a meeting ? He read a telegram from Councillor Mac ready asking him to oppose the Bill, be cause it had only been introduced by the Mayor. A seat in the City Council had been contested recently by the Mayor, who had been beaten on this issue. If any plan were submitted to the Provincial Council it would agree. Let it be asked what pressure had been brought to bear upon Mr Vogel by the representatives or by the people. They had no notion of the Bill. Mr Thompson, of Invercargill, opposed the Bill. He said the Prov:ncial Council of Auckland knew more about it than the Assembly did. He caused much merriment by his reference to Nihotupu as being un known to members. Aucklrud urged the principle already settled in the proposal thrown out of the Nelson Waterworks Bill. A discussion ensued, and the debate pro ceeded. Mr Buckland said the Provincial Council would offer no opposition if a feasible scheme were proposed. Mr R. Wood repeated the arguments used by Mr? Vogel a, few days ago against the danger of the House legislating m local affairs. The question had already been referred to the Provincial Council, which was the proper place,to deal m ith it. There were bo surveys or plans, but a rush had been made for land with creeks and springs for miles around Auckland. They should adhere to the legislation of last session. It was time enough- to introduce such a measure when asked. Mr Bathgate urged the second reading on the ground that it was a duty to give local control and action. What was proposed was, the appointing of the Corporation to decide the question. On what principle was another institution placed over that body. It was .desired to protect any local con stituted body. Several Southern gentlemen spoke against the second reading. Mr Gillies showed that a Permissory Act passed in 1860, and another Act in 1864 gave the Provincial Council power to bring water from Nihotupu. £44,5C3 of the. half-million loan had been voted for that purpose. He came unbiassed to this discussion, but after what he had heard he thought it better that the biJl should be postponed.. There was nothing to show that £150,0C0 were required or was enough. Mr Clarke urged that the Bill should be withdrawn. It was evidently distasteful to the inhabitants. .; Sir Cracroft Wilson said that ten years ago »» Act was passed empowering|the people of ' Auckland to get clean water. Nothing had been done, but they had been drinking dirty water since. He thought when a people did this it was time for somebody to take care of them and compel them to have clean water. Mr Vogel said it was at the instance of the Mayor and Council that he brought forward the Bill, and he read a letter of authority. He also read a report in the herald of July 1, where it was moved in Council by the Mayor seconded by Councillor,^loldahip, and carried. He showed that last year a Bill had passed the House; without a clanse, giving the con trolling power to the Provincial Council, the clause having' been added in the Upper House towards the close of the session. Mr Macandrew had inserted a clause specially exempting Dunedin from the control of the Provincial Council. He wanted only the same now extended to Auckland. It never was intended that the ratepayers should be under the control of the Provincial Council. He urged that alterations could be made in committee. Unless the Bill was passed it Would be impossible for the Council to make works costing £150,000. He spoke of the attempts made to burke this Bill in order to throw the Waterworks into the hands of a Joint Stock Company. The resistance came from speculators. jOn division, Mr Shoehan's amendment, ' '^That the Bill be read that day six months," was, carried.

The following is the division list s— For Amendment: — For Motion \ Atkinson Andrew ; /^ I Bradshaw Bathgate • Brandon Clarke . *~*B(^ * "y H Brown Bluett Buckland | Henderson ./ Bunny Jackson Carrington Kelly, W. «*»£ Fitzherbert Maeandrew j| Gillies McGlashan Cuthbertson McLean Johnson Murray Kateno O'Neill Kelly, T Parata Kenny Pearce McGillivray Reynolds : . V! Munro Eichardson O'Connor Vogel O'Uorko AVebb Rolleston Wilson af? Sheehan Stewart Swanson Tairoa Takarnoana • Thompson Webster •• .J White . " I Williamson *\ Wood

[Pep. Anglo-Australian Telegram Company.]

BREACH OK FKIVILEGE. The Speaker said that Mr ChamberUiit had complained to him of intimidation. Mr R. H. Stevenson, of Auckland, had'told'him® if he voted against the Auckland Improyei;' ment Act, Mr Reed would write a leader^ against hina. The Hon. Dr. Pollen said-it* was a crave matter, and moved for a com mittee of enquiry. The motion was carried,

MR DARGAVILLE AT NEWTON.

Last night Mr Dargaville addressed the electors of Newton, at the Newton Academy, There was a numerous gathering, the room being crowded. Mr Joseph Warren Ort£~ voted to the chair, and with/a fewwotdi introduced Mr Dargaville to the meeting, jj Mr Dargaville said : I do not intend to fc^K you long this evening., My views onm(*t& subjects have now .been pretty well venti*t lated. . J am glad to see a little opposition^ from one quarter —the Herald— because Iff"* puts'me'bn my metal. In considering the si administration of the province we must 7 remember the difference of our position ndty^' . and a few years ago. We had then; %£% revenue of from £ICO,OOO to £150,000;u This next year we shall have; a revenue1 -jBfJ* 1 about £45,000. This decrease in our inCOm^j requires a corresponding alteration an ■ixufll arrangements. If we keep up extravagant'I*3 expenditure we shall find members Obligedto supplement the ordinary revenue by taxation ■ Under the Provincial Government it has already been found necessary to impose au education tax. It was estimated that, tiri%jj would bring in from £10,000 to £12,000.? By practical test it is now found that it will' I ** only produce about £7000. Education is a " subject of very great importance.' ;In of misrepresentations on that point I say|S that I am not opposed to education ; but ,Xa maintain that the General Goveramrai** should have provided an educational scheniej,., for the whole colony, and the funds for ■'-':s£"( instead of leaving it to the 'Provincial Go vernment, to carry it out as best they might. The provinces in the South are able, with their large resources, to afford it, but in our ■ case the present system of taxation is mofjf j unjust and arbitrary. I do not mean tw' assert that the Government has1 no right to impose a tax of this description, but I say that the method is wrong. One of my first acts, should I be elected Superintendent (and I have great confidence that I shall be), will be to send down &M}& to the Council for raising money for educa tional purposes in another form ; but thß present uniform tax is inequitable. , TBs proper method, injmy opinion, seeing that our present reduced circumstances are the direct consequences of extravagance and reckleal blundering on the part of our influential property-holders in this part—l say that it is not only sound policy, but equitable, that a tax should be upon property and income. This principle shall be at the root of all iiaj> efforts. We are now driven to this extremityy and must consider how we shall meet our difficulties. Something might be done by retrenchment, and in the first place retrench ment of our provincial expenditure. This ii at present about £13,000 a-year, and,l|-| ------challenge contradiction of the facts I am now stating, not only from Mr Lusk.^bujj from the Wyndham - street people. If they will go into facts and figures, and prove that I am wrong, I am free to admit it, and I give these par-/a ticulars now again to prove that I am not making random assertions, as I have been ac-! ' m cused of doing. Well then,;to begin with, the Superintendent's salary is LSOO. I have I been censured for saying it is too high. I-do** say so in our present reduced circum stances. When we look at the proportions of our present Provincial revenue, and con; r ' iia sider that the principal Provincial functions are usurped by the Assembly at Wellington, I say it ought to be less. Next com* salaries and departmental expenses, £3000. ~fs That is made up of the salaries of clerks, /J, engineers, and supervisors in connection with II works commenced last year, and to be carried through this ; —not for the works themielvei^ which were to have cost £4000 more, but for t . - the departmental expenses. Then there i|; ■'■■■ the Executive, which costs us £2165 per; annum. Gentlemen, I have a great dowttjij upon this Executive. (Cheers.) I cpnsi3e)f( the system of responsible Executive GoverhH. ment as at present a sham. It is only aping* our betters, or at least aping those who anjj. better able to afford it than we'are. Then there are legislative expenses, £1300,*'^ ' which include the expenses of country mem- *■ bes. This item Ido not object to. Some of ■■a^t': them live at a great distance, and it is onlyss • fair their expenses should be paid. ■ In **f, £$, question is, what do we get from this'depa"Hj[* ( >eW dition we have to pay for speaker, .cltrk't,)»*{»■'>■ messenger, &c— -I don't know whether there^-*** is a sergeant- it-arms—and other superrtUj"^ meraries. Then there is the Waste Landi -^oK department. We spend in this £1,260 «"** per annum, or in reality £1,750, fp^/^jf there is a sum of £500 incurred for.ahsgsM improved system of survey, which may be«:««S taken as coming under this head; Now the ment. Mr Lusk s estimate, taken from the \^ blue book, gives the probablejannual revenue,- f «»K both from Land Court fees and from the «a«S sale of portions of the Provincial estate^.''** at £1,500. This includes what is'?de- J'^W rived from the alienation of good .lands<*. There is very little of such good lands. They t must nearly all be called waste lands .injxiaA every sense. If there are here present any*■•2<u*» volunteers who hold any of the old £35 •••■■;>! * scrip they could tell us what they are now ' il worth. As a rule I think the answer would 4>^ be from £5 to £6 or £7. That shews these ' <^ waste lands on which this scrip may be, jg exercised are not worth much. We are told - we may receive £1500 during the currenlj ~ { '--ji year. _ Now, gentlemen, that we may be in >j Usk*J a position to sell these lands and keep,up"'/ those officials who cannot well be ' 'sacked,' we . t-A have to pay £1,750. I shall go in for is?,'uma trenehihent on that head. Tfien there wjjjjjj

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