Wellington News Notes.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1717, 26 May 1886, Page 3

Wellington News Notes.

(united pbess association.) WkUiIWGT.on, Wednesday. Sir George Grey canned some amuse- j mtnt m the House .this afternoon by i the notice of a series tot questions rela- i tive to the taiaha presented by Wf hanui to the Hon. Mr Ballauce, and by the latter presented to the Parliamentary library. The Maori emblem bears an inscription stating that the chief who held it had power to kill any European, who crossed the Aukati line; Sir Georgo Grey wishes to know amongst other things, who gave chiefs such authority Whether any; Europeans ever were killed, arid if so, who killed them. The Hon. Mr Fitzherbert, m asking a question re the Fencing Act, said the law at prefpnt allowed wires to be put close together at top or bottom, and strange a* it might seem, certain people In the^Wairarapa district who had lapel adjoining cattle near had done this, and thoir sheep thus easily get through into their neighbour's lands. _ _ The reawn given by, Sirf Julius Yogel ■for the sadden announcement of the Financial Statement was that long delay m fixing the date for its delivery involved a certain amount of commercial .disorganisation. Importers cleared stocks m large quantities at considerable outlay t© themselves and loss to the revenue. Hon. members, therefore, he concluded will not Vie surprised after this statement to bear that I shall bring down the BudC «t to-night. It is generally understood that the statement was not to lave been delivered' till Friday. Owing to th« flbrnptnesß of th« announcement, thrre was nothing like the «nstotriary crush to hear the Financial Ktafcaaent. The public gallery contained' 4 fair number, the others only a sprinklinjf. There wer« about eighty mem-r btrs m their seats. Th» Treasurer was received with applause when he began fail speech.