WELLINGTON NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 217, 14 September 1888, Page 4

WELLINGTON NEWS.

(Jit TELEGRAI'H.—CWJf COEHESEONDENI.)

h ' Wellington, this day. SYDNEY TAIWHANGA'S TROUBLES-

Sydney Taiwbanga's private aflaira were again dragged beiore the local R.M. Court yesterday. In March • last, Mr Huxley, a local tailor, obtained judgment against the representative of theNortheru Maoridistrict for £7 os, and an ordeV has been made for payment of .the debt within 14 days with the alternative of a month's imprisohmehfc in the Auckland goal. Now that the period of party privilege has expired Sydney' is again answerable to the law Courts. Counsel for sought yesterday to have the order varied so tiiat the imprisonment might take place in Wellington, urging that if the debtor were alJowed to go North there might be trouble in getting liold. of him again ;■ for ; some' time. Sydney's counsel obtained ati adjournment of the casa till Monday to give time for - raising the ■'motley to meet the debt, but had to personally undertake that his client should not leave Wellington in the meantime ECONOMY AND REFORM. A commission consisting of Mr Henry Overton and Mr D. MoMillao, late M.JLR., will be appointed to inquire into the management and finances ol the Lincoln Agricultural College, Canterbury. The Minister of Education haa determined to reduce the cost of Sumner Deaf Mute Asylum by at leaat £500 a year. - ■