NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Press, Volume XXXI, Issue 4176, 16 January 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

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WELLINGTON, Inquiries having been mado as to the can&ijjf Major Gordon, Inspector of Volunteers, t* having paid a visit of ins. action to the gong lately, it appears he has been very SGriousj*i£ for the last five months. ;

Mr Eignau, M.H.R., is to he called to% Upper Houso. "lheMinistorof Publio Works is still xafc, on the contractor tho more rapid constroctiojioj the Feathcrston railway extension.

The Wharf Committee resol. Ed to fartfeej increase tho shed accommodation upon tlie cite T by 80ft

The land tax valuers appointed for To Aro sb . Cook ward, Hading considerable difficulty ; 8 obtaining a satisfactory valuation, mission of tho City Council to copy ment list, but were refused. . ;> A deputation the City shortltr wait npon the Government to urge immediatd construction, of . a railway whaS, though ili is eald thb Government intend dolus, so shortly. . ■■,",:■ Mr T ravers' opinion heing unfavorable to fe Hutt County Council claim to one-twentieth'g the reclaimed land and other provincial prdpertj tho opinion of Mr Robert Halt is to ba noi taken.

.Rignold takes his farewell benefit tq--i'ghV The Govoniors of Wellington Oolleg . dixy .. to offer tho administration to Mr Wiltoni.. present principal, at tho salary proposed-.%_ report, and to advertise for a,second master 4jk| a teacher of modern languages! " The Hutt County Council have declined t» allow coaches carrying mails to go thro_g_H_i> Kniwarra toll gate free of charge. The question of penny banks having brought upder the notice of the Edncatioh _&. partment, arrangements have been nearly perfected and the new experiment will>coppn»ncft when the bc_oolb reassemble.

[rsoM 00a; own cobbespohdbnts.j Wellington, January 15. ■ A slight accident occurred last evouinsr to tjj train from Foatherston. It was tra-reMing tt the "usual speed, downj the gradient on tho Wei. lington side of the Bimutaka, when sadde „h"jj came into collision with a largo branch of a tree," , blown down by the furious gale raging. _j damogo was douo beyond smashing tho braki of the engine. Tbe-b Ifftitt, was dolayed as hour