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Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 37, 10 April 1878, Page 2

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I *. . i [BY ELECTRIC TKLKGIUPIL] [PRtt PRK39 aHSOOIATION WKTJiINQTON, April 9. It is reported thafctlio following changes will bo made iv tho Civil Servico — Mr Sood to bo relieved of tho qh/irgo of tho Murino Dopartraout

by Captain Johnsfcoti as pormnnont head, with nn inoroase to tho present yalnry of £100 por ami urn taken from Seed's siilary. Mr M'Kerrovv, . Assistant Surveyor-General, to bo Umlor Socrotary of Lands Immigration, and Gqldfielda. ITuntloy Eliott to bo Asg'stant Under. : Socrotary of Lnndq and Immigration* OHvor \^akofield to be Assistaut^rider-Socrotary of Qoldfioklß. It is roported that Mayor Hoaphy liasbecn nppointed Commissioner of Annuities iucomuootion. with his, present duties. It is stated here authoritatively U\at thore is no truth in the at-itoinetits that disagreement oxi^s between Ministers nnd that certain heads of departments in the civil wrviVo havo been obstructive, Tho Post snys it is nssyred by tho present; (iovornm,out that tboy havo roceiypd tho most cordial, ready and painstaking support aud assistance fron> all tho department, land thnt thoy found the menv hers of tho civil norvioo most able nnd eflfcient officers and that uo obstruct tion or insubordiuatiQn has been oncountored. Grey declined a banquet offered by (he Hamilton pattlora. Tliie"n,ow Auckland Clu,b was op.en,oJ to-day. Grey nnd Sh,oohan procoedod to. tho Wniknto to dny. _ i Whitn^oro nt Artillery Volunteor inspection lnsl night said, in order to, pro* | vido some harbor dofonoo for Colony tho Government intojnded applying to tl:e Tniporinlnlhorities, for n numbor of si^tyfour pou,ndor converted rfto guns, tlio samoas thoso. nboAt'd the Wolverine aud Nymph. These in propor positions would mako tho harbor im,pa>gnahlo. to cruisers. It was intended to intrust, them to Artillery Volunteers to oncour* | ago them in Mint branch of tho service: