WELLINGTON.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3601, 26 January 1883, Page 3

WELLINGTON.

This day. The property tax payments amount to .£38,000, and returns have still to come in. With reference to the rcneAval of the 'Frisco mail service a reply has been received from the Ncav South Wales Government that the question is still under consideration, and immediately a decision is arrived at they -will Avirc to New Zealand. A mysterious disappearance is reported. A man named James M'Malum, a bottler, lost his child Avhile at the Druid's sports ou Monday, nnd the same night he went in search of it. Nothing has been seen of him since, and the worst is feared. Search parties are still out. The following appointments are gazetted : —F. W. Pennefather, L.L.M., to be his Excellency's private secretary ; Major C. V. Eccles, Rifle Brigade, to be his Excellency's Aide-de-Camp. Mr Brycc leaves Wellington to-day for the West Coast of this island. He Avill inspect tho \-arious Constabulary posts along the coast, and after a short stay in Taranaki will proceed to KaAvhia for the purpose of making the needful arrangements in connection Avith the opening of KaAvhia harbor. Mr Rolleston is expected to return from the South next Aveek, and -will then go up to KaAvhia and join Mr Bryce there. The Premier will A-isit tho South as soon as he can coirveniontly leave the seat of government. The Agent-General has cabled that at the last moment he had found it necessary to make a material alteration in the draft contract for the direct steam service to Ncav Zealand, and was therefore unable to forward a copy by the outgoing mail as he had [intended. Iv consequence of the alteration he has been "compelled to extend the time for the receipt of tenders until the 30th of April next. A copy of the contract as amended Avill be sent to Ncav Zealand as early as possible, and Avill be in plenty of time for colonial tenderers.