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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2357, 21 October 1870, Page 2

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(from greville’s telegram company, reuter’s agents.) Wellington, October 21. Private letters by the mail that may be relied on state that the war has stopped everything, including the Nelson and Cobden Railway at the hour fixed for signing the contract. Commissioners Bell and Featherston had an interview with Lord Kimberley and Mr Childers, about harbor defences and defence generally. They demur to sending guns until there are some preparations for forts to mount them on, and state that the fortifications on the Rnglish coast are practically useless before guns of the present day. The Commissioners have not been able iq do anything in the way of immigration on account of the war, and not knowing whether it is to be undertaken by the Colony or the Provinces. Dr Featherston and, Mr Morrison are in Norway picking up emigration information. Mr Bell is. in London, and going soon to Wales to see the Festiniog Railway. After that he returns by Italy, examining Mont Cenis Railway, and taking the Suez October boat. Dr Featherston will return by America in October, Plans for the Wellington dock are to be submitted to the Admiralty engineers, and if approved, a grant of L 20,000 is expected.