WELLINGTON.
Thii day. The Governor and party left this morning by the Hinemoa.
Five men of H.M.S. Emerald were yesterday admitted to the hospital, Buffering from various diseases.
H.M.S. Emerald left for the Auckland Islands this morning. " "
The steamer Patea' took away this morning fifty of the Stadt Haarlem's immigrants for Patea.
The Stadt Haarlem will be thrown open to the public on Monday, and will sail for Lyttelton on Wednesday. i Edward Greggs, » young boy, for stealing about 3s worth of tobacco and cigars, was ordered by the magistrate to; be imprisoned for three hours, and to be whipped with a birch with similar severity to that a parent would be likely to treat a child. '■•■ v-
Friday.
The Eev. J. T. Hinton, late of Grahamstown, having accepted the unanimous invitation of the Wellington Baptist Church, Foresters' Hall, Lambton Quayj to .become its pastor, will commence his ministry on Sunday next. -~
His Excellency and suite will leave oh their Southern tour to-morrow morning, at nine sharp, in the s.s. Hinemoa. This will not interfere with the programme in itinerary? He will land at the Bluff on Monday morning.
A importation of eggs from Nelson fetched at auction 3s 3d per dozen.
One James Marshall who accidentally fell out of a window at the Branch Hotel yesterday, and who was somewhat injured, is progressing favorably, his injuries not being serious. The N.S.S. Co. have chartered the steamer Omeo to relieve their trade between Sydney and New Zealand. She left Newcastle for Wellington yesterday, and is expected on Wednesday next. After being closed six years, Xeeble Brothers' large flour mill is now in full work for Messts J. and T. Meek, of Oamaru, grain merchants and millers. Mr Wason's resignation of his seat for Coleridge is gazetted. A gentleman who has been exploring Tararua ranges brought to the Museum for Dr Hector to test samples of apparently gold-bearing quartz and copper Ore. The latter, he said, could be obtained in thousands of tons.
A volunteer corps has been formed at Masterton. About 70 men joined, and the Government have been asked if they will receive the services of the corps.
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3172, 19 April 1879, Page 2
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359WELLINGTON. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3172, 19 April 1879, Page 2
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