WELLINGTON ITEMS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 10487, 26 October 1894, Page 5

WELLINGTON ITEMS.

[Peb Pbebs Association.] . WELLINGTON, Oct. 25. The appointment of Messrs James M'Kerrow (Chief Commissioner), T. Ronayne and J. L. Scott as Commissioners under the Government Railway Act of 1887 and 1894 is gazetted. The trustees of the Napier Savings Bank will meet to reduce the rate of interest on deposits from 5 to 4 per cent. The New Zealand war medals have been issued to Private Eobeit Coutts, Wairoa Rifle Volunteers; Private John J. Looney. Taranaki Mounted Volunteers; Private Samuel Julian, New Zealand (Taranaki) Militia; Constable Archibald Thompson, No. 3 Division A.C. Corps; Edward Lyndon, Napier Rifle Volunteers; Private Francis P. ” Gledhili* Taranaki Mounted Trooper Thomas P* Drum*.

monel, Wanganui Cavalry Volunteers; Private Francis A. White, No.o Company, Auckland Rifle Volunteers; LanceCorporal Henry Duffy, Auckland Colonial Defence Force; Trooper George H. Leaning, Poverty Bay Cavalry Volunteers ; Constable William H. Brooks, A.C.; Trooper Frederick G. Errington, Auckland Colonial Defence Force; Trooper Benedict Handcock, Auckland Colonial Defence Force; Constable Thomas S. Kyle, A.C.; Captain John A. Wilson, New Zealand (Auckland) Militia; Private Coleman Phillips, 2nd Regiment, Waikato Militia; Private John Taylor, New Zealand (Wanganui) Militia; Private Robert Oliver, New Zealand (Auckland) Militia.