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Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1858, 7 July 1874, Page 3

In'the Supreme Court his Honor the Chief .Justice made, absolute a rule authorising the issue of a process termed a writ of quo warranto, by which Mr Crispe, the sitting member of Council for the llamarama district, will be called; upon to show by .what authority he claims to hold a seat in the Provincial Council. The issue of such a writ is in effect a decision equivalent to a judgment tint the seat is not legally occupied, '1 he result will probably be 1 ' that itr Crispe will 'at once resign' his' seat, and that ano'her election for the distriot will takej place.—Gross. ' •" "f"'- '

We (Otu/jo Daily Times), are told by a gen l ; tleman recently froin Auckland that one of the roost active land speculators and njjeuts, Mr Grissendeu, was said to have beoa just appointed a Government land-buyer, at a salary of £000 a-year, and th it as he could not speak; the Maori tongue, another £300 is allowed him for aii interpreter •' We can scarcj'y credit this report, but it reaches us oa good authority, and if incorrect u its material featurei shoald, be • (Ttiityeoitvidietcd, v '■