SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue XIII, 11 September 1879, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

< - j [PEBSS AGENCY.] 1 AUCKLAND, last night, j City East Election was a very close . contest, resulting ma majority oi eight 1 for Speight. Clark, 363; Speight, 371. t Bay of Islands returns, from RusseU, J Mougonui, Hokbiugfi, Ohaeawa and t ' Kawakawa give Luudon a majority of t forty -four over Williams. utliei. returns -\ have yet to come m. ] HAW.KE3 BAY, last night. J Clive — Four returns give Ormond 191 ; \ Sheelian, 179. Other returns are expected j1; to increase Oympnd's majority, i .. - . ii * iit _ • c

Judgo Gillies quashed tho conviction m the 0)80, of Tolov Graham, holding that the Aot did not render persons occupying Native Lands subject to the same provisions as those occupying Crown Lands, without authority. HOKIANGA, Saturday. Thoro seems every prospect of a peaceful settlement of the native disturbance at Otaua. An effort *vill be mado to bring the offenders to justice, but meanwhile the natives concerned havo promised to remain at their separate kaingas and not return on to the disputed block. NEW PLYMOUTH, Tuesday. Natives aro passing through town on their way to Parihaka. There is a talk amongst the natives about Te Whiti haviug converted a pakeha named Brown, who is going to convert the pakehas m the Southern Island, that he had taken a mat and other present m token of his (Brown's) allegiance to Te Whiti, and that the pakehas of the greenstone country (the South Island) were going to make the pakeha of Taranaki return to the Maoris all the confiscated lands. Te Whiti says that more pakehus will soon coma to him to hear his word and be converted, and when all believe m him the end of the world will be close at hand ; the pukapuka (newspaper) man will write and advocate him (£. c., his religious views), and that he sends him forth as his akonga L c., disciple) as Christ sent forth Peter and Paul, so that he may preach unto the pakehas the true faith, that they may believe and be saved. Te Whiti seems satisfied that the result ef the pakeha's visit will bo the means of converting the people m the South Island to his way of thinking. MEETING OF PARLIAMENT. WELLINGTON, Wednesday. A Gazette extroardinary was published oa Monday night. It is notified that although Parliament was convoked for the 17th instant, it is further prorogued till the 24th instant, when the members of both Houses are to meet for despatch of business.