NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 6593, 29 October 1889, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(per press association.

Wellington, October 28. It is very probable that another circular will soon be issued from the Colonial Secretary's Department on use of the totalißator. It will follow the line that no permits shall be issued to any clab which has no&complled with the regulations of the racing code recently drawn up by the combined clubs. ' On October 22nd last year there were 805 unemployed on Government works. At the same date this year thete are only 225. Of these 152 are doing piecework on the Otago Central, which cannot vory well be taken out of their hands and finished Jby contract, b.ut by December it is expected they will all be paid off. The exact saving by the conversion loan is .£36,265 per annum for 60 years, from Mich has been deducted £104,000 representing the difference between the price obtained and par. Mr 8. J. Wardell, accompanied by Mr Gore, private secretary to the Minister of Lindp, leaves for Palmerston south to-day to conduct, the enquiry into the charges brought against the administration of. the Stock Department In tHaVdtotrict by John Morris and George Ross, whose petitions were before the Joint Live Stock Committee last session, but were reserved for farther enquiry. DtTNEPiN, October 28. At a meeting of the various Unions tonight, it was d-cided to form a Trades and Labor Council ior the city. The Press were excluded. About 40 persons, representing eight, traces, were present. ] The annual meeting of the Synod of Otago and Southland Presbyter'an Church waß held this evening. The Moderator elect, Rev. G. Hall, delivered the usual I address, taking the subject of the missions. At the close of the first act of Carmen this evening Mi Simonsen came before the curtain and announced that inconsequence of the poor house, due to the adverse comments of the Daily Times on the opening performance on Saturday of Maritana, the season would close at once. The Hon. E. Fergus will inspect the Otago Central line to-morrow. About the end of the week he will accompany General Edwards *o Chriatchnrch and proceed thence to Greymouth in connection with the harbor workß. He will go overland to Nelson. General Edwards, with the Hon E. Fergus, Cobnel Hume, and others visited the defence works at the Heads fco-day, where the Permanent Artillery had Borne big gun practice. General Edwards will take a few daya' rnst, and being an enthusiastic angler he has decided to try the trout streams at Waipahi. Hokitika, October 28. As a party of two miners were prospecting a gully for quartz reef* on the lefthand branch at Donnelly's Creek, rear Robs, they came acmpg a human skull at the bottom of the gully. The skull was intact, but partly covered with moss. There was no trace of a skeleton. Th 9 police are investigating the matter. His Excellency the Governor and Mr Walrond visited L*ke Brnnner to-day, and proceed to Christchurch via Bealey to-morrow.