NEWS NOTES FROM WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7340, 29 May 1885, Page 5

NEWS NOTES FROM WELLINGTON.

[St MLtOBAPH.— CORSKarONDKNT.] , r I '' '; , Wellington, Thursday. / THE MAORI SCARS. '. , , Th« Native Minister ha« received a telegram. Im^ectdir > Pardy, of New Plymouth, denying the truth of the statement attributed to him, that there was at any time occasion for strious alarm at Parihaka, bat-that he had succeeded ; in allaying : the , apprehension of the settlers in the district: The telegram received by the Native Minister is as follows . — " The telegram' attributing such statement o me is untrue no such statements have been made by me. There are no grounds for apprehension whatever. I have persistently stated so from the first Please see my report as posted this day." , f , ; V ;,. MR. D. M. LUCKIE., ' /.. Considerable interest has been taken here in the appointment of superior officers for the Government) Insurance Association. Sir J. Vogel, in his speech at the meeting of policyholders yesterday evening, paid a ; nigh compliment to the general diligence and business capability of the above-named, gentleman. He said st the same time that as questions might arise involving claims for compensation against the Association, the Council Board reserved to itself the liberty of engaging the services of the highest actuarial knowledge and experience, but there was no intention to send to England for. such a person at present., He hoped Mr. Luckie would long continue in his . present position. ,_,. The Central, Board would be glad of his services as long as he chose to remain. . ... V TINNED FISH. v ' In a former despatch I informed yon that a consignment of tinned fish was seat from Wellington to London by the Arawa on her return trip. lam informed that the consignment arrived in England in excellent condition; that a sample was sent to the War Office and was approved of. I have heard it say that this article can be exported and sold in England at 30 per cent, less : than the English articles of similar kind. Sir J. Vogel proposes to provide encouragement for this industry in his Fisheries Bill. . . COLONEL RAULTAIN. The Post has the following in a sub-leader upon the appointment of Colonel Haultain as congratulatory representative of New Zealand to welcome back the New South Wales Contingent from • the .Soudan,.:•—" In every respect except the gift of speech Colonel Haultain is a suitable nun enough for the mission entrusted to him. Perhaps Mr. Stout will write a speech for him before he leaves, and the . gallant Colonel may learn it on the way over. If Mr. Stout himself or Sir Georgu Grey could have arranged to represent New Zealand on the occasion, ' what a fine speech might . have been expected! Mr. .could not of course go, with Parliament just about to meet, but it would have been worth an effort to have tried to get Sir George Grey to have gone. - His absence in the first part ; of the session might have been arranged for." DEFENCE. / The battery being erected at Raiwara will be* one of exceptional power and reach. The works include sheds for men, for torpedoes, ammunition, and armoury. It will sweep the whole of the inner Wellington harbour. The guns will be mounted, and the battery manned in a few days, ■ : ... . -

MINISTERS. The Hon. Mr. B»llace is suffering from a severe cold. The Hon. Mr, Tole his been prevented from attendance at his office anting the last few days owing to illness in his family. A Cabinet 'Council was held this afternoon at the residence of Sir J. Vogel, for the purpose of further discussing the Ministerial programme to come before Parliament during the approaching session. MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY ACT.

The case of David Egan, who summoned his wife for maintenance under this Act, was dismissed to-day by the R.M., on the following grounds:—l. That the evidence showed that, the wife had only sufficient for her own support. 2. That the evidence did not establish the statement of the plaintiff that he had made over valuable .property to his wife. The legal aspeot of the question remains still undecided. ,".'"'