WELLINGTON ITEMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6089, 28 January 1898, Page 2

WELLINGTON ITEMS.

A Bl?«t PORT. Animation of bho continued progress of the port of Wellington » »hown by the j>nr)4 ? i for the pivv ous year, übe Boara s assets have incLaßed by>l,BO3, being the surplus an above stated, and an increase of Snking fund of J88545. The balancje of assofcs ov*er liability is £LS2fiM .The receipts for tho yoar were £67,824, as compared with £50,061 for the previous year, and tho expenditure .£48,004, as compared with .645,509. On the recommendation Of the engineer ifc was decided, at a special meeting of the Board this afternoon, to extend, tho middle tee north by -60ft, 'and also to extend the store thereon. Several suggestions by Tihe engineer, amongst which wore the constructiqn of a specif timber and coal wharf, further ■wharfage and storage.' accommodation, were held over for consideration at a subsequent meeting. THE TAOHT WATERWITCH. The following letter, signed " Annie Ogle," appears in to-night's Post :— "Sir,— As an old Canterbnry boating man, will you allow me to express my sympathy with Mr R. Kennett, owner of the yacht Waterwitch, for the unsportsmanlike treatment he has received at tho hands of the Regatta Committee. When in Christchurch last November I warmly defended Wellington yachtsmen against the charge of obstructing Mr Kennett aud his boat from competing here last year. After this last instance 'of "Wellington's appreciation of sport I must reluctantly withdraw what I snid then. To my mind there . is only one word to ti3e, and one action to take in connection with this matter. The word is ' cocktails/ and the aclion would he the insertion of three words in all conditions of Lyttelton regattas, viz. : ' Wellington boats oxceptecl.' " . univeiwity senate. Sir James Hector left to-bi^ht for Christchurch, to attend tho mc'.ath>£ of the Senate of the' New Zealand University. Mr W. M. Maskell, the l registrar, is unfoitu* 1 ■ nately too ill to attend.