WELLINGTON NOTES.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9835, 18 September 1897, Page 9

WELLINGTON NOTES.

(By Tei^sgbapu.) [from oun special correspondent.] WELLINGTON, September 17. The costs in the Horowhenua case were awarded on the highest scale to both Sir Walter Builer and Major Kemp against the Public Trustee, who was made the statutory plaintiff, but these have not been paid. The Public Trustee says he has no funds to pay them from. The v.-inuing side are therefore considering the question of obtaining a charging order and putting a bailiff in'the Public Trust Office. If they do not succeed in this direction, Parliament will be asked to pas 3 a special vote to pay the costs. Work i<? to bo. started at the Karori gold mine, near Wellington, in a fortnight. The capital necessary has been fully subscribed, mostly by a Napier syndicate. It is anticipated that 200 men will be employed within a year or two. Mr Charles Wilson, member for Wellington suburbs, will probably move the Addrese in Reply. The Government have got out specimens of two of the new stamps, engraved by Whterlow and Sons, London. The scenes represented are Wakatipu and Otira Gorge, and the effect is very pleasing. It is reported to-day that there is a want of accord between the Minister of Public Works and the Premier, in respect to a part of the administration by the former during the Premier's absence. I send you this for what it is worth, and it is common talk. The member for Ashbnrton (Mr Wright) has passed through Welliugtou on his way to Rotorua. The Speaker of the Houie of Representatives (Sir G. M. O'Roike) ie expected here by train on Tuesday evening next. The Auckland members are expected to arrive here at the same time. The Southern members will arrive here on Sunday. It is not known whether the Government intend to put up a candidate against the Hon. Mr Miller aa Speaker of the Legislative Council. It is expected that the Local Government Bill will be brought down at an early period of the session. His Excellency the Governor was shown over the l'etoue workshops on Saturday by the Hon. Mr Cad man, Minister, and Mr Ronayne, Manager of the Government railways. The Trades Council of Wellington advise the men to proceed with their grievances before the Arbitration Court. Tho Chairman of the Conciliation Board says that Messrs Collins and Fisher, the representatives of the moil, "deserted their poet" because possibly they were "ashamed of themselves."