Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1872.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1351, 17 June 1872, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1872.

Ifl. the Provincial Council on Saturday, the report on Mr Doibei's petition y?&& received and read, and ordered to be printed. The second reading of the Olive (Square 13ill was carried—Ajessrs. Tiffen and Colenso being the principal opponents, —but it was afterwards wuh <drawn in committee. The Appioprhi tion Bill was read a second time, passed through committee, and its third reading made an order of the day for Monday (this day.) The Credit Act, the Meanee Toll-gate Act, the Police Act Amendment Act, and the Port Ahuiiri Bridge Bill were read a thhvi lime and passed. The Council then adjourned until 2 p.m. to-day.— The Council was prorogued at 4.30 p.m. to-day.

According to the Government timetable, the European and American inails via San b'l'ancisco were due at Auckland to-day. The JSevada, it is expected, will be the bearer of tbetn, and we observe in the Auckland papers that that steamer is advertised to steam tor .Napier and other southern ports on pr about Tuesday, 46th insk (to-mor-row.

Intelligence has been leceived of \h& arrival home of one of the wool ships despatched iieiice during last season—the barque Ballarat, which vessel left this port on the 2-ith January, with a cargo of wool valued at £77,000. The telegram conveying the intelligence of the Jtfallarat's arrival is dated ' ; London, May 9—evening,'' and assuming that she reached her destination on thac date, %he passage, it will be seen, was accomplished ni luG* days. -No mention is nuide in any <jl the'i ate telegrams of the arrival of the brig Venus, which vessel 'cfi this port for London. 15 days before the PaUav&t,