LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume V, Issue 274, 12 February 1874, Page 2

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

Wellington, Wednesday. 6.20 p.m. The Irdependent state* authoritatively that the Government never intended that Parliament thould meet yesterday, «nd > week ago tent a proclamation adjourning the meeting to 12th April, to the G-overnor, at HoLitiLa, for signature; it was expected that lio would have arrived there in tune to send notice by telegraph that he bad signed the document. v.'hicu is itl''l at Hokitika. Thfl Governor's yacht pasted the Bluff yesterday bound ew>t««-ir(l HMi Blanche replaces the Dido on tha N Z station.

Willinjton, We^neadaj, 6 30 p.m. Upon the Houie roe. ting at S o'clock, the Clerk said that in coi\*pqunw6 of the absonce of t'.e Spejker the Chairman of Committees must adjourn. Mr Yogf) then explained that mmc weeks ago the Governor, upon being advised, signified hi* willing f« tr> agree t6 a further prorogation of Parliament. It win probable that th* prco'amation bad been i«ned but had since miscarried. The Attorney-General give it as hit opinion that the pr«*ent mvtttug did not constimte a session, and that as «oon at prorogation cm be proclaimed it will be. If member* in Wellington agree to meet 6m)}, sucl* aclion will not constitute * cession, and Gorernment adrite thoni not to meet after to-day, and' there «m» no rr/non why ihiTjtere ihould trouble theintehft to come to Wellington ut prt-tent. The Attorney.Gfneri'.'a upimon is tiitt the GoT»rnor not Yvtwg met aid addietsed the two other elements of the Gennftl lt»emb!y, neither of tho^u eJ»n.t-nu o.in proceed to lusiiif >* or sit; although it maj meet, it it I eld tliat a com-j-teie Act tuu«t be pawed, otberwi«e there can be no settion, ttnd Ui «m.litui« «n Act a Bill um<t be p*s»ed by each Jlouie and a»««iited to b) the Gtoromor, therefore there it no «!d«oft, «si} the Governor m\v prorogui to n lattr date

TnTcrcargill, Wednesday. Acnlt'o 'I(»<jbr h»« ro^T^rl £170 'lai-inges for I uvivg la-1 hi* )<-» hr-)k(»n on th«Jnvarairgill Railway. Tlie action \'«i brought »g4fnstt!ie Su|iaimtcn<ioitt a* proprietor of the railway. It appeare that t> ruih-t^ offi> uilt put a cow bel«i»2i« ; htp'iitwt'n nn i^w'ta'^e trjak, ia-1 m altc >u tr * t) ju .p aut »h* bn>k« »h«' owner* leg. The amount o°t aamagei o^;jm*d fwa

m Holt :tik&, Wad n^day, W ip*r /»one a»h wo« »t>^ v,r )r »> bA*h *J?*\"\ c *'•«•'» b-d * »«iw wipe from grounding A