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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 278, 1 October 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

(per press agency.) WELLINGTON. Tuesday. PARLIAMENTARY. In the Legislative Council on the Address in Reply, Watevlmuse spoke for an hour against the Government, chiefly in connection with their conduct during the elections, in which he said they had unconstitutionally brought the machinery of Government to work in their favor. The Government policy was a system of organised hypocrisy. The address was carried on the voices. In reply to a question, Sir George Grey said the instructor for the Deaf and Dumb Asylum was now on his way but to the Ctlony. Andrews moved 'he address in reply in a long speech, Hurst seconded. Both expressed their intention of supporting the Government.

Hull moved the adjournment till 7 '3O. The New Zealand Limn and Mercantile Agency Co, received the following telegram hearing date London 27th :

Wool sales closed at an average decline of penny to penny-halfpenny per lb. on 20th inst. Sales comprise about 290,000 bales; 40,000 held over for future disposal ; 100 bales taken for export. Combing declined penny per lb since the close of last sales; superior clothing washed declined 1-kl to 2d per lb; scoured declined Id per lb; medium and inferior greasy declined ]-d to Id per lb ; crossbred Ud io 2d. Market unchanged in superior greasy. Continental demand good, home trade purchasing sparingly; American demand increased, PALMEKSTON NORTH.

Monday. While the mail coach™ on its way between Woodville and Masterton, and crossing the Mangatainoke river, the Maori who had charge of the punt let it go, taking away the -mails and coach, nothing of which was afterwards seen, The passengers got ashore in a boat,, and the horses swam ashore, AUCKLAND. Monday, Father Grange, the Catholic priest who had charge of the mission at Whakatune during the native disturbances, is dead. The Athletic Club have arranged a good day's sports for the 9th of November.

O'Meara, arrested on suspicion of robbing the Cliristchurch Museum by the police, was discharged, there being no evidence. At the police court to-day one of the immigrants who arrived last month was charged by another with stealing £9, given to him for safe keeping. The evidence being conflicting the ease was dismissed. The Ntar complains of the want of any real supervision over' the immigrants sent out, and mentions two cases lately where immigrants arrived in the last stages of consumption, and have since died, leaving widows and children to be provided for by public charity. John Lundon leaves for Wellington in the Taiavoa oh Wednesday. Eobert Graham will not stand for the Thames. GRAHAMSTOWN. Monday. Honni Nahe issues an address to the electors offering himself as M.H.R., providing the candidature of a Maori would be inoffensive to Europeans. He would, if elected, support faithfully Sir ft, Grey's policy. A requisition is in course of signature to.Mr Wilkinson, proprietor of the Advertiser, asking him to stand for tho mayoralty at the coming election.