WELLINGTON, Saturday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1807, 5 February 1884, Page 3

WELLI NGTON, Saturday.

TilK immigration nominations bent to the Agent-Ueneial by tin* outgoing mail number 352 for the whole colony. The Agent-general telegraphs th.it the Lonie, which has loft tot- Wellington, brings 239 immigrants. Presiding at the Band of Hope festival last night, the Premier said that although he was not a total abstainer he had yet great pleasure in picsiding at the festival lor two reasons. Fiistly, it was the duty of a public man to assist movements which had the good of the community for their object. (Secondly, all who were looking for social letoun in saiious ways could meet on a common platform on this occasion. After leviewing the principles of the tempeiance movement, he continued: A great change Mas coming over the opinions of Libei al and Radical statesmen at home, foi they were beginning to lecognise, as we in this colony had recognised to a limited extent, that all social movements in the present day. to be succes-fnl, must tiually be taken up and dealt with by the State. That was to hay, the people as a whole must deal with them. The tempeiance organisation seemed to h.ue recognised tliis. Tcmpeiauce advocates had endeavouiod to cultivate public opinion as thefirst tiling to be done : they then went to the Legislafcnio and asked for the power of Local Option to enfoice the will of the community after that will had been dctei mined. He appioved of Local Option as applied to the liquot ttatfic ; not perhaps on the giound that some people thought, but as a most desirable object, for which allwhode&iied the advantage of the community should fight. What Local Option really asked ior was a fan field and no fawmr ; tliat the people fchould themselves faiily aigue the tiling out, and that the Mill of the majonty should be given edect to. Tbe temperance 1 movement, being founded on these gi eat tiuths, must succeed, and he had not the least doubt it would leaven the whole mass befote many yeais weie over. But they would do \oiy little in these social movements until women had moie dneet influence on the matter. In the question of Local Option women should have a vote e\actly the , same as men, and he thought their vote should not be confined to the political question. Monday. A number of visiting spoitsmen >istertlay had a tiip to the new coui&e now being consideied for the Wellington •Jockey Club. Tne gcneial opinion was that the coiusp, when linifhed, would compete fay ouiably \\ ith otheriacecourses in New Zealand. Tlie nominations for immigrants forwarded by the outgoing mail yesterday were :— Auckland, 133 bouls ; Taranaki, 1 ; Napier. 2b : Wesbngton, 3S ; Mailborough, 7 ; Nelson, 7 ; Holcitilca, 2 ; Chmtul-'ijch, 80 ; Otago, ,11 ; Invercargill, 29. Tlie fees received w i>re £105S 2-* iid. Ihe following aie the nationalities : —Single women : English, 01 ; Irish, CA ; Scotch. )!). Single men : Knglish, 10 ; liis.li, 32 ; Scotch, 6 ; foreign, i. The lemainder aie tamilies. The inquiry into the stranding of the baique Fusilier will be held on Wednesday. The baique is not injined, but a doubt is felt as to whether it would pay to get her oft.