WELLINGTON ITEMS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10662, 24 May 1895, Page 5

WELLINGTON ITEMS .

[Pan Press Association.! WELLINGTON. May The expenditure during the.' financial year by the Lands and Survey Department out of the Public Works Fund under the Lands Improvement and Native Land Purchase Acts, was £193,694, with liabilities of £193,295. Of the latter £181,878 is on the Lauds Improvement Act. The 10 par cent reduction in salaries by the Bank of New Zealand will include president, directors, and Government auditor. In consequence of Inspector Pender?* visit to England, the North Island will be divided into three, instead of four, police districts. Inspector Hickson will remain in charge at Auckland, and Inspector Emerson at Napier 5 but Inspeetcn? Thomson will return from New Plymouth, to Wellington, retaining charge of part of the Taranaki district. The Native Office is obtaining a. large number of signatures of Maoris along the Central line. It is believed thfris the Natives are anxious to bind themselves to sell Before they are called on to sign the agreement now being circulated among them not to alienate more land to the Crown until they are conceded the same right of transfer ft Europeans. Mr B. Dawson, late traffic manager of the Wellington Bail ways, has been appointed Secretary of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association. The gaol warder who is oonsidered ireponsible for the esoape of the convict Foggan, who is still at large, has bsenjpe* tired on compensation.