The Hawke's Bay Times, PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1867. THE NEWS TO HAND.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XII, Issue 505, 2 September 1867, Page 2

The Hawke's Bay Times, PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1867. THE NEWS TO HAND.

“ KuUius addict as jurare in verba mar/istri.”

By tli3 arrival, on Saturday last, at noon, of tlifi TiOr<l Asblejf from AVel-j and the Southern ports, and li:o iarrAuki a few hours later, from Auckland, we are placed in possession of cur files from both North and South, jus well as the European and American | news by the Panama mail. Of the latter, the principal items will be found reproduced in another column, to which we refer our readers. Of coL-nial matters we proceed to give a brief resuarJ. Our report cf the Parliamentary dedates extend but to one day later than previously to baud in the AYcdlington papers,—the hath, —being the next after the delivery of the Financial Statement, and the time of the House was almost entirely occupied by the discussion in committee of the Otago Oold Fields Judicial Officers Li:!. Put a few other questions were mooted. Amongst them we note a reply of hlr S: afford to a question of Air J. O'Neil’s, on which it was stated to he the intention of the Government to forward the letter portion of the European mail to Napier by an overland service, retaining the newspaper portion for a steamboat, so as to make an arrangement more in accordance with :ho convenience of the Auckland province than that already existing, whereby steamers arrive at Auckland and the Jlanakau within two days of each other, and which would allow of !a weekly service between Auckland I and the South..

| The Ivative Representation Till was reported from committee with amendments, and ordered to be considered on Wednesday, the both, j Une of the most important items of 'news to hand is the recall of Governor Grey. A successor had not been appointed, but iu a recent despatch from the Secretary of State, lie was informed that such an appointment ! -rcr.U he made, ami that the name in' the person appointed weald be c-->m ■nu-iicatcd in a future despatch. The V- iiduct of the Home Government towards New Zealand and its Governor. N of anything but a graceful character. ; Certainly no advantage whatever can lucerne cither to the colony, or anv narty concerned, by a change of Governors at the present time, but he has given cfic-ncs by bis late independent course, and must give place to a more subservient individual. The ;mcmbers of both Houses of Assembly ,have waited on his Excellency to express their disapprobation with the icourse pursued by the Home Governjment. As before, our reports of proceedings in the House, as given in the ; Wellington papers, extend to later , Tims than those published by autho- ■ iby, and wo find that Mr R. Graham 'lias proposed a reduction of salaries oi gibe <miners of the General Government I of 10 per cent, on all between £250 bind ASOO, and of 20 per cent, on all above the latter sura, with a view tc decrease the cost of Government. | Mr Cracroft Wilson also proposes 'ithat the salary of the Governor shall bnut, in future exceed .£2,500 per angnum. The debate was adjourned foi •la week. : | The Tricker case committee has rebported on the petition of Mr A. Stoch |i that it was out of order, and the sub.ljcct should have been brought before ’| the Executive, but Sir Slock has sjgiveu a explanation, anc jltbe enquiry prayed for will be made ]The report is of importance as recog

nising the right of petition in cases of alleged injustice or injury, even by persons under sentence of death. A person named Ross has been convicted of illicit distillation in Wellington province, and fined £IOO. From the Wanganui Times we learn that gold has been discovered at Waitotara, of a superior quality and diilerent appearance from any hitherto discovered New Zealand gold. The specimen has been placed in the museum at Wellington. Prospecting is going on. From the same source we learn that the head-quarters of the 18th Regiment are to be removed from Wanganui to 'Wellington—two companies to remain in Wanganui, one or two to proceed to Napier, and perhaps one to Taranaki. Captain Machin, of the s.s. Kaikoura, has had his certificate cancelled on the ground of drunkenness. The Kaikoura has proceeded to Sydney in charge of Captain Thomas. Cant. Macbin’s punishment is thought severe, and a memorial in his favour is prepared for presentation to his Ex•S'jileucy. Captain Ivluchia has gone m the vessel as a passenger.

A summary of Auckland news will be found in the letter of our correspondent.