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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2054, 4 August 1875, Page 2

THE LATEST.

TEmO-ItAMS.

(Psess Agency.)

WELLINGTON

This day. It is understood that Mr Fenton, Judge o£jthe*Native Lands Court,-will temporarily undertake the duties of. District Court Judge and Resident Magistrate at Auckland, pending permanent arrangements. The House of iiepresentative3 met at 2.30 p.m. Mr Shcehan gave notice to ask for ten days' leave of absence for the member for Wakaia Sir George Grey gave notice to ask for the date at which the Governor was furnished with the Attorney-General's , opinion regarding the power of the Assembly the abolish the provinces.' . Mr Header Wood brought up the report of the Commit!ce on Public Accounts. The report recommended the House to pass the indemnity for immigration expenditure. A bill will be introduced by the Treasurer to legalise .certain expenditure on immigration.

A 'Cute Agent.—A now /'station" has lately been established in a growing town on the Troy and Boston Railroad, and a worthy son of Erin appeared as agenfc, with, instructions to hang out the red flag whenever there were passengers 1 awaiting the train. As the cars came through the next morning, the engineer saw the flag out and stopped. The conductor, looking out for passengers, and seeing no one but the agent, asked him if there were any passengers to get on, when he answered with an honest " JNo." " Then why did you stop the train P " said the conductor. •' Why," exclaimed the agent, ',' I thought somebody might want to. get olf! " That agent.was immediately promoted to a professorship on a gravel train, A melting sermon being preached in a country church, all fell a-weepin'g but one man, who, when asked why ho did not weop with the rest, said, " Oh ! I belong to another parish." . Getting It.—Lady visitor (in rural district).—" Dear me ! Mrs Scrubb, your boy seems to want a lot of whipping?" Mr^S^^^^^^^MMMgiJiut,