Wellington Special.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5154, 25 February 1888, Page 3

Wellington Special.

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Wellington, Last night. CIVIL SERVICE.

Out of tho sixty-five candidates who passed tiie recent Junior Civil Service examination, twenty-nmo have intimated that thoy do not desire to enter the service. IMPORTANT LAW SUIT.

A protracted law suit was brought to a conclusion to-day, when the Chief Justicedelivered judgment for himself and Justice Richmond ' re. the motion for a new trial in the case of Mrs W. J. Scott, widow of the former liceneee of the Central Hotel, against the Accident Insurance Association of New Zealand. Mrs Scott tucd the company for £1000. the amount of an insurance policy effect- d on her husband's Wo, and the jury returned a verdict for the full amount KcompMiy'B solicitor, however, moved for a non-suit or an order for a new „d the matter was agreed at length about too weeks ago. In to-day's Judgment _Lcourt refused the motion, and * warded thfeiintiff ieu guineas costs. TELEPHONIC. The four-hundredth connection with the Wellington Telephone Exchange was made to-day A ninth annunciator is now being fitted up, as there are several more applications for connection. THE FISH TRADE. The fish trade in AVelliugton is about to receive an impetus by the establishment of Irfewfishinc company, wluch wil have a whoksalc, retail, aud curing depot in he ritr and will obtain its supplies from the Fench Pass, where it will have a hshing station The project has ocen launched by MrTGidtll, well known for several years of the Government steamer Stella. With him are conjoined four practical men mmely Messrs Anderson, B. Nelson, John Murray, and B. Thompsontwo o wbom will leave for the French Pass to-night to start active operations. In connection with • _K._tahW de p ,v - at *? - s rT ls ' il l 8 Steaded to construct artificial dams or 3s. n *'hich the fish will be kept alive £_dthe arrival of the steamer which is to uatu tne '»" lrl ._ r kpt By this means tho -convey them to marKci. Ip ii„ will always arrive perlcet.'y fre_.