WELLINGTON NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 247, 20 October 1886, Page 2

WELLINGTON NOTES.

(BY TELEGBAriI—OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Wellington, this day The Government Printing Ofllco.

The steps to be takon in connection with the erection of tho Government Pricing Oflice were to bo decided upon at a Cabinet meeting yesterday afternoon.

Tho Football Embroglio.

At a meeting of the Committee of the Rugby Union on Monday night to consider tho Auckland embroglio, Messrs Bate. King, an-! Davy wero appoiuted to draw up a lettor for the Auckland Union on the subject. It was further docie'ed to return to tho Auckland Union the £20 votod towards tho expenses of tho Wellington team.

Hallway Contract. The contract for tho Mnnawata Gorge Line will bo accepted in a day or two. Hon. Mr Ballanco is endeavouring to work tho Forests Act in conjunction with the villngo settlement scheme. Mr Yon Stunner, tho nowly appointed II.M. for Wairarapa district, arrived from Hokianga yesterday per Oroti, and has proceeded to Maatorton, where ho will inako his bead quartors. The Haslain Monopoly. Mr VV. 0. Buchanan, chnirmnn of llio\ Wellingtou Meat Export Company, has is-jued a printed statement in connection vith tho frozen mutton freight monopoly, in which it is very clearly pointed out that tho trado and tho colony generally H greatly injured by tho great expenses now having to ba borne by those in tho trado through the liaslam freezing machine monopoly. He says it ia a well-known fact that tho whole apace at the disposal of tho two shipping companies is already engaged up to June next and that the efforts which have been made by this and other parta of the colony for tome monthß past to eccuro outside spaco have hitherto signally failed. Postal Petition. Tho petition forwarded a short iirao ago by the residents of Lucas Crook, praying I the I'owtmaster-Ganoral to obtain an alteration of the present mail route from Waiwera to Auckland so as to include Lucas Greek, haa been referred to the Chief Postmaßttr at Auckland, and ac soon as his report is to band tho decision of tho JJcpaitmont will be made known.

Cabinet Council A Cabinet council was held j eetfrday afternoon, but little biuinoea was trana acted. The quoetiona of oroctiug tho Government printing office, and of carrying out several largo railway works, tucti us tho Manuwatu Uorgoaud Auckland Main Trunk Kortb linos, wore to have been docidod, but for somo reason which I cannot ascortain wore adjourned for a law dayu.