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Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 10, 26 September 1879, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC.

" ' f : '• ' ! f PER $ iIEBS : ' AGENCY. ) '• ' ' { Wellington, Thursday, 7 p.m. . iil/. ! aimeetihg, bfi tthe iOppositionV this morning, 33 attended ; 10 more Vere representedfmaking 4$ for.cer? tain. The Hon. John Hall svas unaniinoiisly! elected l.eader.j d^iacussion took place on general questions, of policy-. ; Itjwaa a^e.ed,qn. pll, ■ sides that the party would be prepared I 1 9« par}' j- measures of] electora|,rpfor^n { ( i triennial parliaments, ' add' r^adjust- • ment of representation, but the, first l< step should be to insist oii a'cHaiige 1 of Ministry. The decision as to the j, mode of bringing forward a motion \ of want of confidence was postponed 1 until after the Governor's speech was ' read, from information, afforded at j" the meeting, it was^ understood seveE ral doubtful members are willing to • join the Opposition on the basis then ' agreed upon. 1 The Hinemoa has arrived with the p Napier members. ;■: r The Governor :read the speech on T- opening parliament in a steady, clear 8 voice. On returning to the House of I representatives, on the motion of Sir 3' G. Grey, the^ Imbecile Passengers t Bill was read a .first time . F, The Premier notified he would pro- { pose Mr Seymour as Chairman of J Committees. The statement was ree ceived with applause. ,He also no.tia fied he would introduce -Trienninl ~ Parliaments, Representation, General I A ssembly, Suspension^ of plurality 61 ij votiqg at certain dlectious.; and Aliena- - tibii'of Maori ' Laud's Bills II Saunders gave notice to ask lor a I correct version of the Whitmorea Ingles telegram, and whether it was if f^MM<lfl" d fol f|yf](l|9tl ;" - Jw \M* not icitomfj Jc||th( , f introduction of a Bill for suppression c of immorality in large tow*uT|tyki| la Dunedin. •/•'jJij % Andrews gave notice of Uis'int'en v - tion to move the adoption of an ad jj dress in reply next day. h next Wednee ie erLocal Option Bill

Murray moves to make the financial year terminable at 31st March. Afier the formal business, tht House adjonrned till 2.30 to-morrow The Government whips are Seymoui George and J. C. Brown. Opposl ;tion, Hursthouse and Su ton. The business in the Legislative Council was formal.