THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8284, 17 June 1890, Page 5

THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH

A FORECAST. [Bl TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, Monday. J fioerstan'd that the draft of the Goveror's speech on the opening of Parliainen was the subject of consideration by the 'abinet to-day, and that it has been unacmously agreed to by the Ministers. Ittsiflircaed by those who are supposed to be >*thin the inner political circles to be nior. than usually vague. It discloses no poliiv. His Excellency will intimate his safcisaction upon again meeting the members of tho Legislative Council and the Hous of Representatives in Parliament. He will efer to the fact that during the rece« the colony celebrated the Jubilee festivl of the fiftieth anniversary of its foundfeion: that he had the pleasure of receivng, on behalf of Her Majesty, addresse of devoted loyalty from all classes of horuibjeets in New "Zealand, to which Her Yijesty graciously replied, acknowledging these manifestations of loyalty on the pat of the jieople of New Zealand. His Exellency will refer to the Jubilee Industrial Exhibition held in Dunedin as affordin; testimony of the advance made by the eolny during the fifty years of its existence in agriculture, arte, and manufactures, n addressing the members of the House oi Representatives, His Excellency will briefr refer to the principal measures to be su'Qiitted to them for improving the Publii Service, for the organisation of defence, f>r the distribution of charitable aid and cher measures. He will inform the membrs tnat the returns and papers relating t> the departments would belaid before than. His Excellency will probably inform tie members of both Houses that the sevenl returns and papers justify the hope tha the colony is rapidly emerging from its jasc depression, that economy in the administration of the public service and individua enterprise have been attended by satisfactory results.

WE LUNG TON NEWS NOTES.

(r>r TELlT.ltArH.—own correspondent.] Wellington, Monday. XE KOOTI*S APPEAL CASE.

The judgment in this case, whicb was to have been delivered to-day, has been postponed till the 14th July. NEW ZEALAND HEMP. The Government to-day received a cable from the Agent-General stating that the hemp marker, is dull. New Zealand ranges from £19 for fair to £21 for good ; Manilla, ioo to £34 ; sisal, £25 10s. JCBILEE OF THE SEW ZEALAND METHODIST CHURCH. Yesterday special services were held in the T*ranaki-street, Molesworth - street, and Newtown Weskyan -Methodist churches to celebrate the jubilee of the foundation of the New Zealand Methodist Church. The ?ervie«s of all the churches were very largely attended, and powerful sermons were preacled by the officiating ministers, the Revs. J. Berry and W. Moriey, Taranakistreet Revs. W. Kirk and W.J. Watkin, Molesworth-street : and Revs. W. J. Watkin am' W. H. Beck, Newtown. In the afternoon the Sunday School teachers attending the three schools all assembled in the Tiranaki-street Church, which they almost filled, when addresses were given by the Revs. Messrs. Berry and Moriey.