Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3285, 17 August 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

The Critical Division. Wellington, Saturday. At two o'clock this morning a division was taken on tho second reading of the property Assessment Bill which was carried by 87 to 33. The Broken Cable. Wellington, Saturday, The Sberard Osborne left here at eight o'clock this morning to resume work on tho cable. Auckland Items* Auckland, August 16, ■ His Honor.Mr Justice Prendergast issued an order to-day to wind up the Deep Level Cross Company, upon the petition of tho Bank of New Zealand, Mr J, M. Clark, who is leaving on a visit to Enropa, was entertained at the Northern Club,

The Caledonian battery at the Thames was entered on Tuesday night, and doz of amalgam stolon, An application has' been made to the Supreme Court that Ralph lenwiek, whoso case excited some mention recently, be released from the Auckland Asylum and sent to his friends in Auckland, . Under the recent decision of the United States Treasury, New Zealand ikx will bonceforth he classed as sisal grasses, and the American import duty wilt thus be 15 dollars per ton of 20001b, instead of HO dollars as heretofore.

An address and purse of sovereigns were presented to-night to the Rev 6. Walpolc by his late congregation of St. Harv's.