MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 250, 28 March 1888, Page 3

MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.

Wellington, March 26. The Gavcrnmont expect to call Parliament together uofc later than the end of April Ministers are now engaged framing the Estimates to bo placed before- the House next session, and will complete tlio ba^k today.

English Football Team. \Vklmnoto>", March 26. Tiik English footballers will airive at Dnnedin by the &.&. Kaikoma on tho 20th of next month, and tho first match will pro" bably take placo at Invercargill three or lour" days attor arrival. The twenty-one, players who arc on their way out include tho following : — Dr. Smith (Glasgow University), Eagles (Salford), Paul (Swinton), Scddon (Broughlon Rangers), Lockwood (Dews bury), Haslam (Bntley), lilathers (Yorkshire), Robertshuw (Bradford), Kent (Salford), Thomas (Cambridge University). Standon (Dewsbury), and Speakman (Runcorn). Brann and Smith, who arc now playing with Lillywhite's cricketers, weie to have been included in the team, but rue obliged to return to England by tho Coptic on Saturday next. Thoir places will be taken by Stoddarb, who is pluying in Vernon's ; English Cricket Team, and a friend of his ■ named Tristram, who are both members of | the celebrated Blackheath Rovers. Lilly- | white and Shrewsbury will pilot them j throujrh tho colonies. Only Now Zealand, New South Wales, and Victoria will bo visited. The Queensland people ottered to guarantee £500 for four matches— two at Brisbane, and two at Rockhampton— bub timo will not permit of the trip so far North. The team are to be coached in Victorian rules by two players now on their way Irom Melbourne. The Englishmen me willing to arrange a match iv Auckland with Warbrick's native team, but decline to shave the gate money equally with the latter team. They intend to return to London by the New Zealand Shipping Company's boat on the 20th September.