WELLINGTON.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 14, Issue 1148, 29 April 1870, Page 3

WELLINGTON.

Thursday, April 28. '" The Caversham elecfciqn resulted; in the return of Macindoe by, a large majority. t .jTheic]iaoagion' rifle; scooting commenced in Dunedia yesterday. The weather was v^ry ; unfaxQm.ble,:wi|ih rain and .sleet. The rwultiwa3 jwjollpws :— - ;;! , JtJpqiNG DISTANCE THIZE. 1; Hazard (TUaoie>) ... 18 . 3^ panaeroa (Goastabulary)- 18

FIRST SET PRIZES. 1. Hazard (Thames) ... 44 . 2. Wilson (Otago) 44 3. Moore (Nelson) 42 — To-day The weather was beautifully fine: — . SECOND' SET PHIZES. 1. Tressider (Otago) ... 62 2. Batharo (Wellington)... 61 , 3. Gully (SFelson) 61 —To-day there was a meeting Regarding the new Steam Company. The provisional j directors resigned, ow ing to the want of public support to the scheme, which is now likely lo be abandoned. The Taranaki steamed out to the hulk to coal to-day. She makes her trial trip on Saturday, and then goes south, under command of Capt. Hlomes, while the Wellington ia being repaired. The Marine department refuse her a passenger certificate till she has been docked. Bishop Abrahams, of Wellington, is not to Return to the colony. He has accepted the office of chaplain and coadjutor to the Bishop of Lichfleld. The Home commissioners met with no success in inducing the Government to alter its policy as to troops. They had, however, been courteously received, and hoped to effect much good for the colony in other ways.