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Wairarapa Standard, Volume 6, Issue 506, 25 November 1876, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

ftuas Agency Wuuurorov, 94th. O’Shea reports produce prices as 101“ lows:— Flour, £l7 10s to £lB 10a, advsneitMi Adelaide, £3O. Oats, BiSd; bran, Is id; Wheat, nonsi pollard, 9a. -,JaUms r 8d to 1M) bsooo, T'd. Chases* 10d; potatoes,BoS; raise, 4a to 4s fid. Harm. ThetSnntt last night to Onnood was quits a krilliaat affair. B was held at the Criteria* Hotel, but there was not rsffirin m»m lor to attend. oecqpfed the chair, Ormond on iWt and Whitmore on left. Ormond mads a sathsr long speech, resowing his career in Hawke’s Bay, nd thm referred to his action in Parliament, Bpeak-> mg about the Ministerial changes omssqnsßt on the retirement of Vegsi, he arid the Pro* miership was first offered to Stafford, who declined chiefly beeanae his private ■su*-* would not permit hint to devote Am nseamuy time to the duties of tbs offtos of |w mier. Ormond mrintsined that there illegal in the number of the Ministry a— g in excess, eonsideringtiutt the other two were not receiving pay, but the Ministry yielded ths point beeanae of the difficulty of proceeding with the business of the country while ths Opposition assumed such an attitads jol ob, atrnetion. He said he had promised to join the Ministry, and expected vary shortly to proceed to Wellington and take part in ths government of the colony. Speaking about the Counties Act hs believed that the par. missive clause will be found very useful •oonomioaL it would be better for to be only distributing bodies, leaving local government to road boards. Ormond was received with greet ■"*!«- The applause waa feat at the conclusion of his speech. Domra. Morisbey has permitted his children’! w* moval to fever hospital. The fever is spreading rapidly. Twenty-two for practice for All RngU.wr matches have been selected. The report of the Industrial school enquiry exculpates the master from blame.