SCARCITY AND DEARNESS OF HOUSES IN WELLINGTON.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1495, 25 November 1874, Page 3

SCARCITY AND DEARNESS OF HOUSES IN WELLINGTON.

THE STRATHNAVER SALVAGE CASE.

WELLINGTON

(From our own Correspondent.)

This day. The landlords are masters of the situation, and ask just what rents they like. People have no choice but to submit. .It is not every day one is afforded the opportunity of being able to change his residence, an unoccupied house being quite a rarity Ten shillings a-week cottages eighteen months ago, are now expected to fetch 25s a week.

A Foxton correspondent in hist night's Post sa^ s, many charges of negligence could be ma<ie against MrHaloombe's management of the Fielding Settlement. Ie says the Post was quite right in the accusations made.

The Strathnaver case is dragging on. From the evidence yesterday it is perfectly clear that the ship was in a dangerous position when hailed by the steamer and boarded by the pilot.

A large sale of suburban land was held yesterday. Prices were unusually high for sucb rugged and remote allotments. The prices averaged about £150 per acre for land, all long distances from town.

The Roman Catholics intend getting up some kind of demonstration in honor of the arrival of Bishop Redwood, who is expected by the Albion.