WELLINGTON NEWS NOTES (From Our Our Correspondent.)

Otago Witness, Issue 2299, 24 March 1898, Page 34

WELLINGTON NEWS NOTES (From Our Our Correspondent.)

is. ApDKVcS TO SI it K. M.i . At a meetmg of bir Robert; »jh>nt's friend* and supporters to-night ib was decided thht- h« should be presented with an address at a pnbSH! meeting. A draft of the address was re»^ as ft-llow?, aud approved, subjw!; to any ■> dmenfc thought ds-irable :: — '• To Sir • rf; Stou 1 ", K.O.iW G.— We, the undersigned t^-cors j au£i residents of the City of Wellington, oa your retirement from political life, desire to express cup admiration for your personal ! character and political. You have for many ! >ears occupied a leading position in politics in this country, and 'we regret' very much thab you art) unable from personal considerations to L\ntijciue to g>ve t ! :e colony the benefit; of your gceab ability, mature judgment, and ripened ixpsrience. "We recognise that all throuah your career you have eet before yourself a high ideal, and while some ot us who subscribe this document may not always be in accord with your views, we appreciate the facfe that your efforts have uniformly been devoted to promotkn of fetich mtasuros.as would tend to elevata your felloe colonists and further tbeir Melfare. Whether or not you will again aea your way to devote your great talents to the service ef yonr adopted country, your .name will forever be associated with the history of New Zealand as one who has Bought at all times, whether as a worker in the ranks or aa Premier cf the colony, or in ihe many other petitions which you have held, to advance the material and moral well-being of the inhabitants of New Zealand." A sub-committee wa3 appointed to consider details and report to a meeting on Tuesday. The matter is being very warmly taken up, and rcill be a great success. lAKD FOR SETTLEMENT. Mr .Allan M'Leau's estate in Cante^ci. , comprising 48,000 acres, is under offer to ixGovernment, and is at present beiDg examined I and valued by Mr James M'Kerrow (land purchase commissioner) aud other officers. I ■— «