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Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 15 July 1881, Page 2

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, [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] 5 [feom oub owh cobbespondent.] HOUSE OF BEPKESENTATIVES. t Wellington, July 14. j Bain gave notice that he would ask if . Government intended resuming the nomi* nated immigration system, ! Andrews gave notice of motion in i fayor of the next session of Parliament i being held in Cbristchurcb. 3 Bpplying to quesiions put— , Hall stated it would be detrimental to public interest to at present produce cer* 1 fain despatches from the Government to 'he Imperial Government in reference to b the detention of Maori prisoners. 3 Yesterday's sitting of the House was I short ami fame. J?oqr new Bills were introduced, including one by Hutchison, to amend the law of evidence, %[ Oliver moved for the appointment of ' a Committee to enquire into the working ! of New Zealand railways, but there ap--1 peered to be a strong feeling, that the m work of the Cbmmii tee would not result , in anything practical, and the motion wa< withdrawn. In tbe'evenipg, Sir George Grey ob- ' tained leave to adjourn his Local Go* ■ k vernment "Bill for a week, as it was not I yet out of Ihe hands of the printer, i Several motions and second readings baying been postponed to various dates, , ■ Sir George Grey moved the' second [ reading of the Law Practitioners' Bill. July 15. Andrews gave pqtice of motion to effect that only total abstainers should be allowed to insure in the Government [ Insurance Department. I Dr " Wallis gave notice to move on Wednesday next,' that in the opinion of the House, the time has come when 1 Parliament should be annually elected, 1 and that members of the Legislative Council should be elected by the people , of the Colony. Auckland, July 13, Mrs Catherine Webster, a patient at the lunatic asylum, who persistingly refused food since last December, or to speak, or open her eyes, died of exhaustion. The "verdict st'the inquest was death from " caturarcauses." ' : The verdict agninst Bitfdon Bros, who were convicted of arson yesterday, was iu the following form :— " Guilty, with a strong repomoieftdation to raprcy, on account of Insurance agents, which offers an incentive to crime." ■ July 14. The criminal prosecution for libel instituted by •W. J. Hurst, M.H.8., fieaiiisfc J, -U. Wickhara has ended by llielaiior plcafling guilty, and tendering an abJD.it written apology, in which he .:jcknowhjj^t?j! defan/fitory statements ! m:Kb by hi.-u -igaiusl Hurst to be false,

and without the slightest foundation. He binds himself to pay £20 towards the prosecutor's expenses, whi e regretting that he is not in a position to pay more, and undertakes to refrain from publish* ing criticism on Hurst for the future The apology was accepted. The Judge in passing sentence, iold defendant that had the case gone to the jury, the consequences would have been serious for him, as his conduct iff publishing the Ibpls on Hurst, was utterly indefensible. A fine of Is. and costs, was imposed. Dunbdin, July 13. Over 3000 sharps have been applied for in the New Zealand Refrigerating Company, and a telegram has been sent to London for freezing machinery. July 14. No fresh cases of sickness having ocenrred among the passengers by <l«p Charles Worsley, the ship is to be admitted to pratique on Saturday fore* noon.