TELEGRAMS

Patea Mail, 18 September 1882, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

TO THE “MAIL.” ' (PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. . “ A FEW HINTS.” Wellington, 15th. —The House met at 3 p.m. The Speaker announced that he had waited upon the Governor with two Appropriation Acts, which had been assented to. At 3.30 the House was summoned to attend the Council, for the prorogation. The Council met at 3 pm. After the usual formal business, Mr Hart said he had a few hints to lay before the Council for consideration by the Government during the recess : That the property tax should extend to all property above and beyond £6O in value. That bills of sale should express on their face the amount of money advanced and if goods were furnished at or immediately before their execution, or, in events of bankruptcy or arangement of creditors generally, if it be given within three months of filing a bill of sale should be good as against other creditors only for the sum so expressed, the holder of the bill of sale being at liberty to prove for its sum, which would otherwise be secured by the bill of sale. That all Crown grantees of land should have right of possession by ejectment if necessary of land granted, if before the issue of the grant the Crown could recover by writ of intrusion. New Masonic Hall. New Plymouth.—The hall built by the De Burgh Adams Lodge was consecrated

on Friday evening by Grand Master G-. P. Pierce. The ceremony was very imposing. There were fully 200 Masons present, coming from all parts of the district. A banquet was lield afterwards at the Criterion Hotel. Maori Chiefs in EnglandAuckland.—The maori chiefs now in London have not met with any success. They have succeeded in getting Mr Gorst to present a petition to the House of Commons, but no discussion has yet taken place on it. The chiefs visited Lichfield, and on being shown the grave of the late Bishop Selwyn, were visibly affected. They will shortly return to N.Z.