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Waikato Times, Volume II, Issue 78, 29 October 1872, Page 2

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(From the Daily Sottthekn Cross.) LATEST SOUTHE'R'N' XEWS. Wellington. Friday. Unman remains were found yesterday near the old Flagstaff. Xobody ha? been missing. H.M.3. D ; do has sailed South. The Bebington has arrived immigrant*, including 200 adults and 100 children. All well and in good spirits. One child six years old died during the passage,, of cold and diarrhoea. Saturday. Mr Reynolds has joined the Government as Commissioner of Cuatome..

The Government have consented to reduce Pros* telegronw to sixpence for 25 words. It is said that Mr Bathgate will become Commissioner of Stumps and Minister of Justice. Sailed : Phtebe, for the North. ' Christchurch, Friday. The nisi prius case, Dalton v. Mackay and another, for fraudulent warrant of a steam engine, damages £500, resulted in a verdict, for the plamtuf for £230. Henry .Brookes, carrier, fell under his dray and. was killed instantaneously. Breadstuff* arc dull. " Wheat scarce, 4s 9d per bushel ; Hour £12 per ton ; oats steady, 2s 2Jd per bushel ; hams and bacon and butter. 8d per lb ; cheese, unaltered. Nelson, Friday. A human skeleton has been found at \Vaka,iukua hills. There was a watch m his pocket, but no money. The body is supposed to be that of Mr Deeampo, a West Coast butcher, who was last seen at Nelson on September 4. Hokitika, Friday. Oats are quoted at 3s 2d per bushel; bran, overstocked. 2s 3d ; wheat scarce, 5s lid. Adelaide Hour. £20 per ton ; provincial, £1 i 10s to £1S ; cliail", £10 : potatoes, £8 10 to £9 ; butter, 10d to Is ; kerosine, 2s lOd to Bs. I)unedin, Friday. Q-ood wheat is very scarce, and 5s 2d to 5s 3d par bushel is easily obtained. Milling oats are quoted at 2s to 2s 3d ; feeding, 2s Id. It is impossible to get any barley. There is a good trade bale for flour at £13 per ton. Saturday. The Evening Star comes out as a morning paper next month. Captain Renner, late commander of the Rnngatira, has published a letter refuting the charges brought against him by the manager of the company which were the cause of his dismissal, in which he justifies his conduct on t>ll occasions.—lt is rumoured that, the Waikatos intend mischief if the Nilio te Kio;e bridge and Cambridge road should be proceeded with. The authenticity of this rumour is uncertain. Our informant, Hitiri Paerata, is well known along this district. Everybody is very quiet. The road works arc proceeding rapidyl. In Whanganui cattle market, yesterday, fat cattle realised from £5 to £7. Store cattle two and three years old, 50s to 57s 6d. Shearlings, 70lbs, 10s.— Star. [Greville'n agent supplies the Star with the following additional and important telegrams, which have been (inadvertently of coiKne) overlooked by the Wellington agent of*the Press Association.] In the Legislative Council, yesterday, the Act was amended to give Crown grants to the Manauatu natives, so as to give the Speaker power to report only, and not to arbitrate on Wellington claims.—Mr Vogel moved in the House thai- t.ho amendments be agned to.—Mr Gillies moved that they be disagreed to. The Government fought hard, but were beaten by 29 to 22. —Mr Fox strongly condemned this course, saying that if the Couivil adjourned till prorogation time to-day the bill Avould be lost. He believed that the delay in the issue of Crown grants would cause war. —Mr Fitzhcrbcrt ridiculed tiie idea, and designated Mr Fox as a disappointed thrice-beaten man, who should take a beating better. Respecting the Crown grants the province probably might make free gifts to the natives of land, and their grants would then issue without any Act. Messrs Gillies, Sheehan, Siaflbrd, Brandon, Johnstone, and others blamed the Government for its mean trick in reversing the decision of the House by a large majority on a division by carrying the amendment in Council by two Maori voles, and then adjourning the Council, so that no conference could be possible on the subject. He said the Government was responsible for the bill being lost. Sir David Monro moved the postponement of the prorogation for one hour, to enable the matter to be settled. —The Government opposed the motion. —Mr Gillies, in order to throw the responsibility on the Government, moved the appointment, of managers for a conference. —Mr Vogel opposed, when the question was put to the House, and declared to be carried on the voices.—Mr Ormond called tor a division. The resuit was: Ayes, 24 ; Noes,l2. The Government was again beaten.