WELLINGTON NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 315, 16 January 1902, Page 2

WELLINGTON NEWS.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. j Wellington, last night. Mr Hnrsthouse, Chief Engineer of the Hoads Department, has returned to Wei- ( lingtoii after u visit to Hunterville and ; Taihape. At Hunterville he says he did s not see a man looking for v _k. In no , single case did any men di aged from ( public works approach h' lie states , that the settlers have t;V ■. untnly and , reasonable view of the r .. . unavoidable , occurrences. Dr. Mason, Chief V .dth Officer, will represent Hew Zealan.. at the Australasian Medical Conference, v. hich opens at Hobart on February 17th. When the creditors of Hugo Wallerman met to-day the Official Assignee announced that he had received information that the bankrupt, whose debts amounted to .£l-172, had left Auckland for San Francisco. There was, he said, no money in the estate, and it did not present any means of assisting transactions that had taken place prior- to the bankruptcy. The meeting was adjourned until the olst inst. The Primitive Methodist Conference concluded to-day. The Sunday-school report submitted showed that there were 64 Sunday schools, 525 teachers, 355 church members, 4717 scholars, 25 catechism classes, 94 members under 14 years of age and 665 over 14 years of age. Bands of Hope number 31, having a membership of 3480 juvenile abstainers and 1336 adults, an increase of 108. In the afternoon the foundation stone of the new Methodist Church in Webb street was laid. Speeches were delivered by the Premier, Chief Justice, and the Mayor.