DUNEDIN, Saturday.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1670, 20 March 1883, Page 2

DUNEDIN, Saturday.

A well attended meeting last night resolved, on Mr Stout's motion, to take steps vigorously towards ending the system of permanently alienating Ciown land. About 500 volunteers go from Dunedin to attend the Easter review at Invercargill This morning's Dunedin Hcrall say editorially :—" Ministers arc determined to get rid of Messrs Dick and liolleston. Mr Whitaker talks of resignin;.' ; Mr Bryoe is meddling in the Waikato, at Major Jackson's instigation : and generally the Cabinet h at sixes and sevens.' Sunday. It is understood that a mining and commercial agent who has le\anteil has left £8000 of private delts behind him, £2000 ol which is due to two individuals. Several bookmakers are understood to be among the creditors. Last Night. A meeting of the legal profo^ion, called by tiie Law Society, was held m the .Supreme Comt Library, this nftcinoon, to consider the question of Judge Gillies' charge to the juiy in the Gudgeon case, at Auckland. It was decided thai tho meeting should not be open to the press, and that only the resolutions passed should be published. The following was pissed :— " That after consideration of the case of Regina v. Gudgeon, as' explained by the letter of His Honour Mr Justice Gillies to Mr Jaa. Russell of the 21st February, 18S3, it appears to this meeting that the unfavourable comments of the learned Judge upon the defence raised by Mr Hesketh at the trial were inapplicable, and uncalled for in view of the cirtumstances of the case.