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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 143, 20 August 1866, Page 2

The accounts from Wauganui, respecting the surrender of the Ilau-Haus are most conflicting. The Weilinsrtou Advertiser inti-* mates that the influence of Major M'Donnell has been neutralised by the appointment of a Gevernmeut agent. If is said the natives are backed up by assurances which induce them to hold out". A difference of opinion has asisen between the Major and Mr. Parris, native resident at Patea. The latter communicated with the Government and received instructions to, put a stop to the Major's summary mode of suppressing the rebellion, which had it not been in tcrferred with would have decided the supremacy of tlie colonists, aud put an end to the' miserable struggle upon the West Coast. ; The Gazette gives a return of the quantity and, value of. gold exported from New Zealand from the Ist April, 1857, to 30th June, 1866, the total amount of which is 2,713,483 ounces, valued at £10,504,887. ' Sir D. Monro, Speaker of the House of Representatives, having received a suminous' to attend the Resident Magistrate's Court at Tic ton, a committee was appointed on the motion of Mr. Wh'ittaker, to look up precedents on the matter, aud report to the House. The Wellington Advertiser professes to have received the following telegram from the broken end of the submarine cable relative to the new Ministry : — Premier and Colonial Secretary, Mr. Beauchamp ; Defence Minister, Mr. Armstrong; Native Minister, Mr. G. Graham ; Postmaster-General, Mr. Hargreaves ';•■ Colonial Treausurer, Mr. M 'Andrew ; Attorney-General, Mr. Bunny; Leader of the House, Mr. Ludlam ; Sweliish member of the Executive (without portfolio), Mr. Stevens ; Commercial element, W. Hogg Watt, Esq.; Pugnacious member,, Mr. W. W. Taylor ; Orator (ordinary), Mr. Hender-. son ; . Eeady speaker (Government), Mr. Bor-, lase ; Intelligent Law, Mr. Brandon ; Peace maker, Mr. J. 0. Wilson. A fire has occurred at Onehunga, destroying seven dweliiiighouse's. ' The ' cause is buried in mystery.