WELLINGTON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3550, 27 August 1879, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

; „' [SPECIAL.] AUGUBT26. ; The New Zealand Punch will make its first appearanco on Sept. 3.. The Chronicle Bays it is understood that an action for libel is pending against the New Zealand Timet at the instance of Mr William Hutchison, Mayor of Wellington, for publishing an alleged slander in an article on Saturday last. ! The Directors of the D'Urville Island Copper Company have received the followingletter from their Manager, Mir Owen, at Newcastle: —" The last shipment of ore has been smelted; the average result being 20^ per cent. Mr Vale, the Manager of the English and Australian Smelting Works, considers this very satisfactory. The highest percentage of the celebrated Ballade Mine, New Caledonia, is only 17 per cent, and is con* sidered rich. From the specimens I have shown Mr Vale having a trace of yellow ore, he is confident.jce_have not far to sink to como upon tlu, ..main lode. Some stone broken off ai&'ef'at Masterton, when tested by the Govornment analyst, yielded 2 dwts. of gold and silver to the ton." August 27. Mr Blackott, Engineer in Charge, has sent a letter to the Mayor, stating that employment on the Foxton Railway would be given to a large numbe* of men on Monday next. t Mr Brandon, a candidate for Wellington

Country Dietrict, met his constituent! aft Kaiwarra last night. With reference to triennial Parliaments, he thought once in five h-ears often enough to elect members. H» [was opposed to a redistribution of seats, and thought manhood suffrage quite wide enough. He was of opinion that Chinese immigration Bhould be restricted aB for as was consistent with the treaty between England and China. |A unanimous vote of confidence was passed. /A report has beon received from the Chairman of the New Zealand Commissioners paf the Sydney Exhibition at Sydnoy, which states that the number and Bize of tha exhibits exceeds the estimate, and that tha court will bo crowded. All the exhibits havo boen insured. Tho official opening is fixed for Sept. 17. But ho thought that fully * monch will elapse before the exhibits can lie arranged.