WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3323, 16 August 1879, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

This day. The arrangements for the Wellington Football team going to play in the South are:—team leaves Wellington on the 22nd, will arrive in Christchurch on the 23rd, in time to see the match Otago v. Christchurch; the Wellington men play Otago on the 25th, and Christchurch on the 28th, returning to Wellington on the 29th. Preparations for an Advance on ' Farihaka.

Large reinforcements of Armed Constabulary nleng with an unusually supply, of stores and war materials is to be forwardei to the front in a few days. It is anticipated this is preparatory to marching on Parihaka. The Liberal Reform Association decided to submit to a full meeting of the Association the action of the committee in bringing forward Hutchinaon and Fisher as candidates of the Association in order that the whole body of the Association may either endorse their choice, of candidates or nominate the others. In regard to the Maori prisoners, a committee of chiefs, has been nominated, who hare taken . legal advice as to the course to be pursued* The committee consists of Wi Tako, Wi Parata, Hoam Nahe, Major Kemp, and four others of lesser note, and these have decided to lay the following . case before the whole \f the tribes interested in confiscated lands throughout New Zea* land, and will send it out in the form of a a manifesto :—That natives will resort to no acts of violence in the assertion of their claims, but leave everything in abeyance presumably on the condition that Government will take no farther action regarding surveys or occupation for the present respecting confiscated lands. The committee through their lawyers are preparing an act to enable, a test case to be brought before the Supreme Court of Appeal, and then if there are any questions which that Court will decline the responsibility, of finally settling, the matter will be sent before Her Majesty the Queen in Council assembled, where the whole question will be gone into and finally disposed of.