SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. (From our special correspondent.) Government Buildings, Wellington, last night.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 679, 19 October 1876, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From our speci al correspondent.) Government Buildings, Wellington, last night.

Tho Tn«p(»itor of An unices lolgei n C'implui .i vr'tli Cttv C'onncjJ a/nin,t Mr Bioijtt.. , Insprcfcor of Pol tea, "" oliar ling linn wuh oi.ienng dim off the po.ue prem^-o^ when i-xaunning a nui-«i»n<e, threiitening i,> ki. k Him do.vi atiiirs, and with c behaving mor« like h deana tli»a a m»n." motion w. a pro|>Oaed. nferrins tho complaint to the Defence Miniiier, acting for an en uiry ; but an nnienrlinrnt. nas canird lor lirTeatigation firot by i lie smi'ary com i Utee.

THE DltUUl S \L S. Mr Bucki..nd repons at Drucy tj-a»y t Mmall loads of (odder were in luil ruiiH. bar*, and maintained l«.fo «nluea. MAiz< 4* 2d to 4. 3J ; boned us , £« i 0i 0 £7 per ton. C mag*, us arty, rti dl, brought £9.) ; double liHrrjfgg, £J0 10s Jlorse mock were in less than u»ual numbers, «n i were dull of sale, with exc.ption of iirong ri»ing horses, which -old f/eelr »n& brougl>t f.om £7 to £25. No d.awglt horses told. Sn, a !l and medium borae*. £6 lo £9 each. Hides offered i a larger than usual numb-re, «i h steady er.qu ry from 2Jd to 3ld per Ib, dep ndtng on thoir condition. Skins in leas than mual numlers; they wore sightly of better wor h, and brought from Is 10d to 3s 8d eacli. Bugs wool, ?£J per lb. New Plymouth, Tuesdar.

WISIT TO iHti MUK\U : THE MAOR.S FAVOURABLE TO SEJ>. TLEMENT. The bteam.r with Mcssn Jones and Macro ilUn's party made a second »mi, to ilokau last week, and returned to day well satisfied with lli-ir recepiion. A number ot the King natives v/ero tliero j and held «. " korerf' ahout admttoing the TPssel, whioh icsuhed in a decuion that, "li the while man wanted t3 come and s<ttlo there he could." A number of natives, after the •tPHiner was unloaded, went on b>«rd her, ami le Wetera sterred tlieTCsifl for miles up the rrver. Although only half tide, there wns p only of water. 'ihenutiTes there were very enthusiastic about the new religion, piayt-re beini? held several limes during the day. One feature m the ne* religion is the con'essional. Mr Jones brought from the head of the M«kuu» splendid <pocimen of iron sand.

The Housp, on Monday, went mt» committee on the estimates and passed the postal department items £142,9*7 less £250,; alro 'el.g-aph items £79 747, and cable subsidy, £5 000 ; natiTe department £34,835. Thrj thrn adj umtd till Tueaday night when leata of ab»enc* wai granted to Mr Tonks for the remainder of the Session. '3Cho following new Bill was introduced and read a first time : Qualifiesliou of Elector's Bui, (Sheehun). Ken)lutions from Commit' ee of Supply were then reported, and on 'he motion for going into suDply a.'am, Sir Georg« Givy moved that this Hju-» do reso r© itself into a commutee of the whole to conpjflcr of an address to his Exctllency, that he bo requ ated to place upon supplementary rstimates a. sum of £5 000 for the purpo*e of defraying the cast of 'egal proceeoingtlobetaken with tho riow of determining as to whether the Abolition Act of 1875 and Tarioiu pro?idion» oe •ultra Tire s' The Premier anid the GoTernme: t could not Hgree (o anything ot the kind.

THE COUIMEs BILL IN TiiE UPPER HOUaE. The Legislative Council buff etnfi«eula'ed thu Counties Bi I by u ui.ij >nty of 15 to 11. The Cuunotl struck out the clame c'nfemnj* ou County ( ou no s Lhtf power of raiting morn y lor the neifurmancrt of Ihiir fnnc'ions. Greiit diaui 13luetiou ii expressed. Mr Jll iut Vcg. 1 \t to be pre-enled witk a testiraoni.il o) £600 to-uionowufttruooa prior to his depaiture on Fiivluv next.