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WELLINGTON.
(FKO3I OUR OWN COMIESPONDENT.)
, $ (I'EK FIIKSS AGENCY. WELLINGTON. Kenny presented a petition for reimposition of duty on timbbr. Several petitions were presented in favor of bible reading in schools. The Premier gave notice that he would move on Friday, that the Committee of Supply be formed as soon after adoption of address in reply as possible in future, at each session.
Macfiu'lime gave notice to introduce n, bill to purge the Bay of Islands roll. House goes into Supply at 7.30, when loan bill will be read for the second time.
Appropriation act will be brought down on Wednesday. Government will in a day or two send five hundred stand arms and twenty thousand rounds of ammunition to Patea.
Seymour Thome George will not offer himself for re-eleetien for Hokifcika. He has received requisitions from Rodney and Marsden, and will elect to stand for one or the other.
Government and Opposition agreed that only loan bill and supply should be brought forward. Grey stands out for four months supply, but the opposition adhere to three months, it it understood that Grey is not supported by his colleagues. The elections arc to take place in September, and Parliament will re-assemble in the third week of September. Every effort is to bo made by Opposition to come to a dissolution at the end of the week. It is stated that with a view of avoiding the expense and waste of time in consequence of a dissolution now to be followed soon by another, when Parliament expires, efforts have been made to induce Sir George Grey to advice His Excellency to send for some independent member, say Whitaker or Montgomery to form a
temporary Ministry in order that measures cmbudicd in the Government programme might be passed before the dissolution takes place. Monday. Dr Hector and Secretary Callis leave for Sydney to-morrow. DUNEDIN. Monday. Cummoch pleaded guilty to a charge .of embezzlement, sentence was defened. Judge Johnston almost suggested an abandonment of an arson charge in which acquitttal is a certain resul. The Land Tax Court for suburbs sat today, nearly every case was dismissed.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 230, 5 August 1879, Page 2
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