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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 221, 25 July 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

(PER I'KESS AGENCY. WELLINGTON. Thursday, Three Maoris wore brought this morning charged with ploughing Baylis's land, and were remanded for a week to enable Baylis to attend and establish the case. Wiremu Kingi, who distinguished himself at the meek of the Lord 'Worsely was. allowed out on bail—£lso.

To-night's Liberal meeting is expected'to be a failure. The Mayor does not preside as was stated, and many citizens are strongly opposed to holding such a meeting at the present juncture, The Chronicle states that Captain Maxwell of HMS Emerald was yesterday turned out of the Library of the House by the messenger acting under orders. The Chronicle says jt had the story from several members of Parliament.

It is understood says the Post, that the Southern members have not abandoned the idea that the seat of Government should be

ghangad, and another attempt will be made this session to hold the next Parliament aj Christchurcli, The Hutt Maories sent five cart-loads of provisions for the imprisoned Maoris. A Scandinavian resident of the Upper Hutt was caught in a heavy snowstovm, and was bushed for a week before discovered. He suffered severely from exposure. PARLIAMENTARY,

Larnach received £2OOO in respect of hi s visit to England in .-1877.

The debate on the Address in Reply ivas resumed by Tumbull, who said the question: was only who should occupy the Government benches, and likened the leader of the Opposition to a vendor of patent nostrums, Non e of the charges against the Government were substantiated. It was the mountain in labor which brought forth the mouse. He thought the Native Department a den of infamy and hoped to see it swept away; still the Government did the best they could to bring tilings to a satisfactory issue, The Hon gentleman spoke for two hours in defence of Government, strongly condemning the tone of Wakefield's speech. Macandrew briefly defended the Government against the charge against it, which he

said, at worst only amounted to incapacity, If he travelled by express train it was only in carrying out the duties of his office that he

did so, The appointttcnt of Luckie seemed to bo opposed because not made by the leader of the Opposition. He held that Luckie was the right man in the right place. He dial, lenged the lion member for Gcraldine to show any work promised by him which had not

been undertaken unless good reasons existed against the game being done, He was sure the interests of the Colony required that both Islands should be separated. As to extravaganoe, previous Governments had squandered more than the present one. The so-called Tapanui job had bean assented to by the House; he wished he could get fifty more such jobs, Balanced as parties were in the House he though they should agree to go to the Country, The House at 5.30. PATEA. Thursday. Titokowaru and 29 natives who commenced fencing yesterday, have not been arrested. Titokowaru states that he was acting under instructions from Te Wiiiti He says that several other parties will fence I shortly. The settlers fear that this state of