LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 213, 16 July 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

(PER PItUSS AGENCY. WELLINGTON. Tuesday, Barton, at the end of the session will resign and proceed to the United States, where lie will reside permanently. Government supporters admit that parties are about equally divided. Sir William Fox was unanimously elected Leader of the Opposition at the mcetuig today, when forty-two were represented, and two more accounted foi'. Several more acccs" sions said to be likely, The two Italians. Betossi and Perotti, were sentenced to eight and four months respectively, and bound over to keep the peace for for six months after liberation, for cutting and wounding. John Pestridge, Henry Hancock, and John Carson for stealing beer from Pascoe's Brewery, were sentenced to four weeks, hard labor. Wil'irm Nicholson, cabinetmaker, has executed a deed of arrangement; George Iledger, painter, filed his schedule. The House was opened to-day by the Governor in person. The galleries were crowded. Several new members were sworn in and took their seats.

AUCQAHD. Tuesday, A difference lias arisen at Cambridge, between Ngatihana and Ngatihirangi out of adjudication at the late Native Land Court, in regard to a block-of laud, of 21,000, acres, Ngatihana expected the lion's share, and he was awarded only 1,400 acres, the balance being given to Ngatihirangi, Sixty of the disappointed tribe have taken possession of the land, and are . building a pah on it, but not a fighting pah, and defy their successful rivals to take possession of it. Sir William Fox gave notice that be would move that Seymour be appointed Chairman of Committees, Number of petitions were presented and the House adjourned, The Opposition will not oppose loan in the present financial state of the country, When Whitaker was proposed as leader of of the Opposition, lie declined on the plea of private business, but strongly recommended that Fox be chosen, whom lie bad known as an honest politician for many years, Whitaker supposed to be able to influence eight Auckland members, It is now definitely settled that Seymour be allowed a walk over for Chairmanship of Committees, G oldie positively declines to second the address in reply,