WELLINGTON NEWS NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13288, 20 May 1905, Page 8

WELLINGTON NEWS NOTES.

(Fp.oll OUK Own CGPIII'Ri'O.VDEVT) WELLINGTON, May 19. Inspector Dinnie informs nie that nothing has jet been dccidcd in regard, to the police changes rendered necessarv in Dunedin in consequence of the iccent iesituations lie will himself visit Dunedin in" connection with this matter. The main question to be decided is the transference of sergeants but nothing will bo settled until ho leaches Dunedin. It is high time a low-level light was erected at Tpncarrow Head. Tho Waintii. on her last tup from Pictou, experienced tho full force of a southerly gale in the strait. Slio ariived off the heads about 9 o'clock, but owing to the light being obscured she could not make the entrance, and had to remain outside until the inisi cleared away, Wellington boing reached 17 hours aftor tho doparturo from Pictou The ofiicois of the vessel state that if there had been a low light at l'eiicariow tho port could have been mado hours before. The smallest rainfall registered in the colony for the month of April was 31in, at Clyde. At Dusky Sound tho rainfall was over 21in, and 24 out of the 30 days in the month were wet. Sir Ucmy Miller, chairma.i of directors of tho Westpoi't Coal Company, and Mr Joachim, general manager of tho company, who have been visiting Rotorua, proceed south from Wellington this evening. Mr Barion, chairman of the Land Purchase Board, who with tho other member', of tho board has been inspecting Mr Buohanan's ICinloch Estate, of 15,000 acres, on Banks Peninsula, for tho purpose of advising tho C?binct as to its suitability for closer °cttlemcnt, lias relumed to Wellington.