LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume III, Issue 241, 1 August 1877, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[per press agency.] P A 11 L I A M B N T A R Y. ’O LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. WELLINGTON. July 31. Sir Dillon Bell was sworn in. Correspondence between the Government and the Banks of New Zealand and New South Wales re the two and a-balf million loan, were ordered to be laid on the table. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 2.30 p.m. Mr Macandrew will move, that the several railways for opening the outlying districts in Otago be proceeded with forthwith. A committee of inquiry into weather reporting, is to be asked for. Sir George Grey will move for Triennial parliaments, and manhood suffrage. Mr Hoes will ask: Whether the Government bears the cost of the Walca Maori libel case ; and will move for a Select Committee to inquire into the procedure of Courts, with a view to modify the laws. The Groverninent has declined to print suggestions of the County Councils and Road Boards, with a view of improving County Government of the future. The documents are too voluminous. Government, in reply to Mr Richmond, said they had no intention of relieving Road Boards from compulsory annual valuation. A large supply of a revised edition of the “ New Zealand Pilot” had been ordered, and would soon bo obtainable at all Custom Houses. Government informed Mr Tolo that all the marine laws of the Colony are

being consolidated, and a Bill is to be brought down this session. Government hope to be able to do something this .session respecting the closing of cemeteries within all towns. The Auckland Highway District Valuation Bill passed. A sharp discussion came on later as to making any cheque under £2O negotiable even if crossed, on the ground of the great inconvenience and loss to poor men who could not get crossed cheques cashed. Several amendments were proposed, but each attempt failed. The adjourned debate on the Charitable Institutions Bill was "resumed, and occupied the House until 5.30, p.m,, the only new idea being by Mr Fox, who asked from Government the assurance that they would introduce a clause making the Bill law for 12 months only, and during that time have a Commission to collect information and data respecting the working of these social institutions in other colonies and in America. AUCKLAND. July 31. At auction, to-day, Canterbury potatoes realised 4s; oats, 3s 7d; bran, £4 15s to £5 ; bacon, Bd. An open-air meeting of unemployed is called for Saturday. CHRISTCHURCH. July 31. The Land sales for June reached £175,000. The case of Campbell v. Executors of the late Mackay, occupied the Court a considerable time to-day. Eventually counsel for Campbell asked for a nonsuit for his client, and which was done.