DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist, Volume 2, Issue 46, 20 June 1844, Page 2

DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

The Times. —Our contemporary in his report of the evidence elicited from those gentlemen who were examined by the Council has given a Utile colouring of his own, and presented the Public with a more gloomy picture of the state of the Colony than is borne out by their evidence ; and calculated we think, seriously to injure our adopted country. One gentleman who is reported to state that the Colony was in a state of insolvency, positively never said anything of the sort. Theatre. —We perceive by advertisement that Master Dixon’s Benefit is an nouced to take place on Monday next, and from the Bill of fare we may expect to be treated with a pleasing Novelty. Birth.— On Sunday the 16th instant, Mrs. H. R Cretnay. of Queen Street, of a daughter.

Town Improvements. —lt is with much pleasure we record the various improvements in progress about the Town, the streets are uow passable even in wet weather without sinking up to our kueesin mud, as was the case last winter; we are glad to hear that it is the iutention of the Governor to widen west Queen Street, by taking, abont 20 feet from the north side and allowing compensation iu land to the proprietors. Every one must regret the miserable policy that entailed a parcel of narrow lanes upon our Capital; it is perfectly unaccountable in a country where land is no object, except on the score Of consistency, being all of a piece with their land screwing system. The Post Office being removed to the house lately occupied by the Belgian Consul, we understand it is the intention of Government to convert the old building into a Hospital and a small fund will be set apart for that purpose. A public wharFis also in contemplation in Commercial Bay; a hole and corner meeting was got up by a few interested individuals, owners of allotments in Queen Street, for the purpose of securing the whole benefit “to themselves by having it on their side of the Bay; but we ednnot suppose the Governor and Sunreycjp General will overlook the best site for a public wharf which is obvious to all who are acqnainted with the place, viz. front the centre of the Bay where the old mar* ket stood to extend down to low water mark, and as much further as their means will allow.