WELLINGTON NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 199, 25 August 1886, Page 2

WELLINGTON NOTES.

(i;r TELEGRAPH —OWN COBREHI'ONDEKT.) Wellixotox, this day. Forest Conservation. *Professok Kike, Inspector of Forests, ia about to visit Rangiriri, with a view to commencing forest planting there, and he will takn with him from Auckland a number of unemployed to assist in the werk. A Lizard With Three Eyes. During an interview with tho Colonial Treasurer yesterday Sir Julius Vogel in? formed me that a etrang,o discovery had recently been made in regard to the tutuaroa luard which had been sent- to the Colonial aud Indian Exhibition. The diecovery was a third eye in the reptile, the odd one hiing situated on the top of the head. Ko details ore yot to hand, but it seems strange that our own scientists have not made the discovery. While on board the Hinemoa la>t week, I had one of the ugly creiturcs in my hands, and examined it pretty closely, but of course did not look for an eye in the top of its head, and therefore failed to discover the peculiarity. I should imagine, however, that the eye was a remarkably diminutive one, and that it* only use would be to keep a sharp look-out on tho seagulls, which love to pounce down upon the reptile as it ba»ks in the sun doing a nap with the other two optics. The B.s. Mararoa. The Mararoa ia to ba withdrawn from the San Francisco servico, the New South Wales and New Zealand Governments having agreed to accept tho subititution of either the Zealandia or Australia. Tho Agent-Generalship. Tho Premier has communicated with Sir F. D. Bell by lotter, asking him to retain the position of Aeent-Genoral for a further poriod of two years. It is an understood thing that he is willing to comply with the request. Civil Service Redactions. A rumour is in circulation that the Hon. Mr Reynolds, having no portfolio, intends to devote bis attention to reorganising the Civil Service during tho recess, so as to effect very large reductions in departmental expenditure Sir Julius Vogel, to whom yesterday I mentioned the rumour, remarks that it was the first bo had heaid of it, and that so far as he was nwaro, there was no truth in it. Tho Colonial Museum. Mr Larn.ich has arranged to havo the Colonial Mnsoum thrown open to tho public at ton o'clock inatoad of at noon as horetofore, so that tho geological and other specimons containod therein may bo visible to tourista and others passing through tho Empire City tn route to other parts of the colony. For yoars past, our Museum has not been open before noon, and most steamers leave hero early during the afternoon. Hundreds of visitors have, therefore, been unable to inspect the treasures of the Museum.