GOVERNMENT WORKMEN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 119, 31 March 1864, Page 3

GOVERNMENT WORKMEN.

\Yi: understand that the boiler fillers, rivet ter*. and others employed Ijv the ( iovcrnuinit al I , oil \\ aikato. and who >truek lor dun: u r rations, have return'd ti i their work. Tlu-\ were engaged in Sydnev at a certain rate, and the alternative of reti.i mi..: to their work was accepted rather than a cnnntlal to jail lor three months. The men who armed 1 iteiy in the " i'elh) Alarina' are to be eur.doyed m the conr-truetiiin oi ihe roji'l betwceii ihc (Jvieen > Kedouht viuH Mercmere. Thev came over under the su]>er:nt''i;dcr.ce of Mr. (,'oriett. a uenl lenwui who iia«. had <■> »n>r leralile experience as a contractor for j.uhiic works m New Sotuh Wales.

Stkamkk lOKTiii-: Nokth.--Wγ an , ghid to learn that tin S.'A. S. .\. ('win; .-any have determined to ].';ii e a >teamer. ;li»' " \\ uuija \\ oiiica. we believe, on the coast .between Auckland and .Mongonm. tD Mieli ports as may otier siillieii'iit encouragement. We \\i-li tlie c>.,, ~a:i. evt-ry sm-.-e--. and tru-i 11 ;:it mir .Nortlum -eti-rs ina\ lα , e([ualiv lieneliited Ipv :!ie iiiitiertakiny;. I It A i<. M K l.s I.NTKIiHINMfXr. --Tli.-; pel'i'i >rinance was vejca-ed last ( veiling, a! the (.Idd l - ellu«> Hall, hclor, , a crowded audience, the room tilled to the dooi-. Two new were ijucii. n.nu'l s\ the " Momiinu; *'t Ivaitake. and the "-\mval of the .\ia;l. Tlie lirst was loudly ap: laiideJ. r.nd imui-rd; the pail which seemed to take !ie>t. was "recommending the (.iovenm.nit nut to put the j i; ■<»:i r ♦aken at Ivaitake on hoard the hulk, hut in a ease, and M'lid him lo thi-( >!;;u.) |-l\iiil'H ion. i lie latter song was a!>o very w c'A le.iived. riio j:ert'ormance will take place to-night. With a change of programme. Immiokation lj.vuk.u'Ks.—Tenders are called lor by the Superintendent for the erection oi huch'barracks at the districts of L'a['aro:i, ()pau. and Awaroa, ivaipara. In furtherance oi any

great comprehensive sciieme for drawing th» tide of emigration to a purrieular part of a country, no detail requires more immediate attention than the proper i-eeeption of immigrant* on their landing, tor a large family, after all its trials and privations, during a voyage of four months, to arrive in a newly settled district in which there can possibly be no general accommodation, and to beat once set down upon their farms without any other shelter than the tente they may bring with them, is to discourage diem at the very fir-t outset of their new undertaking, a:id is a state of things that is not only impolitic to permit, but is less than may fairly be looked for by the immigrants themselves, from a country that is seeking colonists and professing to offer inducements to them to come here And any money laid out in a scheme of this kind, not only for the special settlements, but for Auckland itself, is certain not to be money thrown away, and will do much to promote the future advancement of the Province as anv other project i;i which the mom-v i ou!d he inve ted. Tin; Ci rv W vtku-Caki , *.-—Our r. aders will perceive an advertisement from the chairman of the City Hoard, intima! :n_; thaf the i\ ater-earts provided by the I'oird being how ready for use —the inhabitants, ot' the various streets iu the city wliu wi.-h to have streets watered, m.i-t form themselve- ini'j a-socintions, to pay for the co-t of working the catts, a> the Board do not intend to to any lur;her expense in the matter ot watering the streets. W.wtkmata Si i-:a si I-Ykky Comtaxy.—We have muc'i plea-ure in not μ-uist the first step in. :i dife.-rii-ii. where pro_-r. $s i- urgently called .or. and wiier.' ;!n- iir-t step wiil >o >u be followed up by a raj'id advance. "e allude to the advertss' ..in-nt. in to-day's issue, by the above Company for tender-, to furni-h a vessel of 70 tons, luulders' n.ea-iireinent. to be fitted with. e->LT,nes oi :}') ) or>e t o , * ir. llesidenus on either shot - .' will now be able to cross during any we.ither. a:nl an t \tc.-ive and beautiful suburb wi!i I-- add.-d lot!,.- city. Ti>n.M.iMU.. ~\ very Inndsome gold ringj u.-is pp.-M-n'.i'd by i!ie ii.-n-iMi,.iiiis>ioiieii otlicers i-t' tin- i.arri-ou ye-tei\ : a\- to Stafl-S.'i-ji-aui lui'.M-r; Kel-her. as a -light totimouial o;' I't'.-j-ei-t to an oid and valued eomra-de. it is to be regretted 'ha! Serjeant iv.-lsher. after -■:-r\'!iiLl upwariis ot 12 a ears in New Zealand, h i- 'veil forced through d!,)iealth to proceed to Ensiland for cliaiiixe of.i-hm.-'.te. He embarks on Savi:rd'v next on board t lie ship 'Light iiruade'.' A l'i;:iv!.vct ii. (iovr.HNM :N r f-JiZrTTE was pidiiished on Monday, and contains among other matter the a; i ointment by the Superintcii.'ei,' ot ;: nnndvr of ju-rs. us as Insjectors under the UimmmM L attic Alt; the ►lection of Mr. J an,i- : V r r ..« t-~> a seat --it t'. e C'.tv Board i> notitieil. ;-s i- .- i-o ..iie eiect'' i •,: cerr-uu lngh-tiu.-tecs u•■ the Wai, n i -.net. E. B. 'hckson. I -q. h;. - In t n caz-.-tte-l .'X v Commis->-"iier o'i' the J'oard oi l.ducatioii v;oe Heury Ta\ lor. I']>q.. resigned, and notice is i_'iven that on the 12th day ot' April n xt. a Coi.i"! will be lioiden in the usual piace tcir the hearuig of certain cases m bankruptcy.