WELLINGTON.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 367, 27 June 1877, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

NEW RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS. THE OCEAN MAIL. June 26. It is proposed to relieve Mr. Passmore from his duties as Superintending Engineer of constructed railways in the North Island, Mr. Higginson combining this with the appointment now held by Mr. Knorpp, who takes Sir. Higginson's present duties in the Middle Island. Mr. Conyers retains his appointment, but his head quarters will be Chriatchurch, until, probably, the railway is completed to Dunedin. Mr. Edwards, of the Kaiwarn* Hotel, and two others, whose licenses were refused on the regular licensing day, hact their licenses granted to-day.

The Government steamer Stella j to-day from the Chathams, which aho lei; on Sunday at 4 p.m. She brings M;o R J sident Magistrate, Mr. Deightoi.j an | others, as witnesses in the case of per jut; against the mates and apprentice of tl ] Ocean Mail. The Stella did not visit th | scene of the wreck. There is no chaut j of saving any more cargo, the wroc; having almost entirely disappeared. Abcn j LGOO worth of tallow, dry wool, &c., hij been recovered. The schooner Island Li| (with a cargo of wool and tallow) nails fo j Lyttelton in about a week. The schoono j Cleopatra took timber to the Chatham, for sheds for drying and storing the wot ■ on the beach, but for sonic unknown r« 1 son, she left for Lyttelton without dii j charging the timber.