WELLINGTON.

Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 78, 18 July 1877, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

:. .■; ■ i 'v' : - ; . ;i : ;; Tuesday. . ■ The steamer Napier sailed for Foxton at\6ip.m. . „,/-:■:■/ ' . ' '■!■' ■"■.-.'■ ' '■■ " ; :; - ■ The Conference for the suppression of intemperance has concluded its sitting. The second draft petition to be submitted to the Legislature, was adopted with the . amendment, that a clause should be added, declaring the presenj; constitution of the Licensing Gptirt unsatisfactory: Therdty mem- - berft were requested to take charge of the petition' and support it to the' ut-~ most of their power; It was also resolved to establish a Temperance Society and committee of gazetted Ministers of religion, as well as laymen, to carry out the resolution. A. resolution " was also carried,-7-That this Conference thinks- it'desir^e^^ lican's Licenses should; be j issued until after the next session of Parliament, and that thk be conyeyed to the^Licensing Bench." { v ; , „-. : v - ; The ' CSty^of Sydney left;^Friisca on i June 26, -and; Arrived at Honolulu on the 28th. TKe total 'time; frosa -Frisco to Auckland was 566- hdurs. jteosting, representative of the Pacific aXil Company, is a passenger to Sydheyi He has full authorily from the Company to conclude such modifications m the Mail Service as may be mutually "agreed to by.l^Few Zealand and Sydney Grovernments and!" hiinsett. '. He says arrangements have been: made to run special mail trains frdm 3ST ew ;Yofk ? t6i -Frisco in five rdays, and that if the Company's steamers were allowed; to lfeaire' 'Frisco '.; on the arrival of the mail there it woiild ■ be an average saving of about f our. days. > Qn the present trip of the^ ni^the iriait arrived at 'I^scO^sJbriry-six hpuM ibelore f cthe^ (4?tte of and ; • When: the special mail train : is; run there, would therefore bela-jstill greater los» ; pf v tinie.' '■ ■:■;;'■• ■■■^—— • ' •• .•' : : X ;; . -■' ''■-■•■":