SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1105, 24 July 1879, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

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AUCKLAND, last night.

A pnblic meeting is on the tapis to demand justice for Auokland, in the matter of public works expenditure, or demand separation.

R. Hunter, while pig hunting near Mercer, was knocked down by a wild boar, which ripped his leg open to the bone.

NEW PLYMOUTH, last nighb.

Major Tuke, Captain Buller, and Major Brown, wi.h forty Constabulary, left by .rain this morning, for Waitara, to arrest the natives ploughing Jay's land. When thoy reached Waitara, the natives were not ploughing. Mr Jay had to come to New Plymouth, to lay an information, and obtaiu a warrant against the natives who were ploughing! Yesterday he returned to Waitara with the warrant, and the offenders will be arrested accordingly, and brought to town to morrow.

t It is rumoured that the natives ab Opunake are about to commence fencing, and if they do, they will also be arrested.

Ib ia stated that Te Whiti told the Maoris to plough, and that the natives who circulated the report that the ploughing was to be stopped, did so for their own ends.

PATE A, last night.

The latest from Parabaka is, that Te Whiti has placed Whakawiria at the head of the prisoners, and that he'will bring them all safely back. Whakawiria is a most unqualified scoundrel, and was one of the murderers of Cahill, Sqnare, and Smith, who were taken prisoners at the second attack on Tiuga o te Mana, where Yon Tempskey was killed. At a row at Keteremea, some five years ago, he stated, in the presence of witnesses, that the leggings he then wore, he had taken from a wounded pakeha, whom he tomahawked. He also declared that he had eaten the unfortunate man's heart. Several of the prisoners bear a like character, but a more daring bloodthirsty rascal than Whakawiria does nofc exist.

DUNEDIN, last night.

Ifc is rumored to-day that Sir Julius Vogel has arranged with the the Rofchchilds to float the loan as soon as the Bill is passed.

CHRISTCHURCH, last night.

Thomas Dysou avus fined J.30, or fourteen days' imprisonment, for kissing a married woman in Tuam Street.

WELLINGTON, last night.

PARLIAMENTARY.

Tbe Chinese Immigration Bill is to limit Chinese passengers on shipboard, to one to every ten tons measurement, under heavy penalties on Captains, and places a tax of ten pounds per head on every Chinaman landed.

Sir Julius Yogel has written to the Government, showing thafc he should be appointed permanent Resident Minister in London, and an Agonfc-Gcr.eral appointed to assist hitn. The Ministry to nofc approve, In the House last night, during the adjourned debate on the Address in Reply, Mr Barff attacked the Government for nonfulfillment of their promises, disorganising tbe Civil Service, and percipitating native troubles, through the Native Department, which ought either fc?> be reconstructed or abolished.

Dr Wallis defended the Native Minister from the attacks of the Opposition, who refused to give the Government credit for many good things they had done, and urged that they should be allowed ' to carry out their policy unfcraruelled. While admitting that Government had been a little extravagant; in expenditure and patronage, he urged the House whether ifc would nofc be better to agree to proposals for retrenchment. Still, they had achieved wonders in effective administration.

Mr Gisborne called upon the Opposition to traverse the policy of the Government, and declare one of their oavii, if they desired to be considered worthy of the name of an Opposition. He defended the action of the Premier and Native Minister visiting the Maori meeting, as being just; was done by the previous Government.

Mr Saunders said if the charges brought against the Government were unsupported, very few things he knew would be supported in that

House.

Mr Rees spoke at great length in I defence of the Government, saying that never before had a series of liberal measures been introduced. He denounced vigorously many acts of previous Ministers regarding native wars, and said that the action of the former Governments in sending sxtldiers and taking Ivingite's lands, burning their houses and churches, aud shooting down people was Avorso than the massacre of Glencoe. Had it not bean for the present Ministry the country would have been plunged into bloodshed long ago. j

Mr Jackson, of the Hutt, said he Avould vote for tiie Government.

Mr Thompsou would nofc say the Go\er_iQien.b did no wrong while in

office, but he whs astonished that so little fault oould be found with their administration. He commented on many charges brought against the Government, and mide an accusation of unconstitutional acts ap-ain^fc the Fox-'Vogel Ministry. Mr Turnbull moved tho adjournment. It is expected Mr Sheelmu will speak to-morrow, if well enough.