WANGANUI.

Evening Post, Issue 92, 26 May 1865, Page 2

WANGANUI.

The s.s. Wanganui arrived last night from Wanganui ; her chief officer has obliged us with a Chronicle, from which we take the following : — Snow. — This season seems to have begun with unusual rigour, We are mii formed that in the Mataraua valley this morning there was a coating of snow on the ground thick enotiuh to enable the boys to amuse themselves with snow balling. It is seven or eight years since snow was seen in Wanganui. J General Government Agent. — We understand that Lieut- Colonel Logan has been again appointed to this important office in this district. Presbyterian Church.— A movement is reported as being about to be made towards building a new Presbyterian Church, larger and more ecclesiastical looking than the present structure, which is found to be growing too small for the accommodation of the worshippers. We have no doubt that this movement will meet with the general approval of the congregation and will result in tbe erection of a building more suitable both in respect to size and appearance than the present. Immigrants. — We learn that about 20 of the passengers by the Wanganui on her last trip from Wellington were agricultural labourers and small farmers, sent for by their, friends here or by emplowers of labour. They are part of the immigrants that arrived the other day at Wellington by the Berar. Such an addition to our I population must be very welcome ; and we hope will soon be followed by many accessions of a similar kind. Wanganui Grammar School. — There has been such a large increase iv the number of pupils attending this school of late, that the committee have had under their consideration the building of an addition to the present schoolroom; and they have come to the resolution to add to the present accommodation as much as may suffice for 50 or 60 scholars. This addition will be in the shape of a separate room built to the side of the present schoolroom, and will increase the strength as well as the symmetrical proportions of the present building. It is estimated to cost about £100, of which the Government has agreed to give one half, and for the other half the committee look to the inhabitants. They have no doubt, both from their past experience of the willingness of their iellow townsmen to aid in the maintenance of the school, and from the acknowledged desirableness of the proposed addition which is intended for the girls and younger boys» that the subscription sheet will be soon and easly filled up. The Bar.— -The gale from the north west which has been blowing for the past few days has filled up tbe channel at the bar, so that vessels now in harbour, drawing more than eight feet of water, are detained until the sea goes down, when another wiM, no doubt, be iound to the north of the last, and therefore better than it. The Militia. — At the parade to-day this force was informed that it -was relieved from all duty till further orders. Queer's Birthday, — This has been a rartiaMioliday. A parade of the Miiitia and Volunteers took place at cloven a.m., and at twelve a salute of 21 guns was

fired by the Artillerj' in honour of the occasion. The harbour looked gay with the bunting profusely displayed.