At the Wesleyan Conference morning Bitting, the Rev W, Motley Bail be had received & telegram from tho Crown Prince of Tonga urging the Conference to consent to the union of Tonga with tho New Zealand Conference The Conference resolved to reply that the subject had been already dealt with, and advice was forwarded by telegram to this effect to Auckland, where the Sandfly is waiting to take it to Tonga. A report on the settlement of Church property was considered. In connection with this a long discussion took place on a pro posal to extend tho term of residence of minis ters. The Rev A. Reid moved that ministers be appointed from year to year, but in no case the term of residences to exceed six years, Th* Rev J, C. Symons seconded thH. Mr Hobbs opposed any alteration of the present throe years* system. Tho Kov W. Kirk heartily supported the resolution. Mr W, Thomas opposed it as fatal to the itinerancy principle. The Rev H. Bull believed the proposal to be iu harmony with the spirit of John Wesley, who did not apply a period of years to or dained ministers but to preachers, Mr Mox ham b.dievod beneficial results would follow the adoption of the proposed alteration. Mr D. Nook and the Revs H, N. Burgess, J. B. Stephenson and Mr Jlanu opposed the motion. The debate lasted till the 1 p. m, adjournment, and was resumed at 2 p.m. After further discus sion the motion was lost. Ayes, 26; nous, -10. A 'urlhcr amendment by tic Rev B. Butchers, to extend the term of residence to four years was also lost by 27 to 35 voles. The report on ministerial interchanges was considered, and it was resolved, that when a minister who has travelled mere than five and loss than fifteen years is tranferrud to another conference, he >ha!l have the light to return to his own con* ftrence at the eutl of nine years ; also, when a minister ha«i travelled more than fifteen years my 1 is transferred to another conference he fdvvl 1 have the right to return in six years, Tho General Conference directed tho New Zealand Conference to transfer the Rev K. Barber to Victoria in exchange for the Rev J. Thomas. A motion to transfer the Rev J. K. 