WELLINGTON.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1663, 17 June 1875, Page 3

WELLINGTON.

(From our own Corresppndent.)

This day. Mr. Vogel and the Agent-General.

The Post asks, to-night, what has become of Mr. Kennaway, who was sent home nominally to assist the Agent - General in putting his office in order, but really with the intention of sending Dr. Featnerston to the right-about. The Post says—" One thing we venture to predict. It will show that on arriving in England Sir Julius Vogel found Dr. Featherstoh s. position a much stronger one than he anticipated, and, wisely concluding that discretion is the better part of valour, he abstained from all aggressive or irritating action towards the Agent-General. To have acted otherwise, he found would probably have involved unpleasant consequences."

Politics on the West Coast.

The Times condemns the expenditure upon the West Coast Goldfields water-races, snd agrees with some of the West Coast papers in thinking that political undertakings upon the West Coast have proved an unmitigated failure.

Caning a School Boy.

Mr PilkingtoD, schoolmaster, who was fined a few days ago for well caning a rebellions young rascal, has had all expenses of the case paid by voluntary contributions, and has also received a written expression of sympathy, amongst, the signatures being the Bishop of Wellington, Archdeacon Stock, and J. E. Fitzgerald.

Political Rumours.

The rumours flying about re the deposit of three millions of the loans, cause much speculation as to whether Mr Vogel will come out again or not. The majority believe not. A great many want to know what Mr Thomas Russell is doing at home. Indeed, to report half that is said upon the matter would only be adding one more to yonr many libel cases. It is known in well-informed circles that some four or five months ago a rupture took place in the friendship of Russell and Vopel, and that only for severe domestic affliction Mr Russell would have come out and obtained a seat to oppose Vogel's policy. It is surmised that recent transactions will have made peace.