General Assembly.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1164, 11 December 1879, Page 3

General Assembly.

♦ HOUSE OF REPRESEFTATIVES. MoHIUT. Tho House met at 7.30. TflE AGEKT GENERAL, Mr Hialop gave notice of, motion to the effecs that it watt incompatible with the office of / gent-General for tbe colony to take any part >n Imperial politico. PUJJSS I'ELEaRAMS. In reply to Mr MoLean, ' Mr Hall stated that, pending definite arrangements with certain newspapers re spej£al wire, business arrangements had been made fov enabling the papers to obtain telegraphic information. BR"WI ANT) THE KINO PARTY, Replying to a question put by Mr Kelly, Mr Bryoa said his attention had beet* directed to a letter which appeared m the newspapers to the effect that Rewi had joined the King party. He did not believe there was any truth m the state* ment. A request had been received from him some time ago that, as he was going to the King country and had met with an accident, a carriage should be placed at his disposal. That request had been complied with, and Government had no mam to todiere &<? wm m may way displeased with the Govertwnt. The letter m question had bee) [received by one of the Maori members, I It from Rewi but from a friend of his. T } letters had been left m the Maori memt ;s office, and m that way had been gob hi i of by the newspapers^ The membe: himself had not given the letter to the t wspapers. Mr Te Wheoro said he w« rthe member referred to. The letter stal d that JJewi was displeased with the Government, and that he would not return to he European side j and that tbe chiefs «lho had been instrumental m turning Sir George Grey from Government, must be loft to carry on the government of tho country. These were the contents of the letters, bat he did not know how they got into the newspapers. SIB P. J.ULYAK. ! In reply to Mr Gisborne, Mr Hall stated that Sir P. Julyan retired from the J/oan Agencysbip on a peoßion, and theie was no tiuth m the statement whioh appeared m the news* papers, to the effect that differences of opinion had arisen between him and the Government, the said difference having occasioned hia retirement. CtOSE OF THE BE3SION . Eeplying to Mr Macandrew, Mr Hal> said he would be prepared to Btftte to«morrow what business 'would be dropped, bo as to bring the session to a close within a few days. yr^- ■ Mr Macandrew suggested, for the con-' sideration cf the Government, that business so dropped be taken np next session, both public and private, as^it stood on the prder papers. , . ' The House then went into committee