TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 294, 31 July 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

NAPIER. (from our own correspondent.) J uly 29. The Telegraph?* special correspondent says that the Financial Statement is expected to be short, and (hat the Abolition measures will be delivered at the same time. Haise, Assistant Native Secretary, has been appointed Judge of the Native Land Court. The new Representation Bill will add five additional members to the House; one for the Thames, two for Dunedin, one for the West Coast, and one for Oamaru. The Government is said to be losing supporters every day. The Wellington Tribune says the Government is strong enough to carry their measures, and only waste time by deferring to bring them forward. In the event of an adverse vote, the Government are prepared to go to the country on the issue. Re Amendment Laws relating to Insolvency, the proposed Bill provides that any two creditors shall have power to call a meeting of creditors, to appoint a ,y trustee, and to make Insolvent bankrupt; no one, otherwise, to have liberty of becoming bankrupt. The House sat on Tuesday afternoon and adjourned for the presentation of the address to the Governor. New Representation jBilJ proposes to inyit© Auckland City, Etwt ijM.Wwtih one district, with two rnembers.' One member is to be given to Waikato. The Financial Statement is postponed till Friday (yesterday). The following notices of motion hare been tabled :—Mr. Rolleston : Regarding the desirability of, inta the faode of conducting the business of the Government with the Bank of New Zealand. Sir George Grey : Several noticed of motion re goldfields and Land purchases. Reader Wood :to ask if the Government have taken authoritative legal opinion as to the power held by the Assembly to Abolish Provincial Institutions. Nothing of importance has occurred in the proceedings of Parliament, On Wednesday a debate took place on the Reporting Committee’s report, which led to its withdrawal.

The Native Minister asked for leave of absence for Sir Julius Vogel for the remainder of the session, which was granted, but not till after the Ministry had been most severely handled on constitutional questions. The power of debate evidently lies with the opposition. It is pretty certain that the Abolition bills will not bo carried this session, further than the second reading. July 30.

In the House of Representatives on Thursday night the proceedings were uninteresting. The Hon. Mr. Richardson said that nothing had been done relative to the construction of bridges across the Waimata and Wuipawa rivers, near Gisbomej ijut when the sales of the blocks of land in that district took place something would be done. Mr Kelly agreed to postpone his motion till after the Financial Statement relative to the Government repairing the road between Tauranga and Rotorua. The Colonial Treasurer said that free immigration has been ordered to be resumed. The Abolition Bills, attached to Financial Statement, are to be brought down to-night Sir George Grey presented a petition to-day from old settlers praying that their claims for compensation may be made a subject of investigation. Mr Stewart gave notice that he would ask leave to introduce a.- biJi, fo legalise marriage with deceased wifeVsistek