There is nothing definitely known ; but Mr Oliver's re-appointment appears in. evitable.
THE SYNAGOGUE SITE.
The Auckland Synagogue Site Bill has been piloted through the Bills Committee and will come bstore the House m due course, probably on Thursday..
PATETERE,

Patetere is a good deal talked of in the lobbies. Sir George Grey intends main taining that purchasers, having knowingly broken the law, cannot get a Crown grant; that Maoris have been paid for the land, and therefore it reverts to the Crown, who may give compensation or not, as they think fit, to the illegal purchasers..
A RUMOUR.
There is a rumour about that Mr Hall will resign, and re-construct the Ministry from his own side and the Middle party.
SIR GEORGE GREY'S BILL.
Sir George Grey will bring Hp the Local Government scheme. Many of his sup porters think he should leave the responsi bility of doing this with the Government, but he is resolved.
THE SMALL-POX IN AUCKLAND,

The Government having received a tele gram from the Mayor of Auckland in refer ence to small-pox outbreak and quarantin ing, to the effect that existing powers are not sufficient to deal with the matter, a meeting of. the Central Board of Health held last night decided to appoint a Local Health Boardfor Auckland,consistingof the Mayor, the Chairman of the Harbour Hoard, and Harbour Master, with full juris diction over the harbour and islands.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
