LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 473, 5 November 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Agency.) WELLINGTON. , . . , , November 4. Arrived -N. Z. S. Company’s Wairoa,’ from London, with 220 passengers ; all well. There are. no Go y eminent immigrants amongsl them. , Nomination’s for Wellington' Cup close on Thursday next. A case of disputed trusteeship was argued before Justice Richmond to day. The poirit of law raised was whether, as had been done in the case of 11. McCardle, a single creditor (being the only one in a bankrupt estate) can convene himself into, a meeting to begin with, and vote himself into the chair to go on with, and in con-' elusion appoint himself trustee. The Judge sustained the objection raised by counsel for debtor, and cited a precedent afforded by the case of Alport, at Christchurch. The trustee therefore appointed by (be Registrar (who overruled .McCard'oV action) was held to be, the only trustee. .In yiow of the anticipated re-imposition'' of full duties on tea and sugar, large quantities of those articles are being taken out of bond in all parts of the colony. GRAIIAMSTOWN;* November 4. . . A survey party surveying a piece of land at Hikutaui, which the Crown granted. 40 years ago, were stopped hy a mob of fifteen' armed natives end three women," headed by a native assessor, notwithstand-". ing that the party were on highway of County road at the time.