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WELLINGTON.

~ [BPBOIAIi.] : 3vnb 17. The Insurance Companies to-day voted £50 /- to each of the Fire Brigades, and £25 to t ' Naval Brigade for their exertions during the '■. late flre. The Wesleyan church will' be . rebuilt, but as a permanent structure Will take ..'., . a Jong time to erect, an authority is being — ;■ sought for a temporary wooden building. The . Committee of the Working Men's Club are ; looking out for f re §h premises. A large number of leading Natives on the West have telegraphed to tho Government, stating that they are going to Parihaka to endeavour' at to-morrow's meeting to. dis- :« evade Te Whiti from anything likely to cauee --; a breach of the peace and bring misfortune on the tribes. Tho arming of the settlers and display of forco made has had a most salutary effect on the Native mind. The Government have rentod the . Athenoeum Hall as a temporary Police Co An agitation is on foot to get the Corporation to procure a floating fire-engine. . At the Besident Magistrate's Court to-day, the_ case Begina v. Kinross, for alleged penury, was continued, and a long argument took place as to the proof of oath having been . administered in 1871 before the Committee of Native Lands. Mr Eees put in a copy of the journals of the Legislative Council, and Mr - 'Xravis contended that this document was no - .. evidence unless an officer of the Council pro-

dnced it and deposed to its being genuine. The^ Council's permission had not bten . obtained for any of its officers to givo evidence. The Speaker had power to grant permission for an officer to attend, but only the Council had power to grant an officer perxnisaion to giro evidence. Mr Bees assorted that the attendance of an officer with the journals of the Houeo meant, in fact, giving evidence, and turning to the journals put in, Mr Travers .pointed out that the evidence required was contained in the appendix, and the appendix was not part of the journals. - He quoted from the Act, Bhowing that no .- appendix could be taken as evidence of the ' proceedings in the Council. Mr Travera went . on to point out that Mr Kinross had now been waiting for six weeks, yet no prima facie case bad been made out, and he thought it would be unfair to delay the cose till after the meeting of Parliament on July 11 for the pro■duotion of the evidence of the Clerk of the Legislative Council. Mr Travers was then pub in the witness-box, and stated that he had Been present as counsel at tho Committee in 1871. He was not present at the beginning, ■and had not heard Mr Kinross examined. There was a resolution of the Committee that all the evidence should be taken on oath. The . case was further adjourned till Thursday next. It is understood that the Governor will pay .ft Tint to Kawau. It is also not improbable that he will return via the East Coast, going round the Noi th Cape from Onehunga in the Hinemoa. [fIPBOIAIi TO THH STAB.] . JUNB 17. " The Bteamer Huia has been got off the . Jbxton bar uninjured, and without dis--charging.