INTERPROVICNCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 2906, 23 February 1893, Page 2

INTERPROVICNCIAL.

Wellington, February 22. The Premier desires it to be understood that the ToUemache legacy duty is not a windfall, in the sense that it was not unexpected. On the contrary the amount was known and included in the estimate of the year's revenue. Already the reveuue for the year will l«e above the estimate. | The Hutt river is higher than it has been for many years, but no damage has been dune except a little carried away | from the tanks. Mr R E. Bellairs, Government Surveyor, who has received notice that hia s; r vices will be dispensed with at the end of the month, has been in the Government employ for thirty-rhree years. He came to the colony in 1843, and was one of those who escaped the Wairaumas3acrt. Dr. Lemon's report on eleclric lighting i Government buildings, Parliament house, j and Government house; shows it would ! be cheaper to put up a special installation | than obtain light from the Electric Com-! pany. If the Cabinet finally approve, the j vote will be placed on the estimates. j Sir W. Buller takes Home specimens of i wood pevement for inside flooring, in-' vented by J. Frfljberg, of Wellington, to dispUy in the New Zealand court of the Imperial Institute, and at the AgentGeneral's office. The Public Library was the first building fitted with it. The Minuter of Justice his accepted the resignation of Mr Welch, J.P., of Palmers ton North. He was one of those whose action in connection with the Forest Reserve special settlement was severely commented «n by tUe Land Board. Welch, in forwarding his resignation, explained he was not aware h« was doing wrong in accepting resignations in blank. The Minister accepted the explanation. Colonel Fox is about to proceed to Nelson, West Coast, and South Canterbury to complete his inspection of the defences of the colony, and will furnish a supplementary report. It is doubttul whether the report now in the hands of the Government will be published until the second is received.