WELLINGTON NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6115, 23 March 1898, Page 1

WELLINGTON NEWS.

-» ■ [Per Press Association.! " WELLINGTON, March 22. Seventy claims ; have been sent in to the ' Gdverhtaerit for a refund of duty paid oh goods' destroyed in the Auckland whaiffire.^the total Taeing -62000. Li_Ut*_nal'htiCblonel M'Donnell, who left by the Ruah-ne,'. intends- to arrange with a London firiri foi the publication of a book oh the 'Maori war, in' which he took a conspicuous (p__t.'The 'iPoij. says it has reasons to believe that the extradition proceedings in the Orpen case will .ail. ■' The '■Corincil of the New Zealand Institute of S-j-viayorsheld a meeting to discuss the teßdars for various survey works appearing in the papers. The system of tendering for sctcK w6rk ; it considered most pernicious', alike to ; the surveyoi s and the public, jahd' instructed' the Secretary to at onee v cem____.ic_te 'wit^ other centres of the Qolony., ? mrging the rriembers of the profession.^ bid co-operation in n6t tendering, and pointing' out to" the Government that a schedule rate was provided'tor this,purpose and was a fair 1 _-_aunerat.on. The Cpuricil also' decided to' tonvehe a general meeting 5 -ti' W_-lin'gt__. atid inyite the delegates v to ;drscuss' arid 'alter' the ; system of tbndeHngfor surveys;'''^ 1 .'■•,.''.'.'"'" : The balance -slietvt 'of :the 'Manawatu -tailway 1 Company _ho^_ kho _;ro__ :^&r-iijigs 'for' : ''.._te I;, year'tb' Kav^'-beeri '5592,703, some w_2tK)o , 'l__§; than last yeai% which is put ddwtf td the c6_-pe .itijm'of the Government lines; B_sises* ;: l?he." above, -.15,909 have. beeh'Vderived; ; >ffdn_ land. The amount available for' ther dividend of 5 per cent is :£smP ' /■.*.'■■ ■•-.=•■. '-iv. .=■*-. j yaS'sectiSn' of land on Wellington' Terrace, /rather under -a Quarter of an -acre, with dweliihg-house, sold' for £ .000. "