WELLINGTON NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3157, 17 September 1892, Page 2

WELLINGTON NEWS.

(BY TEr.KGKAI'H—PRESS ASSOCIATION). Wellinuton, Last Night. Ml! Ca.mkhox, a merchant, who has just ri-t.-iriHcl from lvielaiid, says ho found New Zealand well spoken of at Home, and the general idea was that the determination of tile (iovernnient. to do without loans was highly commendable. Manufacturers of Sheffield and Birmingham told him they preferred X T ew Zealand to Australian orders, and the confidence in New Zealand was greater than the other colonies. Mr Cameron speaks highly of Mr Perceval as A gent-General. He found New Zealand butter running other countries hard, and he came to the conclusion that butter should be graded in three classes ; also that there was a market for butter in the mixture of pure f it and butter. The clutiws under the Bankruptcy Ac! against F. 11. Boyd, plumber, a bankrupt, were investigated before Judge Richmond to-day. The only charge gone into was that of failing to keep his books in a proper manner, the other charges being withdrawn. His Honor said though the books wero kept badly, they were not in such a state a.i to warrant liiin to commit the debtor to prison, nor did lie feel justi tied in punishing him for 1113 rash speculations. On Wednesday night the Governor tripped on the carpet in the dress circle of Opera House, sustaining a heavy fall, resulting in a very severe shaking and a badly cut leg. His Excellency has been confined to his room since, but was about again this afternoon. A number of members of Parliament leave for Westport in the Hinemoa at 3 o'clock in the 11101 ning for the purpose of inspecting the harbour works and mines there. The party will return on Tuesday morning. The ball arranged by the ladies in aid of the Hospital realised £170 net. The leneral cabled to the New S mill Wales Government asking them to increase their Tii-co mail subsidy limn the t"_',7oo paid last year to toOOO, in owh r to cover ttie shoitage on the English Milisidy. Mr Ward pointed out that. Sydney, as the 1 i>t place of call, is entitled to contribute more than at prd-unt to a service from which -die derives so much benefit.