The Court Jlomr on Thursday last presented n 'liny scene, upward* of two hundred natiTes, re adout* at Wellington and iti neighbourhood, had Miembled to recciTC nn instnlmctit of £-100 Jint satiifactinn of their claimn as absentee proprieron of a blork of laud at Tarnnaki of 17 000 neici, for tlu pnrehnsi- of which Mr' Commissioner M'Lean Ins been loi soin- ttini 1 pnst in treaty, and the ne« arc in cou no of co npletion. Tie old Chief Kpuni lias been opposed to this sale, nml has not yet cons'iited, bur most of thr tribe hive entered into arrangement and lmvc reciived pay ment. The bbek cixtcndu to tbo Nor Ii of ilic Wiitwdk no rirer, nnd oompnsi"! some very good a*aiUl»l« fim Hiid li^lit l»r< «t Innii, nml liom its extent, compared with th» limited purrlfi-c s the Government hare been enabln! to make will pro»e a »cry i) siralile iKqunilion to the aettlers of that I'rotime. A hiihll pnyment win also made during the week for aoin« land atO ongoronga anil that neighbour hood, near Wellington, in cx'inguislimenl of the Nalire claims. Lust WedncmlayV (Jizctte con'nini a notification ol ])r. I'Vatbersto i'« electmi) at hupei intend c n of th prorinue of Wellington, nnd notices hy H. St. lltil, Esq , Kiluiniug ollicer for the clxtion of Mi'.iiiberi of the I'kiv m ml Council nnd llou«t of Hi prrscntstltn. Tho follow. ng are the iinnngi I ruenin mili'e : — Tim Tiik I'iiovinCi \r, C iiincii.. — For (he Ci ) of VVulll.iglnii, ill) nl nomination Bth, dny of |"il'« ing <>.h August ; for llic WJlmgton Conntr) l)n trict, (lit; of iiiiniintion. We Inesday l(Kh, i'a\ o f polling, 'J'l ursi'ny t' r llth August; for the Hut 1 Diitrißt, d jof nomination, Friday 12lb, d.iy of polli ,|; •j.itnrday 13th \u^u>t. I'otl THIS lIOU>B OP RuI'aKSKNTATtVRS— Tor Mio City of Wellington, (lay of nomination, Mon dny 15 th! day of polling Tuesday llilli Aupuil for the Welliufiton Country Distrtct, day of no j minnlion Wednetr'ny 17, polling 'J'humlny 13th AuguHl; for the Hutt District, day of nomination Friday lSth, il.iy of polling, Saturday 20th of The diys of nomination and of pogling for tho Wairarapa nnd lliwke'i Bay District! end, tbo Waiignntii and Rangitikci Dstriuts, arc to bo nm titled by the respective Returning Officers of Ihoic d istiictn. 