[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Latest Intelligence.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1444, 4 October 1881, Page 2

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Latest Intelligence.

Wellington, Last Night. The Premier left for Lyttelton in the Arawata this afternoon. No fresh native news have been received by Government. Everything is quiet at Parihaka. At the Magistrate's Court to-day, the civil action Patten v. Wellington Gas Company was decided. The plaintiff lately entered into occupation of certain hotel premises in Wellington, and applied to the Gas Company for a supply of gas for ordinary purposes. In reply he was informed that the gas could be supplied on payment of arrears due upon gas account of previous tenant, £7 17s lOd. This he eventually paid, and brought the present action to recover. In defence, the company pleaded justification. Judgment was given in favour of plaintiff.

Gaming and Lotteries Bill. ' Dttnedin, Last The Colonial Secretary who arrived here on Saturday has stated in answer to inquiries that the Gaming and Lotteries Bill comes into force on November Ist, and not January, as is generally believed.

The reports to hand during 1 the past week (says the Melbourne Leader) notify most favourable results from the receuf rainfall, and the crop prospects so far are exceedingly promising. The tendency to frost modifies to some extent the good effects of the rain upon both the crop and pastures, but altogether there are favourable hopes entertained of an excellent harvest. The project of growing arrowroot is being actively discuspod in South Australia. On Monday last (says the Melbourne Weekly Timei>), Mr Cockerell exhibited his rotatory harrow at the National Agricultural Society's yards, Melbourne. Two horees were employed to draw it, and the work of levelling a portion of the ground was satisfactorily performed. The harrow covers 10ft in width, and would be a useful implement for levelling fallow land and putting in grass seeds. We understand that one farmer broke up seventeen acres iv one day with it, usiug three horses.