SPECIAL WELLINGTON TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 28 December 1901, Page 3

SPECIAL WELLINGTON TELEGRAMS.

(pee pkess association) Wellington, Dec 28. Captain Eussell telegraphed to the Premier that ho fears Lieut Eussell killed in the West Yorkshire regiment is his son. The Premier cabled to Lord Kitohener, Mujor Pilcher, aid tho Agtnt-General, for information!

The Premies has made an offer to the War Office to fill up the vacancies in 6th and 7th. There are about 100 men required and these will be chosen from men excluded from the Bth, and will go with that Contingent.

A long despatch has been cabled by the Home Government accepting in detail the terms of enlistment of the Eighth as already published. The Imperial authorities agree to repay all disbursements made by the New Zealand Government in regard to raising and transport of contingents, providing horses and other equipment. The despatch states that the only sums outstanding are those than are subject of disputes and j£so would cover the whole.

With reference to the complaints about the non-payment of moneys due to volunteers for attending Boyal receptions, the Premier states that the only sums outstanding are those that are subject of disputes, and £SO would cover the whole on shipboard, whereas under the terms stipulated the rate was to be 4s per day, each man to find his own food and in these cases steamboat passengers provided for their own food It is only these questions of adjustment that are causing delay, and the whole trouble, Seddon declares, is due to electioneering tactics of politicians, who, in view of the coming general election, are using this question, and that of tbe Trunk Kailway Works as a basis of tneir enterprise. Some of the claims, he adds, are exorbitant. Men are asking for 7s per day including time spent emphasises the condition that all members of the contingent must be single men. Eifles will be provided on arrival of the corps in South Africa. There is no official confirmation as yet of the reported death of Captain Bussell's son. The Commonwealth Tariff. Wellington, Dec 27. The Waikare is sailing to Sydney to. day. She takes only between 80 and 90 tons of cargo including 40 tons of concentrates to be transhipped at Sydney for London.