WELLINGTON ITEMS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11919, 20 January 1894, Page 2

WELLINGTON ITEMS.

Wellington, January 19. The Wellington Trades and Labour Couticil have decided to form a workers' political league on similar lines to that at Dunedin. Tho lengue will consist of Labour and Liberal organisations in the city, and it is for the purpose of guarding the interests of tho people generally in matters political. A deputation from the Counoil is to wait on Hie Minister ot Labour in reforenoo to labour legislation to bo introduced next Bession, and especially ui'g-inf; the introduction of the Masters' aud Apprentices' Bill. The Council decided it could not join with Progressive Liberal ABspcmtion of Cunterbury in protesting against further appointments to the Legislative Council, as it considered an increase in that Chamber necessary to secure tho enactment of Liberal and labour.legislation. The Counoil viewed with alarm the great influx of Assyrian and Asiatic aliens to the colony, and suggested that a very heavy poll tax be imposed on them. Mr. Lowe, New Zealand butter export in London, has forwarded his roport to the Agricultural Department. He states that the quantity of butter from the Australasian colonies is considerably in excess of that of the previous season. Comparing prices this season with last, he says they are very similar. At tba time of writing the butter market was in a very uncetnin position. The best colonial bad fallen Bs, Ha considers tho result of the appointment of a butter committee to regulate tho price will bo to secure great uniformity of prices for the ('meat butters. Mr. Lowe states that much harm has boen dono by tho roceipt of au Australian consignment said to be equal to the finest Victorian, which, on examination, proved to be of very uneven quality. Scarcely two boxes were alike, and nearly every bcx was " marbled." No tenders baye been received for tho floating of the Jessie Readman at prosent. If none are forthcoming, the ship will probably be put up to auction. The girl, Lizzie Price, charged with tho murder of her newly-born child at Otnki, on the !)th December, has been committed for trial. Bail was allowed m two suretios of £100, The dairy produco shipped Homo by tho Rimutaka at this port consisted of 317 tons of butter and 38 tout) of cheoso. Auckland and Lytlolton portions coinprisod d(5 and 51 tons rospectivoly, making a total of 452 tons from tho colony. The Times estimates that from tho returns of receipts and expenditure for tho nino months of the present financial yoar, there ought to bo a surplus of between 41260,000 and .£200,000 on March 31st. Entries for tho Bam and Ewe Fair next week number 1341, which is nearly double tho number received last year. Romney Marsh tops the list with 920, and Lincolns next with 310.