WELLINGTON ITEMS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXX, Issue 10214, 7 December 1893, Page 6

WELLINGTON ITEMS.

[HOH OUS OWN, COWMIOHDEHT.] WELLINGTON, Dec. 6. Th* Jncreasinglyheatad correspondence Mag published as to -the Premier's abfrom the mass open air meeting oo ths sts of the election is calculated to the division of the local labour patty. Mrs Alexander, late of Melbourne, has been elected a member of the Wellington hnmbh of the Institute of Journalists. Sir 1 Bobert Stout has a slight attack of iaftueaia. The working as against the strict aver* age is likely to be maintained by the Education Department. The School Inspectors will hold a conference in Wellington ■ ndxt'-ittOnth to revise the existing msthods of inspection, with a view of greater uniformity. The Minister for Education will introduce early next session n Truancy- Bill to ensure better attendance at the public schools. _ Ministers intend engaging at once in the ■reparation of Bills for the coming session. In labour legislation the premier position will be given to the four rejected Bills of eession— Shipping and Seamen, Conspiracy Amendment, Conciliation and Shop Asilatants. The Shipping Bill will bo carefully reconsidered, but will aubatantiallyhe the same as revised by the Labour Billa Committee. The Shop Bill will be vaziad -somewhat, but will contain the compulsory half-holiday, with the option of local bodip to fix the day. [Pn Pause, ASSOCIATION.] The Government has appointed Judge Xftila to hold an enquiry into the charges Brought by Mr Taipua, against Mr Williams, licensed interpreter at Patea. Moaera Stevens, > Ivesa . and Gardner, a deputation, waited on the Premier, asking tor a compassionate allowance to the Quinlivan families, four of whom were kilhd.by a slip on the railway works near Ohingaiti. -Mr Seddon said that theca people had been warned that they ware sot safe, and . the department wii i& no way legally responsible. He would, however, recommend the Cabinet to grant the little girl JSSO per annum till she was twenty-one, QuinlSvan -£2OO and llQuialivan AIOO.