WELLINGTON NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13862, 27 March 1907, Page 2

WELLINGTON NOTES.

(Faou Oun Owk Correspondent.) WHLIjINRTOX, March 26. There is mncli indignation hero and along iho coast about the determination of the C4o\ci»m<nil to tu r n Kapiti Inland into a leper station. I understand the matter is likely to ho icconsidi'ietl. Ilumour is busy with tho names of leadiiiy lurristci.? who arc likely to bo appointed Kinn's counsel. Nothing official legd riling tho appointments has been allowed to tianipiio, but one wlio is supposed to be m the confidence of eertaiu meinbeis of ilio Government >tates that appointments ate likeb to lio made. l'or on" appointment in Dunedin tho names of Me-sis .]. F. if. I'iaser and Mi .T. 11. llosking .110 mcnlioned. In Chii.stehuieli, it is stated Mv Stringer will piobably lccoue tho appointment while m Auckland Mr To'e is the likely appointee. In Wellington tho nanus of no fc\>er than fne hamsters are mentioned—vi/... the Hon. br I'mdhu, Mr II D. licll, llr 0. Skenett, ill Manm Chapman, and Mi T. M. Y.'ilfoid.

The linking of Hie file bell nowadays ttlvm theio is a limited \\at<u supph, causes coiuiderablo an\iotr in Wellington. Tin-, morning the Imperial Cliambcus, a thrce-slmey wooden building in TVathci-

ston street, was found to bo on fire. ,Tho brigade managed to suppress Iho outbreak, but t!io building ws damaged bejond repair. Fortunately there was np wind blowing, and eo tlio adjoining cordon offices were saied. Tn (ho afternoon Ilio bngado iva3 again tailed out, but had nothing moro serious to deal with than a vat, ot biirnint; tar in a wooden slied on the waterfront near the northern wharies. Dunng th 0 morninn blazo the ordinal) uatei supply Ma? augmented by water pumped from the harbour by one of llio fire engines.