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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 227, 1 August 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

(PEK TRESS AGENCY. WELLINGTON. Thursday. PARLIAMENTARY, it a meeting of the Opposition, at which 49 members were present, it was resolved to agree to the Loan Bill, and to pass sufficient supplies till the next Parliament meets. Precautions will be taken that the Government have no control over the new loan. In the Legislative Council, Whitmoro not offering any reason why Ministers, in the present state of the country asked for a dissolution, Miller gave notice of a motion that the information be tabled. The Council has adjourned till Tuesday. E. W.Pearec, Major of the Wellington Volunteers, has been elected Colonel of the Volunteers throughout New Zeuland. Mr Pearce is now on his way out from Home, George Thomas reports produce prices : Flour; Adelaide, £l4; Colonial, £9los to

£10; oats, 2s 9d to 3s; bran, <JM to 10d ; wheat (fowls'), 3s 9d; maize, 4s; pollard, 7s; potatoes, £5 5s to £slos per ton ; bacon, Bkl, market bare; hams, 9-ld, also bare; cheese, Bd, no sale ; butter, lid to Is.

Three Maoris, for ploughing Bayley's land at Taranafd, were brought up to-day and committed to take their trial at the Wellington Supreme Court. Baylcy gave m deuce.

Sherwood, of Patea, who is hero on business connected with the Patea Harboi

Board, has succeeded m floating a loan oi £IO,OOO at 7 per cent, During July in Wellington there were registered 85 births, 22 deaths, and 38 mar

liage certificates issued. In view of the general election the follow

ing candidates are spoken of for the city :- I)rs .Culler, Direr, Newman, and Messrs Hut chison, Fisher, Hunter, Walter Johnston, and Levin.

It is reported on good authority that Sir George Grey has expressed himself in favor of, amongst other reforms, the system obtaining in America by which Civil seruants are changed with every change of Government. When the Maori prisoners were committed co-day, Bullor applied for bail to be allowed. The Magistrate fixed it at £IOOO and two sureties each £SOO. Buller contended against such excessive bail, but the Magistrate said for Europeans placed in the same position he would not have demanded more than £SO each. He looked at Maoris in a different light to Europeans.