TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 683, 31 October 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, last ni 3 ht. The Llewellyn, steamer, ii laid up at Sydney and advertised for sale by auction. The Rifl- match between the 'Sapphire' and Victoria Company, resulted in favour of the 1 itter. Pul'eng, who huheldtha Alexandra Hotel against atumpta to *j et him, receired £20 to go out. A clerk of the Lands Transfer Officf, was remanded to-day on a charge of t-mbezz ing government monies. Mr Kisslmg »aid he had discovered £100 deficiency Robert Meo was discharged from tha alleued uttempled indecent assault. The Hero armed from Sjduoy. All news i§ anticipated by caole. Tie statement that Buho > Cowie hid been offered the Bishopric of Calcutta, is untrue. The Diocesan Synod opened to d iy.

Blinheim, List night. A large meeting of sluareis rciolvi'il to strike for twenty shilling per hundred Kuuholders probably will eive »ny.

Wellington, last nmh 1 ". John Lundon'n petition complainiug of impr.>per conduct of the Returning Officer nt the Bay of Ishiuls (bro'herof sitting member) was taken on Satin d-ij, and Mr Sueehan exa-nincl in support The Commit co represent that tlm allega tion» are of a most seriout Chirac or, an.i •■hiald be inquire I into by S) no co n ict cut pemon not beixjg a QoTerument oflitwr or lo< al !-esi'lont On Fit l»y nigbt same of the nmnndm. j nts pro,)PB din th« Counties Bill by l.he Leu'iil-'tive Council were .-icceptoJ, some not, aiid conferences appointed. fol'owiog Hmendmenfc by Mr Shoehan was added on a divui u of 42 (o 22 to Mr Stpven's motion on the Postal contract— *' An ! in the e»ent of the contract>n elec mg to o ill at Aucklmd, and desiring to di.-continue the cotts-al be rice, that lihrv »-c permitted to do «o on making fu'-ther reductions of t'4 000 from the diibsidy pnyab'e te chem. tho two colonies in such entQ undertiking to p<ovi c i r tha 1 s.-rviceat their joint exp«iite." Nine Ota.o member* voted ag'iintt it. The ais e-uhneut in Mie Duqualification Act propose 1 by the legislative Council, that no member <>f either House, or of a Prwrincial Exei utive, oould be able to take an offio- under theGoTtrnmait was agreed to

RETIREMENT OF SIR DONALD MC'LISAN AND MR RICHARDSOtf. To-day it vat announced bv the Premier tbat during the recess (ho Native Minister, and Minister of Public Works would retire, nnd one of these porifolio« would bo taken by Mr Ormond. Who tleothir q ntlemau would be, wai not yet decided. A sum of £50,000 wai approprintod for the erection of school buildings throughout the Colony.

CAP! BEADON*^ PIAKO LAND CLAIM. The GoYnrntn-'nt declined to appoin*, a coinmiisioD of enquiry on the ground that Mrßcarloni claim had been already inws. ligated and was foun 1 to be groundless.

THE COUNTIES BILL. Thf conference of both Houses on the Counties Bill wero unable to ngce, and a new conference was appointed. Tlio result was that the Promi r announced that they had agreed on this bmis :— The County Chairmen to bo elected by the Council, and not to be disqualified from sitting in the House of Repieaentatives The ordinary loan clause* were struck

Special loam are limited to four times iho rateable pr jperrr in the I ounty, Wring nn increase in the oyerdraft »s pro vided by the Counoil, Taoranoa, Snlurday.

The Kamii Committee and O.iptaia Morris h»d an interview laaf nigkt of a moat s-itisfaotnry nature. All queitions rotating to the opening of tho Kuimai Ooldfield wore fully gone into. Captmn Morr t said he was sntisfiod tho Committee u*d not obstructed tho GoTernrafnt'^ notion, as certnin offioiou* ind'THuals had aa«rt«d. Tlie committee is the inoit energetic one vrar aopointpd at Tauranga, »nd the public *ro confident that tluir e.Torti will b» crowned with unbounded «uce«s. The Qovernment will take 1m roediato action. The croakeis ot laurunga have Btib3ided, and one unanimous ft-eling preradra the community, vis, to m derately yet firmly urgo upon the Ota wernment the necesiitj for opeedy action. Ihe i«Mitude »Mumed by Commi«ioner Biahant toward* the 'Kaimai Coirmittee i< uaaoh *uima Irorted upon