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Evening Post, Volume XXI, Issue 125, 31 May 1881, Page 2

The Hawea, with the San Francisco mail on board, did not leave Taranaki until 10 this morning, and consequently will not reach Wellington until early to-morrow. The mail ia expeoted to be sorted and delivered by business hours. The steamer Wanaka, arriving here tomorrow, brings up the Suez and Australian mails which were brought to the Bluff by the Ringarooma on Sunday last. The usual weekly meeting of the Executive Council was held at Government House to-day, at noon, his Excellency the Governor presiding. The business was of the ordinary routine character. A meeting of the Cabinet was subsequently held. '> During the month, which closes to-day. < 89 births and 29 deaths were registered in the Wellington district, and the notices •of marriage were 25. ' A conference of delegates from County, Councils in various parts of tho colony wilt meet, in the Wellington City Council Chambers, at 11 o'clock to-morrow, to consider several questions relating to the workirig -oP local governing bodies, and the question of. amending the Rating and other Acts. The* Wellington delegate is Mr. Lancaster, chairsman of the Hutt County Council. ' The depth of water in the distributing^ basin has slightly increased during the last 24 hours, and is now 18ft Bin, a aupplyj we : are informed, sufficient to last for eight or* ten days with strict economy. Some fluming. has been put down in the reservoir to convey the water from the stream direct to thj(«i distributing basin, and thus prevent it being* contaminated by running through the mudem pool remaining in the dam. ,^ During the month ending to-day no fewtS^ than fifteen persons have. filed. declarations?' of their inability to meet their engagements with their creditors. Most of th«s debtors have been in a very small way of business. , and in the majority of instances there hag' not been sufficient interest shown by the creditors to hold the usual meetings for the appointment of trustees. The latest addition to the list is George William Smart, of Wellington, fishmonger, who "filed" this morning. Last month the insolvencies numbered nine. Mr. Allan, Registrar of the Supreme Court, held a sitting in Bankruptcy at noon to-day, when orders of discharge were granted to the following debtors :— G. C. Primmer, Richard Webb, John Infield, Wm. Prideaux, Phillip Murtagh and Walter Morris. The whole of the applications ware unopposed. Thomas Ensor, of Carterton, waiter, convened a first meeting of his creditors, at the Supreme Coujt buildings, this afternoon. His liabilities, as filed, amount to .859 33 lOd, and assets nil. The former comprise a debt of .£3O to the estate of G. Crawford, and small trade debts duo in Wellington, Carterton, and Masterton. Consequent on there being no quorum the meeting lapsed till to-morrow. • Steps are to be taken to effect various improvements in the Wellington College buildings/so that when Mr. Mackay takes over the control of the institution, in July next,' everything may be in " apple-pie crder.'fWe learn that tho College Governors ha-re? borrowed from the newly-appointed principal^ the sum of i»500, the greater part of whictf will be spent upon repairs. The exterior jaf* the College is to be Tepainted, the forms and desks are to be put in decent order, and -$ partition will be erected in the dining-room . The Governors being unable to raise tMb money in the ordinary way, agreed to gi'vjl Mr. Mackay 8 per cent, interest for a loan of .£SOO, and ** deed of mortgage to cover the amount will be made out in his favor if the Board can legally giva one. The Court of Appeal has been engaged to-day in hearing argument in Zabelles t. Page and others, a case on appeal arising out of a will. Messrs. Izard and Bell ass counsel for appellant, and Mr. Travera far respondent. '1 he case possesses no features of public interest. The New Zealand Bradshaw for June was issued to-day. It is carefully revise*d to the latest date of any alterations in the time of trains, coaches, and steamers. The annual meeting of the subscribers to the Athenssum is convened for to-night, at the Chamber of Commerce, but we understand an adjournment will take place for three weeks.