SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. Auckland Last night.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 684, 2 November 1876, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. Auckland Last ni ght.

Th« Penny Postal Card* iane in force fo-ilnj. The C 'llf^r of cusfoim Hiid G ief Postmaster received lwo o. a ribbald uhurauter.

i-UPREME COURT. J dement wu entered up for £1 S'X) in the case of Jonei and Ware v JBrogdt'ii. T!it-B«v Mr Cornfo'd hm resign*-} the diargp of hi* clmrcb, hnvi-i • received calls from Australia and tbe 3ou l h. Ih'Ne» Z^l'ind Lun Ootnpinv recpiv d » c-jlogianv fi'mu Londo i of Oot 17 h. n-lii. h r p rfs ih^ woil inarkpt an firm. Up to (la to, 16,200 halra urriroi For tol'ow therj whb a fnir trade demand ; mutton, £45 ; beef, £42

GKAHAMBIOWN kit right. Burc'nrie* U ivo been porpdt'at'il i,i Sti *}'<* I'-nMmongffv sore an] Mcnonalii'g 00-n ptore. Th. «■ men hara been nrrosicd,

Tatjkajjga, U»t night. Tbo Kail si C<>uini<itee«liitotha received an mviialicm from th« Kau-litu ob^trnctionista fo meet thorn It i» expected to end iv uotbiog.

Wblmngton, Tuesday The" departing member* for the North and S'nth made a great and amusing demonstration on their way to the bteamern on Saturday, unkiug f< r the nonce their legisinfrv* dignity, Yeaterdiy the House presented nvn of ba-e hencben, only tweiity-fite members being presen*, Some atill eager for y ork gave notion of questions ar-d mottoes, bat ih ir euthuftiasn wa> chained by the 'Upjoii'v agreeing to erase every questiou and m >Hon already <m the notice paper, and to adhere s<riß ly to Governm >nt bu«inpea till tbis aftemo m, wben the House will be prorogue 1. Thn only suhj 06 ditcunsed yesterday wan Mr Carrington'a connection with thp Sartoria Dowm and Othert Claims Bill. Mr Carriagton himself or s'me friend • pre d the report tha» he was to receive 0 large oonatderation for pu hng through the bill, and the old gnntleinan war ratb,er ditingenuou--, though demonatrntive, in his dm'a's. The bi'l nanowly eaoaped "being thrown out, but the end was the appointment of mrmbera t<> confer with the other House on the amtn mdmrnta mide. The Land Bill has been re^uoed to a mere maohinery bill, the committee declining to deal with any of thn propped alterations till a future session. The deferred pryment system was postponed, and tbe Canterbury runs question by bßi'n.4 struofc nut in the Lo vur ilouse did not oome before the Council | Sir Donald McLean is atill unable to attend the Housu, and has not beer ptvaent for weeks pa*t. It is decide I that the r.oxt colonial prize firing shall take plaoe at Hokitika.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. BILLS PASSED. ' n the Legislative Council the following bilh were paused through nil the St(ii;PB : — The Otago and Well ogton Tolls Bill, Wellington Corporate Land* Bill, Sartoris Down and. Others ClaimBill, Douglas Special Settlement?, Anc'< l»nd Bmoh R -ad Grants Bill, PuMic Kevmuea Bill, Immigration and Pahlio Work* Api rnpriutiua Bill, and the Ap propriatiuu Bill. WASTE LAND* ADVIXbTRATIOK BILL. In O'lmmif-ea on thj SVant Landi Ad- . tQmi s 'ration Bill,

Tie lion. Dr Po'en read a telwgram it Bioomhall und the pro) osal as to a -it I'imnt, and bo ibtru luced a cLuia e-upowerm^ the GovointU'nt to ttll to vlr Jiior>«h»U 100 000 acre*, providing that the jjnee bo not less thau the prici f w.wto lands in the diutnotn in vrbicti •uoh lands are «ituate<l All th^ olaanea re dtf rrfd pnympnts werentruoi out.

THE KAIMVL OOLDFILLD." In reply to a questn n put by Mr Shuelian, regarding tho ope iug of X imai, the Premier a>i 1 tbat Cotninistioner B.aWfc lia-i beeu authorised to m*lttt the beat arrangements he c« uld for the • ttlement of the wh>le matter; furthr, th. Portinißter-(x<-ueral would call in at Tau-angaou hit way up, and m' his beat endeavourd in the (JirtttiOtt desired.